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Barbara Genco
Visiting AssociAte Professor
B.A., Canisius College; M.L.S., Pratt Institute; Director,
Collection Development, Brooklyn Public Library.
Tula Giannini
deAn of the school of inforMAtion And
librAry sciences
Ph.D., Bryn Mawr Coll; M.L.S., Rutgers University; Master
of Music, Manhattan School of Music; Bachelor of
Music, Manhattan School of Music; An interdisciplinary
researcher, she is a leading scholar in French wind
instruments and LIS in the digital world. Recent
publications include: nine articles in Grove Dictionary
of Music, the book, Great Flute Makers of France,
published in Japanese, 2007, described in Choice as “a
model of archival research for all graduate students;
“Core Competencies for Art Museum Librarianship,”
ARLIS, and “Frédéric Triebert, Designer of the Modern
Oboe” Pendragon. Program Chair, ALISE 2009,
her theme, Transforming LIS Education for the 21st
Century, reflects creative and innovative approaches
to education.
Sharareh Goldsmith
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
B.A., Mt. Holyoke College; M.L.S., Pratt Institute;
Advanced Certificate in Library and Information Studies,
Pratt Institute.
Joshua Hadro
instructor
M.L.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Philosophy, Columbia
University; executive editor, digital products, Library
Journal and The Horn Book.
Alexis Hagadorn
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.S., Columbia University, Advanced Certificate in
Library and Archives Conservation, Columbia University;
B.A., Barnard College; head of conservation, Columbia
University Libraries.
Susan Hamson
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
Ph. D., American History, Temple University; M.A.,
American History, Rutgers University; B.A., Historical
Studies, Richard Stockton College; curator of
manuscripts and university archivist, Columbia Rare
Book and Manuscript Library.Jessica Lee Hochman
AssistAnt Professor
Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University in
Philosophy and Education, and Cultural Studies.
Diversity Fellow 2001–2003 Master of Arts Degree in
Instructional Technology and Media in the Program of
Scientific Foundations. Completed May, 2001.Jennifer Hubert-Swan
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.S., Wayne State University; B.A., English, Olivet
Nazarene University; Library Department chair, Little
Red School House, Elisabeth Irwin High School.Michael Inman
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
B.A., University of North Texas; M.A., University of North
Texas; M.L.S., Pratt Institute; Librarian in Charge, Rare
Book Division, NYPL Research Libraries.Elizabeth Johnston
instructor
M.L.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Colorado College; freelance
software developer.Jesse Karp
instructor
M.L.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Journalism, New York
University; early childhood and interdimensional
librarian, Little Red School House and Elizabeth Irwin
High School.Matthew Knutzen
AssistAnt Professor
M.F.A., Abstract Cartography and Artists’ Books, Pratt
Institute; B.A., Geography, University of California,
Berkeley; geospatial librarian, New York Public Library.Irene Lopatovska
AssistAnt Professor
B.S., Kiev State University; M.L.S., University of North
Texas; Ph.D., Information Science, Rutgers University.Amy Lucker
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.S.L.I.S., Simmons College; M.A., Latin, Greek,
University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., Classics, Colby
College; Library Director, Institute of Fine Arts, New
York University.Susan L. Malbin
Visiting instructor
Ph.D., Comparative History, Brandeis University; M.L.S.,
State University of New York Albany; B.A., History,
Barnard College; director of library and archives,
American Jewish Historical Society.David Marcinkowski
Visiting AssociAte Professor
M.A., Media Studies, The New School; B.A., Philosophy
and Religion, Kean University; associate professor,
Associate Degree Program, Pratt Institute; associate
director of Computing Services, Pratt Institute,
Manhattan campus.Hillias Martin
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.I.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., English and Drama,
University of Georgia; assistant director for young adult
programs, New York Public Library.Seoud M. Matta
deAn eMeritus
D.L.S., Columbia University.Elena Dana Neacsu
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
Diploma de Drept (JD/BA equiv.), University of
Bucharest School of Law; D.E.A. (LLM equiv.), Ecole de
Droit et des Etudes Politiques, Caen, France; L.L.M.,
Harvard Law School; M.L.S., Queens College, CUNY; Law
Reference Librarian, Columbia Law Library.