Location

Bronx, NY

Are you a

Librarian, Faculty

Name of Your Library (if applicable):

Stephen B. Luce Library

Library Website:

https://www.sunymaritime.edu/library

About Me:

Constantia Constantinou Distinguished Librarian, the State University of New York (SUNY) and U.S. Fulbright Scholar Library Director and Department Chair Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College Constantia Constantinou holds a Master in Arts and a Masters in Library Information Science. Her work has been globally transformative in librarianship and higher education by removing barriers to access, promoting collaboration across libraries, and serving as a teacher and a mentor. As a Fulbright Scholar (2011) and a Fulbright Senior Specialist (2005), in the country of Cyprus, she has brought the Greek‐Cypriot and Turkish‐Cypriot academic communities closer through overcoming ethnic and political conflicts. To achieve this, Ms. Constantinou established collaborations between institutions, lectured, trained librarians in information literacy, enabled the membership of the University of Cyprus into OCLC, and promoted the establishment of the Cyprus National Library Consortium. Ms. Constantinou has been invited to present her scholarly work and research on the principles of information literacy, library system technology, assessment, and student learning outcomes in higher education in countries such as China, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Korea, Ireland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. Ms. Constantinou is recognized as an effective leader in the library profession by serving on academic committees and library organizations as chair, convener, treasurer, council member, and trustee board member. Her scholarly publications are included in library journals as well as in industry specific journals and proceedings. Ms. Constantinou holds the highest faculty rank of the Distinguished Librarian at the State University of New York.