Book Launch with Drs. Mónica Colón-Aguirre + Nicole A. Cooke
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Join us for an evening celebrating new books by two University of South Carolina professors, Drs. Mónica Colón-Aguirre and Nicole A. Cooke. A signing and reception will follow the book talk.
Dr. Mónica Colón-Aguirre is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina, School of Information Science. She is a recipient of the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship (2008) and has more than a decade of experience as an instructor and researcher. Her areas of research include library engagement, services for underserved populations, information behaviors of Spanish speakers, and social justice approaches to information. Before she became a faculty member, she worked in libraries both in the continental United States and in her native Puerto Rico.
Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and a Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior, critical cultural information studies, LIS Education, and diversity and social justice in librarianship. She was the 2019 Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching Award recipient and she received the 2024 American Library Association (ALA) Lippincott award. She has edited and authored several books, including Information Services to Diverse Populations (1st and 2nd editions) and Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-truth Era.
https://allgoodbooks.com/events/3272220250917
Dr. Mónica Colón-Aguirre is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina, School of Information Science. She is a recipient of the Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship (2008) and has more than a decade of experience as an instructor and researcher. Her areas of research include library engagement, services for underserved populations, information behaviors of Spanish speakers, and social justice approaches to information. Before she became a faculty member, she worked in libraries both in the continental United States and in her native Puerto Rico.
Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and a Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior, critical cultural information studies, LIS Education, and diversity and social justice in librarianship. She was the 2019 Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Excellence in Teaching Award recipient and she received the 2024 American Library Association (ALA) Lippincott award. She has edited and authored several books, including Information Services to Diverse Populations (1st and 2nd editions) and Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-truth Era.
https://allgoodbooks.com/events/3272220250917
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