Shamika Dalton
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Associate Professor
Legal Research, Cultural Competency in Legal Research, Diversity and Inclusion
402 UCB
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Wolf Law Building
Boulder, CO 80309
Office: 223G
Phone: (303) 492-6073
E-mail: shamika.dalton@colorado.edu
Curriculum Vitae: View (PDF format)
Bio:Shamika Dalton began her career as a reference librarian at the University of Florida Levin College of Law Legal Information Center in 2012 and rose through the ranks to become the associate director for public services and professor of legal research. She has dedicated her research and professional service to celebrating the contributions of law librarians of color, educating the profession about the importance of racial diversity, and advocating for cultural competency in legal research instruction.
In July 2019, Professor Dalton received the Joseph L. Andrews Award for her book, Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the American Association of Law Libraries (2nd edition).
Published Books
| Dalton (with Dr. Yvonne Chandler, Vicente E. Garces, Dennis Kim-Prieto, Carol Avery Nicholson, and Dr. Michele A.L. Villagran), Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the American Association of Law Libraries, 2nd ed., Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co. Inc., 2018. |
Articles
| Dalton (with Clanitra Stewart Nejdl), Developing a Culturally Competent Legal Research Curriculum, AALL Spectrum 23, no. 4 (March/April 2019): 18-21. |
| Dalton (with Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran), Minimizing and Addressing Microaggressions in the Workplace: Be Proactive, Part Two, C&RL News 79, no. 10 (November 2018): 538-540, 564. |
| Dalton (with Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran), Minimizing and Addressing Implicit Bias in the Workplace: Be Proactive, Part One, C&RL News 79, no. 9 (October 2018): 478-481. |
| Dalton (with Gail Mathapo and Endia Sowers-Paige), Navigating Law Librarianship While Black: A Week in the Life of a Black Female Law Librarian, Law Library Journal 110, no. 3 (Summer 2018): 429-438. |
| Dalton (with Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran), Publishing Basics: How to Get Started & Where to Begin, AALL Spectrum 22, no. 6 (July/Aug. 2018): 30-33. |
| Incorporating Race in your Legal Research Class, Law Library Journal 109, no. 4 (Fall 2017): 703-710. |
| Embracing a Rich Diversity: Promoting Diversity among Patrons and Staff, AALL Spectrum 19, no. 4 (Feb. 2015): 8-9. |
| Dalton (with Danielle Becker), Out with the Old, In with the New: Two Perspectives on Implementing LibGuides at an Academic and a Public Law Library, AALL Spectrum 19, no.1 (Sept./Oct. 2014): 30-31. |
Book Chapters
| Dalton (with Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran), Navigating Tenure-Track as a Female Faculty of Color: Challenges, Insights, and Personal Experiences, in Reflections on Practitioner Research: A Practical Guide for Information Professionals, edited by Lee Ann Fullington, Brandon West, and Frans Albarillo. Association of College and Research Libraries (2020). |