(04/23/2008)  SLIS Hosts A Colloquium:  The International Children's Digital Library:
Using Technology to Expand Access to Children’s Books  

(04/16/2008)  School Closed April 16-17th in Honor of Pope Benedict XVI's Visit:  CUA Hosts Events to Prepare for Papal Visit 

(04/15/2008)  Mark your calendars for CUA ASIST CAREER DAY!

(03/13/2008)  "The Remaking of Reading" Thursday, March 13, 2008, CUA Information Commons
Click Here to Watch the Video

(01/28/2008)  Mark your calendars for two SLIS Colloquiums.  Feburary 5th: “Change, Connect, Converge” and Feburary 13th:  “Conversations, Participation and Libraries”

(01/14/2008)  Travel Awards and Opportunities:  Are you interested in attending a professional library association's conference?  Check out the awards and stipends available to help cover your costs. 

(01/14/2008)  Did you miss last week’s New Student Orientation?  Don’t worry you can now View SLIS’s Orientation Online

(01/09/2008) Don't forget to check out the American Library Association Scholarship Opportunities

(01/09/2008)  SLIS invites you to a Library Science Colloquium:  To Read Or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence

(01/09/2008) 2008 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development

(12/03/2007)  SLIS Announces Steelman Named Assistant Dean

(12/02/2007) Lauren Chase Receives 2006 Outstanding Graduate Award

(11/10/07)  SLIS hosted a full faculty meeting on November 10, 2007.  The guest speaker for the event was Ms. Karen O'Brien, Director, Office of Accreditation at the American Library Association.  She spoke about the SLIS and the accreditation process. View the SLIS Full Faculty meeting Webcast HERE  Download Ms. O’Brien’s PowerPoint Slides HERE  Download the Dean's presentation on the State of SLIS HERE

(11/2/07) Webjunction and DC Public Libraries host workshop at SLIS "Language Access Outreach Training: Reaching Multiple Language Communities"

(10/20/07) SLIS Homecoming Reception

(10/03/07) SLIS Colloquium Series: "Government Printing Office for the 21st Century: Initiatives in the Federal Depository Library Program"

(9/11/07) SLIS Colloquium Series: "American Indians and Oral History: Structured and Unstructured Methods"

(9/6/07) SLIS Grad Cyril Emery wins Fulbright Grant

(8/25/07) LSC 843 Art LSC 843 Art and Museum Libraries Institute visit area institutions (.pdf)

(7/12/07) Adjunct Faculty member Bruce Rosenstein of USA TODAY was the special guest on the blog talk radio program The Innovation Zone, discussing the life and work of Peter Drucker. Bruce, who teaches LSC 818, The Special Library/Information Center, is a well known expert on Drucker’s management thought. To listen to the interview visit this site.

(6/25/07) Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee presented a poster on “What Users Need for Subject Access: Table of Contents or Subject Headings?” at the American Library Association 2007 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The project is a joint effort of Drs. Young Choi, Bill Kules and Ingrid Hsieh-Yee and is funded by a research grant from the Catholic University of America.  

(6/19/07) SLIS wins Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant for School Media Program

(6/15/07) SLIS Adjunct Professors Bruce Rosenstein and Alphonse Vinh quoted in Library Journal article "The Adjunct Life"

(6/8/07) CUA/SLA Announce New Officer Board for 2007/2008 (.pdf)

(6/8/07) Dr. Youngok Choi (Professor, SLIS) invited to participate in US Dept. of State IVL Panel Discussion on U.S. Library System (.pdf)

(6/7/07) Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee (Professor, SLIS) and John Coogan (Systems Librarians, UMUC) presented "Google Scholar vs. Academic Search Premier: A Comparative Analysis" to the WRLC Community (.pdf)

(6/6/07) Professor Shumaker and Post Master's student Laura Tyler present contributed paper at Special Libraries Association Conference (.pdf)

(6/4/07) CUA Announces New Dean of School of Library and Information Science (Press Release)

(5/31/07) Dean Hale Retires After 4 Years of Service at SLIS, CUA

(4/19/07) Tiffany Smith & Mark Brzozowski Win "SLIS Outstanding Student of the Year" Award 

(4/19/07) SLIS Grad Mark Brzozowski Wins "CUA Graduate Student Employee of the Year"

(4/19/07) Dr. Lussky (Professor, SLIS) wins Monsignor William A. Kerr "Advisor of the Year Award" (.pdf)

(4/16/07) Mullen Library Reopens "Bookstore"

(3/30/07) Law Librarianship Program Ranked #2 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report