Steve's Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information:

Steven Caruso
Highland Park, NJ
(Further information available through email request)

Education:

MLIS, Rutgers University, 2009
Concentrations: Language, Storage and Retrieval, Human-Computer Interaction.

B.A. Information Technology and Informatics, Rutgers University, 2006
Majors: Information Technology and Informatics, Religion
Concentrations: Human-Computer Interaction, Data-Driven Web Applications, Early Judeo-Christianity, Historical Jesus

Language Skills and Competences:

First language: English.

Advanced knowledge of Biblical Aramaic, Classical Syriac Aramaic, and several Jewish Aramaic dialects.

Proficient in various other Aramaic dialects including Old Aramaic, Classical Mandaic Aramaic and Samaritan Aramaic. Also proficient in Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew.

Basic knowledge of Swadaya (Neo-Aramaic), Turoyo (Neo-Aramaic), and Ma'loula (Neo-Aramaic).

Presentations:

Jacek Gwizdka et. al.. (2008). Redesigning the Rutgers University Library website. Presented at Rutgers University.

George Kiraz and Steven Caruso. (2003). eBethArké: The Syriac Digital Library Project. Presented at the IV North American Syriac Symposium hosted by the Princeton Theological Seminary.

Projects:

English text edition and translation of the Mandaic Book of John (drashia d-malki/drashia d-iahia). (pending for 2010-2012). Working with Dr. Charles Haberl of Rutgers University and Dr. James McGrath of Butler University.

The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon. (2008-present). Working with Dr. Steve Kaufman of Hebrew Union College in Ohio under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project is undergoing a complete revision.

The Aramaic Blog. (2007-present). A research blog concerning the Aramaic language in scholarship and popular media.

eBethArké: The Syriac Digital Library Project. (2002-2004). Credits on volunteers page of Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute.

Interviews:

Edwards, K. (2007). Rip, slash, and tear: Can plundering books be a form of preservation?. Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Sep/Oct.

(Note, this CV will be updated from time to time.)

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