Guest author Nicholas Brown, Ph.D. is a recent doctoral graduate from Catholic University’s Department of History and Anthropology. Most of us, when we think about libraries, imagine books. (Fair.) Catholic University’s Special Collections houses thousands of texts, ranging from Rare Books’ medieval manuscripts to the dissertations of former CUA doctoral students kept by Archives. But Read More

In a galaxy not so far, far away… It is a period of final exams. Across the campus, deadlines are approaching and focus is in high demand. As students rise to meet this challenge, the LIBRARY stands ready with extended hours, study spaces, and research support to guide their effort. Success is within reach…. Guidance, Read More

Imagine spending months carefully scanning century-old manuscripts, uploading every image to your institution’s repository, and breathing a sigh of relief, the collection is “preserved.” Then, a few years later, a platform migration scrambles the order of hundreds of images, backup files go missing, and metadata built with care disappears into a new platform. That is Read More

Interested in science news beyond what is reported in the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal? Or maybe you are a science major looking for job openings and tips on your post college career? You might want to check out the Science journal webpage!  The journal website consists of scientific news articles and Read More

“Preservation is documents and artifacts, recordings, digital media and all the tangible information that requires our professional advocacy and stewardship–the love and sweat of our labor. However, beyond all of that, most importantly, preservation is MEMORY and memory is the people and the communities who make them…” – Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Preservation Week Honorary Chair Since Read More

Happy World Book and Copyright Day! This day is all about celebrating books and how books unite people from across a variety of backgrounds. Every year UNESCO selects a World Book Capital. This year UNESCO has selected Rabat in Morocco for this honor. Rabat was selected because of its dedication towards literary development, getting women Read More

Happy Earth Day! Earth Day has its origins in 1969 when Senator Gaylord Nelson announced a plan for a teach-in at college campuses about the air and water pollution, and got Pete McCloskey, a Republican, to be his co-chair.  Nelson then enlisted a young activist, Denis Hayes, to help develop teach-ins across college campuses. They Read More

National Library Week  (April 19-25) was established in 1958 by the American Library Association to encourage reading and highlight the vital role libraries play in everyday life. Since then, it has become an annual celebration of access to information and intellectual freedom. It is a time to celebrate the many ways libraries connect people with Read More

James Joseph Norris (1907-1976) was a New Jersey born alumnus of Catholic University with a renowned career as global humanitarian working with war refugees and notable as the only layman to address the Second Vatican Council with a speech he wrote and delivered in Latin. He was the eldest child of James Henry Norris and Rose Read More

April 13 is the birthday of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), an American Founding Father, primary author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and Governor of Virginia (1779-1780) as well as the first Secretary of State (1790-1793), second Vice President (1797-1801), and third President of the United States (1801–1809). A Virginia planter and Enlightenment thinker (i.e. Humanism, Read More