Nicole A. Cooke

Nicole A. Cooke is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching interests include human information behavior (particularly in an online context), critical cultural information studies, and diversity and social justice in librarianship (with an emphasis on infusing them into LIS education and pedagogy). She was named a “Mover & Shaker” by Library Journal in 2007 and was the 2016 recipient of ALA's Equality Award and the 2017 Achievement in Library Diversity Research Award presented by ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy & Outreach. She has edited and authored several books. Dr. Cooke's other honors include the 2024 Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship and the 2025 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award.