Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals

摘要

Diversity is often mentioned in the field of Library and Information Science, but what does it mean? In Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals, Dr. Nicole A. Cooke strives to lift diversity above being the next fad and instead making diversity a "required component of LIS curricula" to bring diversity to the forefront of the profession. Her expertise is valued because, in addition to being Assistant Professor and MS/LIS Program Director at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she has written numerous articles and received numerous awards, including the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Equality Award, the 2017 ALA Achievement in Library Diversity Research Award, and the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award for Teaching and Mentoring in Diversity.