JJ Pionke

JJ Pionke
Education	Truman State University (B.A., 2000; M.A., 2003) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MLIS, 2013)
Occupation(s)	Librarian, disability advocate
Awards	Library Journal's Movers and Shakers

JJ Pionke is a librarian and disability advocate. He served as Applied Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2014 to 2023, and has served as an adjunct instructor at Syracuse University since 2019 teaching Accessible Library and Information Services. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Pionke graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a Master of Library and Information Science in 2013. ^[4]

As part of his work, he has created research guides on various disabilities including chronic illness and limb difference used at his library and adapted for elsewhere. ^[5] Physical changes were also made to the library based on his work, including "installing a handrail to the interior ramp near the Interlibrary Loan services, rebuilding the west-entry ramp to Library 66 and adding more signs." ^[6]

Pionke was recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2020 for his work on improving accessibility in the university library system. ^[5] Pionke is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Library Administration. ^[7] He is also the editor of the open access journal Disability in Libraries and Information Studies (DisLIS). ^[8] He has published a number of reviews and an interview with disability scholar Margaret Price in DisLIS. ^[9]

Selected publications

• Pionke, JJ and Schomberg, J. (Hosts). (2025) Interview with Dr. Margaret Price on Crip Spacetime. [Audio podcast episode]. DisLIS Author Interviews series. DisLIS, 2. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/iss2025/
• Pionke, JJ. (2017). Toward holistic accessibility: Narratives from functionally diverse patrons. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 57(1), 48-56.
• Pionke, JJ and Manson, J. (2018). Creating disability LibGuides with accessibility in mind. Journal of Web Librarianship, 12(1), 63-79.
• Pionke, JJ. (2019). The impact of disbelief: On being a library employee with a disability. Library trends, 67(3), 423-435.
• Pionke, JJ. (2020). Library employee views of disability and accessibility. Journal of Library Administration, 60(2), 120-145.

References

1. "Member Spotlight - JJ Pionke". Illinois Library Association . Retrieved 2024-02-09.
2. "Research Gate profile".
3. Rook, Katie (2020-08-17). "JJ Pionke". iSchool | Syracuse University. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
4. "UMSI alumni JJ Pionke and Kathy Kosinski named among Library Journal's 2020 Movers & Shakers". School of Information, Michigan University. 2020-05-14.
5. "JJ Pionke | Movers & Shakers 2020–Advocates". Library Journal. May 7, 2020. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
6. Kang, Julie; Alpasan, Eunice (2019-09-16). "University's historic libraries renovate to ensure accessibility". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
7. "Learn about Journal of Library Administration". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
8. "Editorial Board | Disability in Libraries and Information Studies (DisLIS) | Journals". cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu. Minnesota State University, Mankato . Retrieved 2025-06-17.
9. Pionke, JJ; Schomberg, Jessica (2025-06-11). "Interview with Dr. Margaret Price on Crip Spacetime". Disability in LIS (DisLIS). 2 (2025).

External links

• Librarian JJ Pionke on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Libraries: "It's personal to me", 8 April 2019, retrieved 2024-01-29
• Spring 2020 Baker Diversity Lecture Series - JJ Pionke, 24 February 2022, retrieved 2024-01-29
• Storytime: JJ Pionke, 20 November 2012, retrieved 2024-01-29
• "Google Scholar link". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.