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A Beacon Behind Bars: Updated Standards Designed to Increase Accessibility of Carceral Libraries

Laurie Robinson - June 27, 2024

INFO Assistant Professor Victoria Van Hyning was instrumental in writing the Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Det …

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(Video) SoDa Symposium Seed Grant Series: “Do County Demographics Shape Exposure to Cyber Harm?”

Maia Johnston - May 29, 2024

Panelists discuss cybersecurity, cyber harm, federal funding programs, and more

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News Release: UMD Launches Step-by-Step Guides for Maryland Residents to Navigate Online Government Services

UMD Staff - May 22, 2024

From getting a driver’s license to filing taxes to applying for SNAP food benefits

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(Video) CAFe Presents: Imagining Decolonial Archival Futures

Maia Johnston - May 1, 2024

Featuring historian and archivist Krista McCracken and research analyst Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey

Digital humanity in space.

Data, Death, and What Comes Next

Katie Shilton - April 30, 2024

A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College

UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence

UMD INFO Staff - April 2, 2024

14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

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How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI

Laurie Robinson - March 22, 2024

Researchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer

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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)

INFO Staff - March 7, 2024

A new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications

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Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore

Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond

Julie Slivka | UMD Extension - March 7, 2024

UMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders