Library Trends Symposium: Keynote Address

Keynote Address: Name it. Claim it. Change it.

Africa S. Hands is an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science at University at Buffalo. Her research examines public library access in marginalized populations, information access in higher education settings, and the experiences of graduate and doctoral students, especially those who identify as first-generation students and professionals. Her work has been published in the Journal for Education of Library and Information Science, Journal of Documentation, and Information and Learning Sciences. She is co-editor of The Self-Determined Doctorate: Perspectives on Leading the Doctoral Journey (Brill, 2025).