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Cheryl Knott is a Professor at the University of Arizona's College of Information Science, specializing in information access and print culture history. Her work critically examines historical and contemporary issues in library systems, including racial segregation in public libraries and the societal impact of environmental projections like The Limits to Growth. She holds a tenured position with expertise spanning library science, information policy, and digital resource management.
Research & Awards: Her award-winning book Not Free, Not for All (2015) received the Lillian Smith Book Award and Eliza Atkins Gleason Award. Recent research focuses on 1970s environmental predictions and their societal implications. Knott has been honored with the Justin Winsor Prize and Methodology Paper Competition recognition.
Teaching & Grants: She teaches LIS courses including Online Searching (LIS 432), Government Information (LIS 472/572), and Information Intermediation (LIS 532). Research funding has come from institutions like the Kennedy Library Foundation, LBJ Library Foundation, Gilder Lehrman Institute, and the American Philosophical Society.
Professional Background: With a decade of experience as an academic librarian at the Universities of Michigan and Texas, Knott bridges practitioner knowledge with academic research. She co-convenes interdisciplinary courses on government information and focuses on policy and ethics in information systems.
