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The Baltimore Sun: Harford County Library CEO Named New Chairwoman of Maryland Humanities Board

iSchool News - November 13, 2020

As chair of the board, University of Maryland iSchool MLS alumna Mary Hastler will continue Maryland Humanities' racial equity work. …

Faculty Spotlight: Adjunct Lecturer, Nancy Roderer

iSchool News - November 10, 2020

An "iSchool hanger-on," Nancy began a long association with the school as a student and has returned sporadically over the years to te …

Alumni Spotlight: Alumna Praises iSchool as the Heart of Nation’s Archival World – Ann Abney, MLS ‘16

iSchool News - November 2, 2020

Ann currently works as the Special Projects Archivist for the South Carolina Political Collections (SCPC) at the University of South Ca …

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Alumni Spotlight: UMD iSchool Alum and Archivist Helps to Write the “Final Drafts of History” – Tyler Stump, HiLS 2015

iSchool News - October 15, 2020

Tyler was especially drawn to the HiLS program after learning about the professional experiences offered in tandem with his academics a …

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Alumni Spotlight: iSchool Lays the Foundation for Alumna’s Career in Academic Librarianship – Joyce Garczynski MLS ‘09

iSchool News - September 8, 2020

The foundation for Joyce Garczynski’s, MLS ’09, career in librarianship was built from her experience in the Master of Library Scie …

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MLIS Student Working to Connect Library Services to Children

iSchool News - August 28, 2020

MLIS student Angela Pfeiffer discusses her responsibilities as a Children's Library Associate II and how her role has changed during …

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UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members

Mia K. Hinckle - August 26, 2020

With strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …

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UMD iSchool Pioneers Initiatives to Advance STEM Learning Among Youth

Hayleigh Moore - August 25, 2020

Faculty and researchers are pioneering methods to increase youth interest in STEM, from co-design with youth to partnering with librar …

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UMD iSchool, a Hub of Revolutionary Digital Curation Research and Technology Development

Hayleigh Moore - August 25, 2020

Exploring the UMD iSchool's history of being integral to the advancement of digital curation.