Friday, December 2, 2005

Digital Librarian joins the GPB Team

Georgia Public Broadcasting has added a new member to its team to help create and manage a new and exciting resource for educators. Catherine Mukua has been hired as the Digital Librarian for GPB's new Digital Library. The Digital Library, launched in October, is a searchable collection of Digital Media which includes video, audio and other media from Georgia Public Television, Radio, State Government, and other Georgia organizations.

Catherine earned her masters degree in Library Science from North Carolina Central University, in addition to holding two bachelors degrees; B.A. Sociology/English literature and B.S. Library Science from Lucknow University and Banaras Hindu University located in India. Catherine also has a strong talent for language, as she can speak four languages fluently.

Catherine has worked as a professional librarian for over ten years, in Nairobi Kenya, Raleigh North Carolina and Jacksonville Florida before joining GPB in October 2005. Catherine looks forward to assisting Georgia educators with informational needs and using the digital collections/services at GPB.

For more information:
You may contact Catherine at
cmukua@gpb.org or (404) 685-2406