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Shannon D. Jones is an African-American librarian and the Director of Libraries at the Medical University of South Caroline in Charleston.

Biography and education
Shannon D. Jones is an African American librarian and the Director of Libraries for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Shannon is also the Director for Region 2 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, headquartered at MUSC. Shannon focuses her research on staff recruitment and retention, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in libraries, and leadership in academic health sciences libraries. In 2021, Shannon was elected President-elect of the Medical Library Association. She was the second African-American to serve as president of MLA when she began her term in 2022.

Her educational background includes an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Charleston Southern University, an M.Ed. in Adult Learning from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Library Science from North Carolina Central University, and a BA from North Carolina State University.

Selected publications

 * Jones, S. D., & Murphy, B. (Eds.). (2019). Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
 * Bartley, K., Jones, S.D., Murphy, B., Nelson, T.M., Weeks, A., & Williams, J. (2022). Virtual Chat & Chew: Radical Self-Care for BIPOC Information Professionals. In Alexander, C. (Ed.), Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. IGI Global.
 * Jones, S.D., Bartley, K., DeSantis, M., Harris, R., Jason, D., & Rios, D. (2022). Braving our Blind Spots: Using a Virtual Book Discussion Group to Continue Conversations on Implicit Bias in Libraries. In C. Lee & B. Lym (Eds.), Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries (pp. 231-255). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
 * Jones, S. (2021). Budgeting for Library Programming. In S. Gilliam, & N. Williams (Eds.), Planning and Promoting Events in Health Sciences Libraries (pp. 23-33). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
 * Jones, S. (2020). The Academic Trinity: African American, Female, Leader. In I. Ruffin, & C. Powell (Eds.), The Emotional Self at Work in Higher Education (pp. 147-164). IGI Global.
 * Jones, S. D. (2017). Leadership begins with you. In A. Olivas (Ed.), Choosing to lead: The motivational factors of underrepresented minority librarians in higher education (pp. 35-46). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
 * Jones, S. D. (2017). Leadership begins with you. In A. Olivas (Ed.), Choosing to lead: The motivational factors of underrepresented minority librarians in higher education (pp. 35-46). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
 * Brady, K., Brown, R., Johnson, E., Jones, S., Henderson, M., Ladd, D., McDaniel, J. (2012). Profiles in science for science librarians: John Bennett Fenn. Science & Technology Libraries, 31(1), 46-63. doi:10.1080/0194262X.2012.648085
 * Jones, Shannon and Jean Shipman. Health Information Referral Project: Librarians and Physicians Collaborate to Empower Patients with Quality Health Information. Virginia Libraries. 50(2):1116. April-June 2004

Recognition

 * 2022 Fellow, Medical Library Association
 * 2021 Mover & Shaker, Library Journal
 * 2005 Marguerite Abel Service Recognition Award, Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA