Dr. Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture Series "The Convergence of Data, Information and Knowledge in Practice Today," by Richard Huffine 

Event Date:  Friday, March 28, 2025
Event Time:  6:00 - 7:30 pm
Location:  Zoom Webinar 

 

The CUA LIS Alumni Association is excited to announce that Richard Huffine will be our speaker for the 34th annual Stone Lecture.

Huffine is currently leading the practice of archives, records management, and library science within a government-chartered corporation. He is an active participant in developing data science and knowledge management strategies within his organization as well. During his long tenure in government and corporate organizations, he has seen the convergence of skills required across the spectrum of data, information and knowledge practices and believes training in library and information science provides a great foundation for success in the workplace today and in the future. His lecture will start with his own history and will focus on why practitioners need to have a larger worldview of their abilities to remain relevant to the future of information work.

More information about the event can be found here: https://lis.catholic.edu/news-events/stone-lecture/index.html

About the Speaker

Richard Huffine is the Assistant Director for Enterprise Information and Records Management for the FDIC. Prior to his current position, he was the FDIC’s Chief of Library and Public Information and a librarian for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Richard has also served as the Senior Director for the Federal Government Market for ProQuest, a Clarivate Company. Richard was a member of CUA’s Adjunct Faculty from 2015-2018. He taught Collection Development as part of the Library and Information Science degree program during his tenure at CUA. He helped redesign the Collection Development course as part of his work with CUA.

Prior to joining ProQuest, Richard had a 15-year career in the U.S. Federal Government including time at the U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, and the General Services Administration. Richard has coordinated efforts across several large organizations to provide information services to research organizations. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He received his certification in knowledge Management from the Knowledge Management Institute in 2021. 

 

Recording of the 34th Annual Stone Lecture

 

About the Stone Lecture Series

Established in 1990, the Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture Series honors Dr. Elizabeth W. Stone, Dean Emerita of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), for her service to the school and the library profession. Dr. Stone (M.S.L.S. '61) joined the LIS faculty in 1961 and was named chair of the Department of Library Science in 1972. Under her leadership, the department became the School of Library and Information Science in 1981 and she served as Dean until 1983.

The Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture series is held each spring. The speakers, who are invited by the Alumni Association, include esteemed librarians, university presidents, journalists, members of professional associations, and government representatives.

The 13th Annual Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture included a special remembrance of Dr. Stone, who passed away on March 6, 2002, at the age of 83. Her presence throughout the years has given the school a sense of continuity, connecting students with the larger Catholic University library and information science community of alumni. This lecture series strives to bring innovators in the library profession to Catholic University that demonstrate Dr. Stone's commitment to the life-long development of librarians. To continue Dr. Stone's legacy, donations will be accepted for the Elizabeth W. Stone Scholarship Fund. Please call 202-319-6926 for further information.

 

Previous Speakers

• 2024 - Martin R. Kalfatovic
  Associate Director for Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications and Program Director of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) at Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA)
  "Finding the Nature of Illumination in Libraries and Museums: Cultural Heritage and the Technology of Culture"
  Presentation Slides
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• 2023 - Nicholas Alexander Brown
  Acting co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer for Communication and Outreach at the Prince George's County Memorial Library System
  “Community Engagement & Advocacy in Libraries: How to Thrive in Volatile Times”
• 2022 - Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.
  Section Head Foreign Affairs, Defense & Trade Division, CRS, LOC
  “The First Amendment, Race and the Truth: Librarians and Social Justice”
• 2021 - Dr. Trevor Owens
  Head of Digital Content Management at the Library of Congress
  “Caring for Digital Collections in the Anthropocene”
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• 2019 - Kate Zwaard
  The Digital Strategy Director of the Library of Congress
  “Innovation and Digital Strategy at the Library of Congress”
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• 2018 - Professor Dave Shumaker 
  Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America
  "How to Predict the Future" 
• 2017- Melanie Townsend Diggs
  Pennsylvania Avenue Branch manager at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library Recipient of the 2016 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity
  “Being a ‘beacon of light’ in the face of adversity”
• 2016 - Don Collins
  Oceanographer and archivist at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  "An Oceanographer's Voyage Into Librarianship"
• 2015- Linda Ueki Absher
• 2014- Barbara Stripling
• 2013- Blane Dessy
  Executive Director, Federal Library Information Network, Library of Congress
  The Federal Government's Information Sphere & The Myth of Federal Information Policy  
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• 2012 - Dr. Deanna Marcum
  Associate Librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress, Managing Director of Ithaka S+R., and former Dean of the Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Science, 1989-1992
  "Leadership for the Digital Age"
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• 2011 - Elizabeth Aversa
  Director of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama and former Dean of LIS
  "A Passion for Libraries - or - Why We Do What We Do"
• 2010 Dr. Clifford Lynch Ph.D.
  Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
  “Scholarship, Cultural Memory and Libraries in the 21st Century”
• 2009 - Camila Alire
  ALA President
  "Issues and Trends in American Libraries," April 21, 2009
• 2008 - Andrew Pace
  Executive Director for Networked Library Services, OCLC
  "From SLIS to OCLC: An Alumnus Reflects on His Career and the Evolving Profession"
  April 30, 2008
  Click Here to View the Powerpoint Presentation slides (pdf)
• 2007 - Dr. Deanna Marcum
  Associate Librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress
  "Culture Shock: The Changing Nature of Library Science Education"
• 2005 - Richard Baker
  Historian of the Senate
  "History on the Hill: From Gunpowder Paste to the Nuclear Option"
• 2004 - Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan
  Director of the undergraduate program in Communication Studies in Culture and Communication at New York University.
  "The Anarchist in the Library"
• 2003 - Sanford Berman
  Berman, a Catholic University SLIS alumnus, has written extensively and especially on increasing access to libraries via attention to subject cataloguing and collection development.
  "Not in My Library: Issues of Workplace Speech and Governance"
• 2002 - Duane E. Webster
  Executive Director for Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
  "Reflections on the Future of Scholarly Communications"
• 2001 - Nancy Kranich
  President, American Library Association
  "Why Do We Still Need Libraries?"
• 2000 - Dr. John Cole
  Director of the Center for the Book, Library of Congress
  "Bicentennial of the Library of Congress"
• 1999 - Dr. Carla Hayden
  Director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore
  "Institutional Change in a Traditional Library"
• 1998 - Kurt Cylke
  National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
  "That All May Read"
• 1997 - Henriette Avram
  Library of Congress, Retired
  "On the Fourth Decade of the MARC Format"
• 1996 - Dr. Mathilde V. Rovelstad
  Professor Emerita
  School of Library and Information Science, CUA
  "Temples of Wisdom and Faith: The Picture World of Monastic Libraries of the Baroque Period"
• 1995 - Jeanne Hurley Simon
  Chair, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
  "The Role of the National Commission in American Library Development"
• 1994 - Eileen D. Cooke
  Director, American Library Association Washington Office
  "Lobbying for Libraries: Thirty Years on Capitol Hill"
• 1993 - Hardy R. Franklin, Ph.D.
  Director, The District of Columbia Public Library and President, American Library Association
  "Customer Service and the Library: The Crucial Link"
• 1992 - Rev. William J. Byron, S.M.
  President, The Catholic University of America
  "Library Support for Community Service"
• 1991 - Sheilah Kast
  Network Journalist, ABC News
  "The Public's Right to Know in the Information Age"
• 1990 - Rev. Timothy S. Healy, S.J.
  President, New York Public Library
  "The Role of the Public Library in a Democratic Society"