Marcellaus A. Joiner is the Supervising Librarian for the Heritage Research Center for the High Point Public Library as well as the Archivist for the High Point Museum. His main area of focus is to coordinate collaborative efforts between HRC and Museum staff to create and implement digitization initiatives to facilitate online access to local history and genealogy materials in both collections. He holds a BA degree in History from North Carolina A&T State University and a Masters of Library Science degree from North Carolina Central University. Marcellaus is currently a member of the Society of American Archivist, the American Library Association, the North Carolina Library Association, and the Society of North Carolina Archivist. He is currently serving as the chair of the Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns (REMCo) section of the North Carolina Library Association. He has served on the State Historical Records Advisory Board (2013-2016), and currently on the Advisory Board for Digital Library of American Slavery at UNCG. Previous experience consists of being the Digital Project Archivist for Thomas F. Holgate Library at Bennett College, Digital Project Manager for the Ensuring Democracy Project for the State Library of North Carolina, and Digital Archivist assistant for D.H. Hill Special Collections at North Carolina State University.
