E. J. Josey (January 20, 1924 to July 3, 2009) was the Professor Emeritus, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was honored with awards and honorary degrees from institutions worldwide, including the Lippincott Award, the Equality Award, and the John Ames Humphry/OCLC Forest Press Award for Distinguished Service to International Relations and Librarianship by the ALA International Relations Committee. He was president of the American Library Association, and was a life member of that organization. Josey was also the founder of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). Each year, since 1994, the BCALA presents the Black Caucus American Library Association Literary Award to acknowledge outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors.

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E.J. Josey

E. J. Josey (January 20, 1924 to July 3, 2009) was the Professor Emeritus, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was honored with awards and honorary degrees from institutions worldwide, including the Lippincott Award, the Equality Award, and the John Ames Humphry/OCLC Forest Press Award for Distinguished Service to International Relations and Librarianship by the ALA International Relations Committee. He was president of the American Library Association, and was a life member of that organization. Josey was also the founder of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA). Each year, since 1994, the BCALA presents the Black Caucus American Library Association Literary Award to acknowledge outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors.