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The Crucial Role of LIS in Information Schools Amid Technological and Societal Shifts
How LIS research and scholarship can remain the lifeblood of Information Schools

Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College
UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

Grace Burke, MLIS Student at the UMD INFO College
From Classroom Management to Data Management: Unveiling the Multifaceted Role of School Librarians
A look into the experience of an MLIS student’s library internship

Image courtesy of ALA LibLearnX
UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference
Library practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event

UMD MLIS Alumni Receive Multiple Maryland School Librarian of the Year Awards
Donna Mignardi and Sheri Anita Massey are awarded in 2020 and 2023, respectively

Units Across UMD Partner on Multidisciplinary Initiatives for AI Ethics, Accessible Technology, and Literacy
Funded by UMD Grand Challenge Grants, INFO is playing an integral role in these initiatives

Alonzo Davis poses for a portrait during a student symposium held on Nov. 20, 2023, at the Driskell Center. (Cecilia Clemens Vargas Lugo/The Diamondback)
Diamondback: UMD Archive Gives Students a Look Into Life, Work of Artist Alonzo Davis (ft. Eric Hung and MLIS Students)
MLIS students from the UMD College of Information share the life and work of renowned artist Alonzo Davis

UME Tech Extension Educators, from left to right: Keri Grant, Blaise Brennan, Shelita Jackson, Maria Barga, Naimani Staley, Program Manager Vishnypriya Desai, and Aziz Hurtado Olson.
News Release: Resources, Connections, and Bridging the Digital Divide Together: The 2023 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit
Recapping the inaugural Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit on November 9, 2023