Kathleen de la Peña McCook

Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Occupation	University professor Librarian
Employer	University of South Florida
Known for	Social justice & human rights Progressive librarianship LIS instruction & research
Notable work	Introduction to Public Librarianship[1]

Kathleen de la Peña McCook is a library scholar, librarian, and activist. Much of her work centers around social justice, human rights, First Amendment issues, and the freedom of information.^[1]

McCook has been active in a number of professional organizations within the field of librarianship. She was highly involved in the American Library Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship.^[2] She was the recipient of their 2016 Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award.^[3] She is a past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education^[4] and the recipient of the 2003 Beta Phi Mu Award for "distinguished service in library education".^[5]

McCook has taught full-time since 1978.^[1] She has served on the faculties of Dominican University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Louisiana State University. Currently, she is serving as a Distinguished University Professor at the University of South Florida's School of Information. She also served as 2003 scholar-in-residence for the Chicago Public Library.^[4]

Awards and honors[]

• 2019 Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship^[6]
• 2004 ALA Office of Diversity, Achievement in Diversity Research Honoree^[7]
• 1997 President of the Association of Library and Information Science Education^[8]
• 1991 Named Outstanding Alumni by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Library and Information Studies^[9][10]

Selected bibliography[]

• McCook, Kathleen de La Peña; Bossaller, Jenny S.; Thomas, Jr., Felton (2018). Introduction to Public Librarianship (3rd ed.). ALA Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-0838915066.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2015). "Community Anchors for Lifelong Learning: Public Libraries". Information Services Today. Rowman & Littlefield: 70–81.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (Summer 2014). "Librarians as Wikipedians: From Library History to "Librarianship and Human Rights"". School of Information Faculty Publications. Paper 316 (42): 61–81.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (Spring 2012). "Collective Bargaining is a Human Right: Union Review for 2011" (PDF). Progressive Librarian (38/39): 69–90.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2011). Introduction to Public Librarianship (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers. ISBN 978-1555706975.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (Summer 2007). "Librarians as Advocates for the Human Rights of Immigrants" (PDF). Progressive Librarian (29): 51–54.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña; Phenix, Katharine J. (2006). "Public Libraries and Human Rights". Public Library Quarterly. 25 (1/2): 57–73. doi:10.1300/j118v25n01_05.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (Fall 2004). "Public Libraries and People in Jail". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 44 (1): 26–30.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2002). "Rocks in the Whirlpool". School of Information Faculty Publications. Paper 117.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2000). A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0838907881.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña, ed. (2000). "Ethnic Diversity in Library and Information Science [Special Issue]". Library Trends. 49 (1). hdl:2142/8330.
• Immroth, Barbara; McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2000). Library Services to Youth of Hispanic Heritage. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 0786407905.
• McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (1998). Women of Color in Librarianship: An Oral History. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0838979939.

References[]

External links[]

• Faculty web page at the University of South Florida