General Information
Additional Contact Information
Hablo español
Biography
Isabel Soto-Luna (she/her/hers) is the Business and Copyright Librarian for Criss Library at UNO. 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
Nebraska FBLA-C Businessperson of the Year - 2025
2020-2021 Emerging Leader, Leadership - 2020
2017 - 2018 Spectrum Scholar - 2017
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.
Soto-Luna, Isabel, Browning, Sommer. 2024. Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries, Library Juice Press/Litwin Books.
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 UNO Strive 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. , 02/01/2022 - 02/28/2022
Educational Policy Advisory Committee, Committee Member, The EPAC committee is tasked with advising the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs curricular activities. These activities include, but are not limited to: Proposals for new programs, program revisions, and deactivations New, revised, and deactivated courses EPAC review of proposed curricular changes takes place after college, and department or school reviews. , 09/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Professional
ALA Spectrum Juror, Other, The ALA Spectrum Jury is charged with reviewing applications and making selection decisions annually for the Spectrum Scholarship Program., 01/01/2024 - 01/31/2024
Community
Business of Art Workshop - Benson Theather, Guest Speaker - present
Media Contributions
Other, New Books Network - Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries, Interview with Jen Hoyer of New Books Network to discuss the book "Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries.", 06/01/2024