Anyone who wants to study history needs access to primary sources—copies of the documents, photographs, recordings, and other content created during the period being studied. Historians turn to primary sources... read more →

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “expat”? Is it maybe a white American or European living abroad, probably for a handful of years... read more →

Twanna Hodge’s article “Integrating Cultural Humility into Public Services Librarianship” reinforces the importance of cultural humility in librarianship. In this blog post, I interview Twanna Hodge, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion... read more →

Every school year, thousands of students participate in the year-long National History Day competition as an exciting way for students to learn about historical research and analysis. Infobase is proud... read more →

"Juneteenth" is an annual African-American celebration commemorating the 1865 abolition of slavery in Texas. Though cut off from the rest of the South in 1863, much of Texas remained unoccupied... read more →

Although the Harlem Renaissance is most closely associated with New York City, its influence spread around the globe. Here we show some of the areas affected by Harlem's ideas and... read more →

According to Professor Howard Stevenson, racial literacy is the ability to identify and resolve racially stressful social interactions. It is a critical skill needed to understand lived experiences and interpersonal... read more →

Documenting COVID-19 and its impact on our communities continues to be important work for librarians and archivists. We interviewed academic librarian Gina Murrell last time on her experiences collecting stories... read more →

Public libraries claim to be built on the foundational value of equal access for all, but in fact, like many public institutions, many have a complicated history of racism and... read more →

Today there are opportunities to integrate information literacy into interdisciplinary fields such as Ethnic Studies and African American Studies. According to the World of Sociology, “African American Studies is an... read more →