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Lisa Norberg
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.S., Indiana University; B.A., Political Science,
University of Wyoming; dean, Barnard Library and
Academic Information Services.
Maria Cristina Pattuelli
AssistAnt Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
Advanced degree (master’s equivalent) in Cultural
Heritage Studies, University of Bologna, Italy; Advanced
degree (master’s equivalent) in Philosophy, University of
Bologna, Italy.
Alexa Pearse
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.S., Palmer School of Library and Information
Science, Long Island University; M.A., World History,
New York University; B.A., History, New York
University; librarian for journalism, media, culture, and
communication, Bobst Library, New York University.
Slava Polishchuk
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.F.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York;
B.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York;
conservator, Library Archives and Special Collections,
Brooklyn College Library, City University of New York.
Deborah Rabina
AssociAte Professor
Ph.D., Rutgers University; Rabina’s areas of specialization
include reference resources (general, legal, government),
information law and policy, government and NGO
information sources and scholarly communications.
Dr. Rabina’s research focuses on two major areas: how
democratic micro and macro organizations, form and
harbor information policies that stem from and support
their perception of democracy and the role of evolving
patterns of scholarly communications in academic and
research environments.
Lee Robinson
Visiting AssociAte Professor
B.A., CUNY; M.L.S., Columbia University; M.A., Hunter
College, CUNY; Supervising Librarian, NYPL, Research
Libraries, Art and Architecture Dept.Pamela Rollo
Visiting Professor
B.A., Lemoyne College; M.L.S., Columbia University;
Formerly Director, Information Resources, Credit
Suisse First Boston; Past President, Special Libraries
Association; business information consultant.Caroline Romans
Visiting Professor
M.L.S., Drexel University.Charles Rubenstein
Professor
B.S., Richmond College, CUNY; M.S., Polytechnic Inst
Bklyn; Ph.D., Polytechnic Inst NY; M.L.S., Pratt Institute;
also a visiting professor of engineering at the Institute
for Research and Technology Transfer, Farmingdale
State College (SUNY).Professor Rubenstein has been
elected to the IEEE Board of Directors serving as
Director Elect in 2008–2009 and then as Director
2010–2011.Nasser Sharify
deAn eMeritus, distinguished Professor of
librAry And inforMAtion science
Lic. des Lettres, Tehran University; M.S., D.L.S., Columbia
University.Kenneth Soehner
Visiting AssociAte Professor
B.A., New York University; M.L.S., Columbia University;
M.A., Columbia University; Chief Librarian, Arthur K.
Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Christopher Sula
AssistAnt Professor
Ph.D., Certificate in International Technology and
Pedagogy, The Graduate Center, City University of New
York; M.Phil., Philosophy, The Graduate Center, City
University of New York; B.A., Philosophy and English,
Augustana College.Cynthia Tobar
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
M.L.S., Certificate in Archival Management, Pratt
Institute; M.A., Political Science, New School for Social
Research; B.A., English and Writing, Minor in Philosophy,
City University of New York–Hunter College; metadata
librarian, Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, City
University of New York.Kara Van Malssen
AssistAnt Professor
M.A., Moving Image Archiving and Preservation, New
York University; B.A., Film and Media Studies, University
of Florida.Kevin B. Winkler
Visiting AssistAnt Professor
B.A., San Diego State University; M.L.S., Columbia
University in the City of New York; M.A., Hunter College,
City University of New York.Philip Yockey
Visiting AssociAte Professor
B.A., Guilford College; M.A., University of North
Carolina at Greensboro; M.L.S., Columbia University;
Manager, Celeste Bartos Education Center, NYPL,
Research Libraries.