Category Archives: CUA LIS News

Student of the Year Award for the class of 2019 goes to Mary Cate Matta & Babak Zarin

Posted on May 20, 2019 by admin

Congratulations to Mary Cate Matta & Babak Zarin, who were named Students of the Year Mary Cate Matta has achieved excellent academic performance and demonstrated a strong sense of service and leadership to profession, community, and fellow students. During her tenure … Continue reading →

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LIS Student helping in Brookland Middle School library

Posted on May 20, 2019 by admin

ASIS&T CUA Student Chapter visited Brookland Middle School to help out in the library on Saturday, April 27. Current students Katherine Defonzo, Sandra Lima Rocha Teixeira Neves, and Araceli Spivey, along with the SLM faculty advisor Dr. Sung Un Kim, worked … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Brown Among Library Journal’s 2019 Movers and Shakers

Posted on March 7, 2019 by admin

Nick Brown, LIS Alumnus, was named today as one of the Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers. Congratulations, Nick! Read the whole story here: https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=nicholas-alexander-brown-movers-shakers-2019-innovators

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Prof. Shumaker Receives Distinguished Service Award from DCLA

Posted on June 8, 2018 by admin

On June 13, CUA LIS Professor Dave Shumaker received the DCLA Distinguished Service Award at DCLA’s Annual Reception and Award Ceremony. Congratulations, Dave! And LIS Student Demetrius Curington received a Ruth Fine scholarship during the Award Ceremony. Congratulations, Demetrius! This … Continue reading →

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Dr. Sue Yeon Syn Receives MLA Grant

Posted on May 18, 2018 by admin

Dr. Sue Yeon Syn, Associate Professor here at the Department of Library and Information Science, along with co-Principal Investigator JungWon Yoon, will be recognized on Tuesday, May 22, during the Business Meeting and Inaugural Address of this year’s Medical Library … Continue reading →

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Lauren Hester named 2018 Student of the Year

Posted on May 11, 2018 by admin

Congratulations to Ms. Lauren Hester, 2018 Student of the Year! Lauren has demonstrated outstanding intellectual abilities and communication skills at CUA. She served as the AGLISS Newsletter LISten Editor from Summer 2016 to Summer 2017. She was the first formal … Continue reading →

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New Course for Fall, LSC653-Data on the Web

Posted on May 9, 2018 by admin

The department is pleased to announce a new course, LSC653 Data on the Web, to be offered every fall semester in support of the Data Science Course of Study. The course description: Information professionals encounter a variety of data on … Continue reading →

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LIS at Research Day

Posted on April 19, 2018 by admin

Campus was abuzz today as students and faculty participated in Catholic University’s third annual Research Day. This year the Department of Library and Information Science was represented in both the morning oral presentations and the afternoon poster session. LIS professor … Continue reading →

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Dr. Renate Chancellor’s Advanced Legal Research Visits Prison Library

Posted on April 6, 2018 by admin

Advanced Legal Research Class Explores the World of Prison Libraries By Babak Zarin “Would you all be interested in seeing a prison library?” It was with these words that Professor Renate Chancellor of CUA’s Library and Information Sciences offered her … Continue reading →

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Howard and Mathilde Rovelstad Scholarship 2018 is Open for Application Now!

Posted on April 5, 2018 by admin

The annual competition for the Howard and Mathilde Rovelstad Scholarship is now under way. ONE scholarship is available. Students who have completed at least 6 credits in the LIS Master’s in Library and Information Science program by the end of the spring … Continue reading →

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