Long Professor at the School of Library & Information Science, Louisiana State University in 2014 and was awarded Emeritus status in 2015.

degree from Grambling State University in secondary education and taught in the Natchitoches Parish School System.

She served as editor of the "Professional Sources" column for the Reference and User Services Association journal, RQ and as a reviewer during the 1980s.

[3] She earned the PhD in Library Science and Higher Education from the Texas Woman's University in 1996 and joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University where she was promoted through the academic ranks to the named professorship: Russell B.

Students recruited under this initiative received IMLS-funded scholarships to earn master's degrees in librarianship.