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
NationalityAmerican
Scots-Irish
Hispanic
EducationPh.D.
M.A. in Library Science
M.A. in English
B.A. in English
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Chicago
Marquette University
University of Illinois at Chicago
OccupationUniversity professor
Librarian
EmployerUniversity of South Florida
Known forSocial justice & human rights
Progressive librarianship
LIS instruction & research
Notable work
Introduction 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 is a lifelong member of REFORMA, served on the organization's 1997-1998 board of directors,[3] and was the recipient of their 2016 Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award.[4] She is a past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education[5] and the recipient of the 2003 Beta Phi Mu Award for "distinguished service in library education".[6]

According to a Library Quarterly study, McCook was among the top 20 American library and information science (LIS) researchers.[3] Her textbook, Introduction to Public Librarianship, is frequently used in LIS courses.[7]

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.[5]

Education

McCook began her collegiate studies at University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her B.A. in English. She then attended Marquette University, earned an M.A. in English, and enrolled at University of Chicago Graduate Library School, where she received a M.A. in Library Science. She then attended University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Library and Information Studies. There she was named Outstanding Alumni. Her academic specializations (in relation to libraries) include the following.[8]

Career

She began her career as a teacher for Latino communities in Chicago Public Schools as a teaching assistant for Marquette University’s English department. She taught as a mathematics teacher for St. Martin School then became a reference librarian for the Elmhurst College Library. Following her time as a reference librarian, she served as Director of Public Services at Rebecca Crown Library, Dominican University. McCook has since been a faculty member and administrator at Louisiana State University, the University of Illinois, Dominican University, and the University of South Florida, where she was Director of the School of Information from 1994 until 2000 and was recognized as a Distinguished University Professor in 2002. As a professor at the University of South Florida, she currently teaches several classes.

She is a member of the editorial board for the journal Progressive Librarian, serves on the Coordinating Committee of the Progressive Librarians Guild, and is a member of AFT Local 7463.[11] McCook stated in an oral history at the University of South Florida that, as her legacy, she would like to “educate a group of students who are dedicated to preserving civil liberties and making it possible for the people in the community to have access to the information they need for their daily lives, their health, and their happiness.”[12]

Selected awards and honors

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
  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. Castro, Rafaela. "[Press release]". School of Library and Information Science. University of South Florida. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. "REFORMA Announces 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) Winner" (PDF). REFORMA.
  5. "Librarians and Human Rights". American Library Association. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. American Library Association (2007-02-26). "Beta Phi Mu Award recipient named". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  7. Long, Alicia K. "Kathleen de la Peña McCook". Women of Library History. Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Kathleen De La Peña McCook Video". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. "USF: School of Information". University of South Florida. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. "USF Class Schedule Search". University of South Florida. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  11. "Chicago Public Library Scholar in Residence 2003". usf.edu.
  12. "Kathleen de la Pena McCook". usf.edu.
  13. "Kathleen de la Peña Mc Cook Receives the 2019 Joseph W. Lippincott Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. "Honoring Excellence - Achievement in Library Diversity Research". Librarian and Researcher Knowledge Space. American Library Association. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  15. "ALA | Kathleen de la Peña McCook named inaugural recipient of Achievement in Library Diversity Research award". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  16. "School of Library & Information Studies | University of Wisconsin–Madison". vanhise.lss.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  17. McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2011). Introduction to Public Librarianship (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers. ISBN 1555706975.
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