Steven D. Yates Ph.D.

assistant director and assistant professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alabama

Steven D. Yates Ph.D.

About

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Yates began his professional career working in school and public libraries before becoming an instructor at the University of Alabama, where he is now an assistant director and a faculty member in the University’s College of Communication & Information Sciences and College of Education.

Yates has dedicated himself to fostering school libraries and librarians, developing an Education Specialist certification/degree program at SLIS in partnership with the College of Education, and serving as the school library media program coordinator.

Dr. Yates is well recognized in the greater library community, being a member of every ¾«¶«´«Ã½division as well as a Life Member of ALA.

Awards Won

Title Year
Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship

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An annual award consisting of $1,000 and a gold-framed citation, honoring an individual for contributing significantly to the general public’s recognition and appreciation of librarianship, outside the usual awareness of activities expected of a professional. These skills engender admiration for the profession as critical to the 21st Century, attract broad attention, and perhaps inspire career choices by others.

2021 - Winner(s)

Press Releases

Dr. Steven Yates receives the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship