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Alumni Spotlight: Independent Scholar Who Strives to Be an Autodidact – David B. Levy, MLS ‘94

When David Levy, MLS ’94, was a student at the University of Maryland (UMD), he spent most of his free time in McKeldin Library where …

Alumni Spotlight: The Endless Opportunities in Librarianship – Mary Ellen Icaza MLS ‘98

The University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (iSchool) played an important role in setting the foundation for Mary Ell …

Alumni Spotlight: From Law School to iSchool – Laura Moorer MLS’12

Working in a library as a law school student made Laura Moorer, MLS ’12, realize that she did not want to always practice law. She di …

Alumni Spotlight: Enhancing Digital Tools at the New York Times – Jenny Hottle HCIM’17

Working in Libraries – Like Mother, Like Daughter

Growing up with a librarian led Sarah Stonesifer, MLS alumna ’11, to spend a lot of time in libraries. Sarah’s mother, Susan Stones …

The Key to Solving the Puzzle of Web Governance, Featuring Robert Jacoby, MIM 2012

Meet Robert Jacoby, Web Governance Expert for the United Nations, poet, novelist, author of the “website governance” entry on Wikip …

Alumni Profile: Aderonke Adeniji, MIM, Class of 2005

Technology is a consistently evolving field. Those working in cybersecurity have a duty to keep their minds sharp and focused on how th …

MLIS Alumna Uses Concepts Learned in MLIS Program to Make Metadata More Valuable to her Work at NASA

Interview with Adrienne Hieb, Metadata Librarian at NASA Goddard and MLIS Program Graduate

Interview with Holly McIntyre, Archivist at NASA Goddard and MLIS Program Alumna

She knows so much about NASA’s current projects and history, but she isn’t a scientist, she’s an archivist. In fact, she’s the …