Ira Revels, a Cornell University digital projects librarian, has been named one of Library Journal's "Movers and Shakers" for 2006.

Revels, who manages the library's Historically Black College and Universities Library Alliance (HBCU), came to Cornell as a library fellow in 2001 after earning her library science degree at the University of Pittsburgh. The library fellows program, initiated in 2000 by University Librarian Sarah Thomas, was one of the first programs that encouraged the growth and professional development of underrepresented minorities in academic research libraries.

"When I came to Cornell," Revels told the Library Journal, "I was so hyped about the profession." She put that enthusiasm to work right away, conceiving a six-week summer 2002 Junior Library Fellows program that introduced eight local high school students of color to the field.

Revels also is an officer with the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), where she has served on the recruitment and professional development committee. She helped implement BCALA's "Night Out," a social event introducing prospective members to the caucus prior to the general American Library Association's annual membership meeting.

Revels helped secure funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for HBCU, which helps library staff at historically black colleges and universities build collaborative digital collections. For more information about HBCU, see http://www.library.cornell.edu/iris/hbcucollections/.