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MLIS Students Get Hands-on Experience Digitizing Documents

June 4, 2020 | Morgan Adle

MLIS students specializing in Archives and Digital Curation seek hands-on experience digitizing historic material.

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Alumni Spotlight: Law Librarian, Community Volunteer, and Ardent Reader – Christine Glaab, MLS, 75′

May 29, 2020 | iSchool News

Christine Glaab received her Master of Library Science (MLS) in 1975 from the College of Library and Information Science (CLIS), which …

UMD iSchool Awards $109K to 2019-20 Outstanding Students

UMD iSchool Awards $109K to 2019-20 Outstanding Students

May 29, 2020 | iSchool News

The UMD iSchool is pleased to share the full list of 2019-2020 college scholarship and award winners, totaling over $109K in support t …

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Mega Subramaniam Elected to the ALISE Board as Director for External Relations

May 12, 2020 | iSchool News

With plans to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of LIS and stimulate innovation.

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Alumni Spotlight: Re-Envisioning the Role of Libraries in Teaching and Learning – Jean Donham, MLS ‘72

April 24, 2020 | iSchoolNews

At the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer

April 19, 2020 | iSchool News

Trevor Owens has devoted much of his career to advancing digital infrastructure and programs for libraries and archives.

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)

April 17, 2020 | iSchoolNews

WUSA anchor Gio Insignares talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck about Apple and Google working together to create a new technology that would let …

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Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland

UMD’s Dr. Renee Hill is Recipient of the NFB Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Award

January 21, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is one of the many ways the National Federation of the Blind is supporting accessibility for bli …

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Alumni Spotlight: The Work of an Ivy League Librarian – Tara Custer MLS ‘15

January 15, 2020 | iSchool News

When looking for an ALA-accredited school, Tara came across the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) …