Originally published by Alumni Relations, April 2015. Stephen Connaghan, B.A. 1991, M.S.L.S. 1994, University Librarian, The Catholic University of America   Alumni Relations: We asked this month’s spotlight a few questions. Below are his answers. AR: Tell us about your career path. Being an anthropology undergrad, did a career in library science come about as a Read More

App: iTunes U   By: Apple Inc. Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad iTunes U, by Apple Inc, is a very comprehensive app that allows users to access free education content from universities around the world. It is currently only available to iOS devices. There is a private courses option for schools that participate. The Read More

App: TED   By: TED Conferences Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad TED, by TED Conferences, allows users to view lectures from TED conferences held around the world. When I have 15-20 minutes to kill and nothing better to do, I like check out a TED talk lecture. I am certainly not picky as Read More

App: BrowZine™   By: Third Iron, LLC Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad BrowZine™, by Third Iron, LLC, allows users to easily access free and licensed content from scholarly journals available from CUA Libraries. BrowZine™ promises to deliver your academic journals to your tablet in a way that’s “fun, practical, and intuitive.” And it Read More

App: BrowZine™   By: Third Iron, LLC Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad BrowZine™, by Third Iron, LLC, allows users to easily access free and licensed content from scholarly journals available from CUA Libraries. BrowZine™ promises to deliver your academic journals to your tablet in a way that’s “fun, practical, and intuitive.” And it Read More

The exhibit “Sights & Sounds: The 50th Anniversary of the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music” will be on display in the May Gallery from March 22 through May 18. Maintaining a tradition of excellence from the studio to the Broadway stage, from singing at the Met to teaching piano in Afghanistan, faculty and students of Read More

App: lynda.com   By: lynda.com Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad The lynda.com app, by lynda.com, allows users to access their lynda.com content from mobile devices. While lynda.com offers a wide variety of education videos, my experience with lynda.com has been learning about desktop softwares and applications. What makes this application great is that Read More

Welcome to Appy Hour, a series in which we review apps related to learning, reading, or that may be of special interest to the CUA community. App: Blackboard Mobile Learn™   By: Blackboard Inc. Price: Free Device: Reviewed on an iPad Blackboard Mobile Learn allows users to access their Blackboard content from mobile devices. With a 1 Read More

The Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies (CUA), in conjunction with The American Catholic History Research Center & University Archives (CUA) and the Office of Migration and Refugee Policy (USCCB), will be hosting a conference entitled American Catholics and Immigration: Past and Present on Thursday, March 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Caldwell Read More

The completed, revised, and expanded finding aid for the National Catholic War Council records in now online.