Kathleen de la Peña McCook

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980; M.L.S., Louisiana State University, 1974; B.A., English, University of Illinois, 1968.

Research Interests: Community engagement in libraries, human rights in information access, and cultural heritage preservation.

Appointments: Distinguished University Professor, School of Information, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Awards: ALA Equality Award, 2002; Beta Phi Mu Award for Distinguished Service, 2016.

Publications: Author, Introduction to Public Librarianship (ALA Editions, 2018).

Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member, Progressive Librarian.