Zary Mostashari

Academic Credentials

B.A., University of Tehran
M.A.T., Montessori Certificate, Oklahoma City University
M.B.A., Long Island University
M. L. S. , Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University

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Dr. Mostashari joined Marymount University in 2002 and served as the Dean of Library and Learning Services from 2002 to 2018. She continues her affiliation with Marymount University as Emeritus Professor. Dr. Mostashari directed the creation of the Gomatos Reading Room to house the library’s special collections donated by Dr. Peter Gomatos. She led the creation of the John T. and Agnes J. Gomatos Information Literacy room, which added instruction space and modernized the main level of the library. Dr. Mostashari also initiated the transfer of the University Archives to Library and Learning Services, formalized the maintenance and management of the collection, and established an Institutional Repository. In addition, she initiated the integration of Information Literacy Standards into the curriculum, directed a feasibility study for the Profile renovation of the Library, enhanced the library’s security, initiated the creation of a café, and directed the renovation of the library’s circulation area.

Dr. Mostashari was Assistant Dean for Technical Services at Long Island University, 1997-2002. She chaired the Library, brought the collection up to the standards, and led the creation of a 5- year Strategic Plan for the library.

From 1980 to 1997, she was at the University of Dallas where she had very broad experience and held senior leadership positions. Dr. Mostashari also directed the Technical Services, initiated and directed the creation of the first integrated library system, and directed the Library Faculty Status Project resulting in Librarians being granted faculty status.

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Marcia Dursi

Academic Credentials

B.S.B.A., La Salle University
M.S.L.S., The Catholic University of America
M.Ed., George Mason University

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Teaching Area

  • Visual Literacy
  • Research Skills for Business Information

Research Interests

  • Information Literacy
  • Visual Literacy
  • Library Instruction Teaching Pedagogy

Professor Dursi is the Information Literacy Librarian for the university and the Instruction Team Coordinator for Library & Learning Services. She developed the first Information Literacy Curriculum Map for the Bachelor of Business Administration program in the School of Business Administration. She also works extensively with the Master of Business Administration students to help them develop life long learning skills.

Professor Dursi taught numerous DSC101 and DSC201 courses based on the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
Professor Dursi is currently the Service Group Leader for the Education Service Group in Library & Learning Services. 

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Alice Young

Academic Credentials

B.S., West Virginia State College
M.S., University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University

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Teaching Area

  • Educational Research
  • Elementary Methods

Research Interests

assessment issues in teacher education

Dr. Alice Young spent 15 years teaching elementary school students in West Virginia and Kentucky before moving to the university level.

She came to Marymount in 1999 and has worked hard to keep close ties to the K-12 classroom. Her focus at Marymount has been primarily working with student teachers and she teaches methods courses to future elementary teachers.

Her most recent research interest looks at how assessment data is changing teacher education programs and the developmental levels of novice teachers. She is active in the National Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) and is president-elect for the Virginia chapter of ATE.

Dr. Young served as chair of Marymount’s Education Department from 2001 to 2005, and she is currently the associate dean of the School of Education and Human Services.

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