{"pk":62277,"title":"From Hamadan to Los Angeles; The Life and scientific legacy of Dr. Hooshang Ebrami from Shaping Iran’s Information Infrastructure and Founding Academic Librarianship to Cultural Activism in Immigration","subtitle":null,"abstract":"<p>Hooshang Ebrami (1934–2003) was a foundational figure in modern librarianship in Iran, merging economics, social sciences, and library science. This study summarizes his career and assesses his impact on library education and practice in Iran and his later cultural contributions in the United States. Using a descriptive–analytical approach, the paper reviews Ebrami’s primary works (publications, theses, translations) and secondary sources (scholarly articles, archival records). Information was organized into education, professional appointments, and major publications. A historical-content analysis traced his evolving influence. Ebrami earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Tehran in 1956 and authored Sattar Khan: The National Commander (1973). At the Central Bank of Iran, he created its specialized library and promoted economic research. Supported by the bank, he completed an M.L.S. at the University of Pittsburgh under Andrew Osborne and a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago under Allen Kent and J.E. Diley. Upon returning, he established library science programs at Tehran and Shiraz Universities. After the 1979 Revolution, he moved to the United States, producing influential works on Jewish culture and history. From 1995 until his death, he led the Habib Levy Cultural Foundation. Hooshang Ebrami’s interdisciplinary expertise and international training were instrumental in shaping Iran’s library science education and infrastructure. His pioneering programs, specialized libraries, and extensive scholarship continue to guide and inspire librarians and researchers globally.This article based on archival sources, analysis of published texts, and an examination of institutional roles examines Hooshang Ebrami’s contribution to the development of modern librarianship in Iran and the identity transformations associated with his migration to the United States. The findings suggest that Ebrami played a substantial role in transferring professional practices to Iran and that, after migration, his cultural activism combined retained professional dimensions with shifts in the configuration of his social identity.</p>","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/08m691cc","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Reza","middle_name":"","last_name":"Karami","name_suffix":"","institution":"Kharazmi University of Tehran","department":"Department of History"}],"date_submitted":"2026-02-03T09:18:51.414000+06:00","date_accepted":"2026-02-10T01:32:13.116492+06:00","date_published":"2026-02-09T21:52:00+06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/melanotes/article/62277/galley/48622/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/melanotes/article/62277/galley/48622/download/"}]}