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

iSchoolNews - April 24, 2020

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

iSchool News - April 19, 2020

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)

iSchoolNews - April 17, 2020

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

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

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

Hayleigh Moore - January 21, 2020

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

iSchool News - January 15, 2020

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

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Alumni Spotlight: A Librarian’s Journey to Finding Her Calling – Amelia Nuss, MLS 2010

iSchool News - December 13, 2019

Some people are born knowing that they want to be a librarian. Others discover their calling after years of working in a different prof …

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Alumni Spotlight: How an iSchool Alumna Helps Fight Plagiarism – Terry Darr, MLS ’06

iSchool News - November 13, 2019

School library director Terry Darr, MLS 2006, teaches over 200 information literacy and plagiarism education classes each year to middl …

Faculty Spotlight: Maggie Dull, Lecturer

Faculty Spotlight: Maggie Dull, Lecturer

iSchoolNews - November 12, 2019