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CHICAGO—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded the 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Fiona Rae Brown. Brown is currently in the process of receiving a degree in Library and Information Science with a certificate in archives from the Pratt Institute. As a librarian and archivist, she is interested in Black and Indigenous history, as well as music and film. Brown’s research includes libraries and archives relationship to colonialism and crisis, the archives of marginalized people, and digital preservation.

"I’m honored to receive this opportunity to be a Spectrum Scholar and grateful to 91´«Ã½ for supporting my education,” Brown states. “I look forward to building community with other librarians who are committed to making the field more just."

The Spectrum program funds scholarships through its endowment and the contributions of individuals and organizations whose donations support named scholarships in the Spectrum Family of Funds. Since 1997, 91´«Ã½ has awarded more than 1,300 Spectrum Scholarships. In conjunction with sponsor OCLC, 91´«Ã½’s Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures awards its 2022 Spectrum Scholarship to a student with a demonstrated interest in library technology.

About Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy and learning. Core is a division of the 91´«Ã½. Follow us on our , or .

About OCLC

is a nonprofit global library cooperative providing shared technology services, original research and community programs so that libraries can better fuel learning, research and innovation. Through OCLC, member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the most comprehensive global network of data about library collections and services. Libraries gain efficiencies through OCLC's WorldShare, a complete set of library management applications and services built on an open, cloud-based platform. It is through collaboration and sharing of the world's collected knowledge that libraries can help people find answers they need to solve problems. Together as OCLC, member libraries, staff and partners make breakthroughs possible.