Library and Information Science
Contributing groundbreaking innovation and thought-leadership to library and information science.
Research Projects
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
Ready Now: Supporting Youth and Families During Crisis
Principal Investigator(s): Mega Subramaniam Nitzan Koren
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Library and Information Science
Principal Investigator(s): Mega Subramaniam Nitzan Koren
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Library and Information Science
Investigating the Information Practices of COVID Long-Haulers
Principal Investigator(s): Beth St. Jean Twanna Hodge Jane Behre J. Nicole Miller
Funder: State of MD
Research Areas: Health Informatics > Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science
This project investigates the information needs, practices, and experiences of people who have long COVID ("COVID long-haulers") in order to learn more about their COVID-related information needs, the ways in which they have gone about fulfilling these needs, and their information-related experiences. W
Principal Investigator(s): Beth St. Jean Twanna Hodge Jane Behre J. Nicole Miller
Funder: State of MD
Research Areas: Health Informatics > Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science
This project investigates the information needs, practices, and experiences of people who have long COVID ("COVID long-haulers") in order to learn more about their COVID-related information needs, the ways in which they have gone about fulfilling these needs, and their information-related experiences. W
Faculty
Recent News
A UMD library researcher helped create the first update to nationwide guidelines on jail and prison libraries in 32 years; they add new guidance on accessibility, among other measures designed to maximize the facilities' benefit to incarcerated people. Illustration by Valerie Morgan.
UMD Researcher Writes a New Chapter for Prison Libraries
Expert Contributes to First Update in American Library Association Standards Since 1992
Empowering MLIS Students to Champion DEI in Libraries
A scholarship supports students looking to build inclusive communities
Madeline Metcalfe, UMD InfoSci Alum