Tamika Barnes
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North Carolina Central University (M.L.S., 1999)
Tamika Barnes | |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Biology, 1997) North Carolina Central University (M.L.S., 1999) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employer | Georgia State University |
| Known for | 2026–2027 president-elect of the American Library Association |
| Title | Associate Dean of Perimeter College Library Services |
Tamika Barnes, associate dean of Perimeter College Library Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, is 2026–2027 president-elect of the American Library Association.[1]
Barnes earned a degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997. She was awarded the ALA Spectrum Scholarship 1997[2] and the MLS degree from North Carolina Central University in 1999.
She was North Carolina State University engineering services librarian from 1997-2003. She was head of reference and information literacy at North Carolina A&T State from 2003-2005. Barnes was the library director at the US Environmental Protection Agency library in the Research Triangle Park from 2005-2013.
In 2013 Barnes was appointed library director for the Dunwoody Campus of Georgia Perimeter College which consolidated with Georgia State University in January 2016. She then became associate dean, Perimeter College Library Services at Georgia State University Library.[3]
Barnes is an adjunct professor for Syracuse University School of Information Studies.[4]