The campus of the Catholic University of America, including Mullen Library, will be closed on Tuesday, January 7th, due to winter weather.
Mullen Library closed Jan 7th
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Mullen Library closed Jan 6 due to weather
The campus of the Catholic University of America, including Mullen Library, will be closed on Monday, January 6th, due to winter weather.
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The Archivist’s Nook: We Wish You a Very Cinematic Christmas
As the campus quiets down with students departing for the holiday break, our staff is readying the stacks for the season. As this archivist goes about his work, his mind wanders off to all the holiday traditions that he will soon partake in: the food, the decorations, the gift exchanges, the religious services, and more! Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Clarence Rivers, Catholic U’s Pioneering Priest, Composer, and Liturgist
Guest blogger, Bianca Farmer, is a CatholicU Library Science student who did a class practicum working with CUA Special Collections. In the Fall semester of 2024, I enrolled in the Archives Management course. For our final assignment there was an option of completing a 16–18-page paper or volunteer to do a 50-hour practicum, I opted Read More
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Mullen It Over – December Issue
From our information desk to our guides to our fantastic librarians, this month’s Mullen It Over gives a play-by-play of all the ways the library can help keep you in the game. Also in our highlight reel is a reminder to return or renew you items before the winter break, our extended hours during finals, Read More
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Mullen Library closing at 9 p.m. on Monday, 11/25/2024
Mullen Library will close at 9 p.m. today (11/25/2024) and our overnight hours are cancelled due to an unresolved water main break on campus. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Research & Instruction: Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall
For musicians, it can be invaluable to not only listen to recordings while studying, but also to watch performances. We have several options to watch performances, but today I am going to highlight the Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall. The Digital Concert Hall provides streaming, high definition video of the Berlin Philharmonic’s performances. The library Read More
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Digital Scholar Bytes: Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of GIS Day!
November 20th is GIS Day, a commemoration intended to celebrate the uses of Geographic Information System (GIS) in research and everyday life. This year marks a significant milestone: the 25th anniversary of GIS Day. The theme for this year’s celebration focuses on how GIS has transformed the way people understand and engage with the world Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: Images to Inspire – The Accidental Invention of Lithography

One cannot get far in any museum or archive before encountering a lithograph print. In the case of the Catholic University of America’s Special Collections, you need not look further than our office walls in Aquinas Hall to see examples of such a familiar, kitschy, art style. From the unknown artists behind recognizable Catholic images Read More
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Mullen It Over – November Issue
Unearth knowledge and adventure this DiNovember at Mullen Library with events, exhibits, and resources as big as Argentinosaurus. In this month’s Mullen It Over we have help for managing citations and finding your next research topic, information about our Thanksgiving week hours, and library resources to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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