​Carol Rudisell is a librarian at the University of Delaware Library, and the subject specialist for History, African American Studies, Women’s Studies and several other interdisciplinary areas. She holds master’s degrees in History and Library Science (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and a B.A. in Psychology (Northwestern). Carol has served on the Advisory Board for the International Index to Black Periodicals and currently edits the African American section of Magazines for Libraries. Her initial involvement with the Colored Conventions Project began in Spring 2012, and the following year she joined the Project’s Advisory Board. She enjoys helping students fully engage with research materials, and especially likes advancing digital scholarship within African American studies.