General Information
Biography
Isabel Soto-Luna (she/her/hers) is the Business Librarian for UNO Libraries. She is a bilingual, information professional, educator, liaison, and communications specialist with experience in academic libraries, archives, fundraising, translating, and project management.
Teaching Interests
Information Literacy,Research,DEAI
Research Interests
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access,Open Access and Creative Commons Licensing
Awards and Honors
2017 - 2018 Spectrum Scholar - 2017
2020-2021 Emerging Leader, Leadership - 2020
Education
MS, Emporia State University - Denver Campus, Emporia, KS, Library Science, Leadership and Administration, 2018
BA, Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, Foreign Language , Spanish, 2015
BS, Colorado State University Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, Mass Communications, 2015
AS, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO, TV and Radio Production, 2001
Licensures and Certifications
Creative Commons Certificate, Creative Commons Organization, 03/01/2021
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Soto-Luna, Isabel. 2024. Hispanic, Latine, Latinx: How Monolithic Terminology Can Amplify and Erase Millions of Voices, Library Juice Press/Litwin Books, 7-26.
Finlay, Craig, Soto-Luna, Isabel. 2023. Using OER Work in Narratives: Conversations with Tenure Experts, DOERS3.
Service
Department, College, and University
Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Gender Equity (CCSGE), Committee Member, The CCSGE meets monthly to provide a platform for gender equity at UNO in conjunction with the organization's core themes:Bring awareness to gender equity issues in the classrooms and work spaces at UNOStrive for a work/life balance for faculty and staff.Elevate women’s roles at UNO and in the community., 09/01/2022 - 09/30/2022
OLLAS Faculty, Special Institutional Assignment, Attend monthly meetings during which OLLAS discusses departmental business and maintain email communications which are used in the reviewing and voting on inclusion of credit bearing courses and approving new members. As OLLAS faculty, attended the following events:Arte LatinX Gallery OpeningArte LatinX Block PartyOLLAS Retreat, 02/01/2022 - 02/28/2022
Professional
Spectrum Advisory Committee (SAC), Through monthly meetings, SAC plans the following:Welcome messages for new scholarsLeadership Institute (part of ALA Annual)Twitter chatsCreation of Spectrum Scholar DirectoryCohort Orientation and virtual happy hourIn 2023 the Giving Back Circle will be reimagined and given a new purpose., 09/01/2018 - 09/30/2018
OpenEd Conference - DEI Committee, Conference-Related, 04/01/2021 - 04/30/2021
Community
Business of Art Workshop - Benson Theather, Guest Speaker - present