Archival Science
Advancing how we build and curate archives through co-design with communities, computational science, and other emerging methodology.
Research Projects
Transforming Indigenous Archival Search: Evaluating Reparative Aggregation, Linked Data, and Cultural-Technical Infrastructures in the SNAC Platform
Principal Investigator(s): Diana E. Marsh
Funder: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Archival Science
Improving search and access of archival records for Indigenous communities through the web platform SNAC.
Principal Investigator(s): Diana E. Marsh
Funder: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Archival Science
Improving search and access of archival records for Indigenous communities through the web platform SNAC.
Harnessing Generative AI to Support Exploration and Discovery in Library and Archival Collection
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funder: 8/1/2024 - 4/9/2025 Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Harnessing generative AI to support exploration and discovery in library and archival collections.
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funder: 8/1/2024 - 4/9/2025 Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Harnessing generative AI to support exploration and discovery in library and archival collections.
UMD INFO College Fellows Program at the National Agricultural Library
Principal Investigator(s): Katrina Fenlon
Funder: US Department of Agriculture
Research Areas: Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
Principal Investigator(s): Katrina Fenlon
Funder: US Department of Agriculture
Research Areas: Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
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Featuring Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives
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