Christoforos Sassaris Awarded 2022 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship

Christoforos Sassaris has been selected to get the 2022 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) sponsored by Baker & Taylor.

This scholarship is for master’s amount review, with an emphasis on library technological know-how and/or automation, at a library college program accredited by the American Library Affiliation. Conditions for the Scholarship includes past academic excellence, evidence of management prospective, and a determination to a job in library automation and information and facts technologies.

The 2022 Main Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship Subcommittee took specific note of Sassaris’s 4. GPA at the undergraduate and graduate stages, his undergraduate slight in computer science, the knowledge he acquired performing volunteer do the job on digital projects, and his major document of experienced publications, invited talks, and honors and awards. In his assertion, Sassaris claimed he programs to collaborate with peers and go after leadership chances in college student corporations such as an ALA Student Chapter to aid prepare for long term energetic roles in professional organizations, and he expressed a motivation to leverage library automation and emerging systems to make cultural heritage objects more accessible to scientists, college students, and the public.

When notified, Sassaris replied, “I am both joyful and grateful to be this year’s receiver of the Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship. This generous award is a uncommon chance to fund my education and learning in library and data engineering. The scholarship will put together me to become a leader in the industry by allowing me to go after my enthusiasm in library automation, digital humanities, and special collections in Simmons University’s MLIS software.”

Members of the 2022 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship Committee are: David Ratledge,(Chair), Regina Beach front-Bertin, Joy DuBose, Tim Ream, Kelly J. Sattler, and Harriet Wintermute (Previous Chair).

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About Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor, LLC is the leading worldwide distributor of guides, digital articles and leisure goods. The organization features cutting-edge electronic media solutions and impressive engineering platforms to countless numbers of publishers, libraries, colleges and suppliers around the world. Baker & Taylor also gives sector top custom made library expert services and retail merchandising options.