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ITPro Today: How Customer Lifetime Value Drives Analytics, featuring David Loshin

- August 12, 2020

Understanding CLV allows companies to make decisions and is vital for companies that compete for the commitment of consumers.

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Alumni Spotlight: Making a Difference as a Prison Librarian – Glennor Shirley, MLS ‘93

iSchool News - August 10, 2020

In her home country of Jamaica, Glennor Shirley, MLS ’93, first discovered her adoration for librarianship while working as a bookmob …

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UMD iSchool MLS Alumna Partners with iConsultancy to Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities in Digital Curation and Web Design

iSchool News - August 7, 2020

At Historic Takoma, Marilyn Abbott exceeded the call of duty by connecting iSchool students with the organization to revamp their websi …

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Charles Harry Awarded a Maryland Innovation Grant

iSchool News - August 7, 2020

Dr. Harry will use the grant to create a web application for his cybersecurity framework that provides an analytic approach to assess …

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More Than Just Privacy: Using Contextual Integrity to Evaluate the Long-Term Risks from COVID-19 Surveillance Technologies

Jessica Vitak - August 6, 2020

Jessica Vitak examines whether users' data is protected on contact tracing apps.

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Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, Serial Set vol. 1442. Photo by Geraldine Dávila González.

Meet MLIS student, Bailey DeSimone

iSchool News - August 5, 2020

Bailey's research will focus on the intersection of diversity and legal informatics. 

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The Washington Post: One Home, a Lifetime of Impact, featuring Andrew Fellows

Michele Lerner - August 3, 2020

Andrew Fellows discusses how redlining of commercial loans has contributed to the gap in home values between Montgomery County and Prin …

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What Time Is It?

Caro Williams-Pierce - August 3, 2020

As we (still) shelter in place, who cares?!

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Gregg Vanderheiden delivers Keynote at International Human Computer Interface Conference

iSchool News - August 3, 2020

Gregg Vanderheiden proposes an alternate approach to accessibility and extended usability for next-next generation UI/UX.