Kathleen de la Peña McCook

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]

Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Occupation(s)University professor
Librarian
EmployerUniversity of South Florida
Known forSocial justice & human rights
Progressive librarianship
LIS instruction & research
Notable workIntroduction to Public Librarianship

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]
  • 2016 Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award, REFORMA
  • 2010 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture . Topic: "Librarian and Human Rights."
  • 2004 ALA Office of Diversity, Achievement in Diversity Research Honoree[7]
  • 2003 John Brubaker Award. Outstanding work of literary merit for article, “Social Justice, Personalism and the Practice of Librarianship,” Catholic Library Association for article in Catholic Library World 72 ( Winter, 2001): 80-84.
  • 2003 Beta Phi Mu Award for distinguished service to education for librarianship.
  • 1997 President of the Association of Library and Information Science Education[8]
  • 1997 American Library Association Equality Award.
  • 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.
  • Kathleen de la Peña McCook (2014). "Librarians as Wikipedians: From Library History to "Librarianship and Human Rights"". Progressive Librarian (42): 61–81. ISSN 1052-5726. Wikidata Q27334986.
  • 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. S2CID 2975787.
  • 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.
  • McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2003). "Social Scientific Information Needs for Numeric Data: The Evolution of the International Data Archive Infrastructure". Collection Management. 9 (Spring): 1–53.

References
  1. "Kathleen de la Peña McCook". Leadership Lessons. American Library Association. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. "Kathleen de la Pena McCook Papers, 1976-2012". American Library Association Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. "REFORMA Announces 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) Winner" (PDF). REFORMA.
  4. "Librarians and Human Rights". American Library Association. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. American Library Association (2007-02-26). "Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  6. "Kathleen de la Peña Mc Cook Receives the 2019 Joseph W. Lippincott Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. "Honoring Excellence - Achievement in Library Diversity Research". Librarian and Researcher Knowledge Space. American Library Association. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  8. "ALA | Kathleen de la Peña McCook named inaugural recipient of Achievement in Library Diversity Research award". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  9. "School of Library & Information Studies | University of Wisconsin–Madison". vanhise.lss.wisc.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  10. McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2011). Introduction to Public Librarianship (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers. ISBN 1555706975.
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