Dr. Kathleen de la Pena McCook, Distinguished University
Professor from the University of South Florida, School of Library and
Information Science, will present the 2010 Dr. Jean E. Coleman Outreach
Lecture for the ALA’s Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) at
the 2010 ALA Annual Conference (8-10 a.m., Monday, June 28). The
following is from the ALA press release:
(http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/colemanlect_olos.cfm)
“ This year’s lecture, “Librarians and Human Rights,"
will present a historical and cultural analysis of the librarian’s role
in human rights, as defined by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. McCook will highlight the convergence of the goals of library
workers and the human rights movement and how librarians can work to achieve a
more equitable society in the United States as a compassionate nation among
others.
McCook is distinguished university professor at the University of South
Florida, School of Library and Information Science in Tampa. She is the author
of “A Place at the Table: Libraries and Community Building”; editor
of the blog Union Librarian; and serves as amember of the Coordinating
Council of the Progressive Librarians Guild. In 2002, she was selected by
REFORMA, the national association to promote library and information services
to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking community, as the recipient of the Trejo
Librarian of the Year Award. She has received the ALA Equality Award and
the Beta Phi Mu Teaching Award and was the inaugural honoree of the ALA Office
of Diversity’s Achievement in Library Diversity Research. She
served as chair of the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services Advisory
Committee from 1994-1997.
The event is coordinated by the Subcommittee on the Dr. Jean E. Coleman
Lecture, a subcommittee of the OLOS Advisory Committee. Thanks to the members
of the subcommittee, Fantasia Thorne and Ann Sparanese, for their work in
selecting Kathleen de la Peña McCook. For more information, visit www.ala.org/olos.
The mission of OLOS, as a part of the ALA Member Programs and Services
Department, is to identify and promote library services that support equitable
access to the knowledge and information stored in libraries. OLOS focuses
attention on services that are inclusive of traditionally underserved
populations, and people generally discriminated against based on race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, language and social class. The Office
ensures that training, information resources, and technical assistance are
available to help libraries and librarians develop effective strategies to grow
programs and services for library users.”
James
E. Andrews, Ph.D.
Interim
Director, Associate Professor
University
of South Florida
School
of Library and Information Science
4202
E. Fowler Ave., CIS 1040
Tampa,
FL 33620
813-974-2108
Fax:
813-974-6840
http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/~jandrews/Index.html