News: Faculty & Staff
Maryland Today: Well-versed in the Metaverse
August 17, 2021 | iSchool NewsProfessor Jennifer Golbeck discusses what the future of the internet will look like.
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Counting Tweets
August 17, 2021 | iSchool NewsUMD iSchool Research Faculty member Edward Summers explains how to use a new Twitter API endpoint.
Brenda Johnson-Perkins, Jennifer Sturge, and Nini Beegan are among the Library Journal’s distinguished group of innovators shaping the future of libraries
UMD Faculty and Alumni Honored as Movers and Shakers Class of 2021
August 9, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreBrenda Johnson-Perkins, Jennifer Sturge, and Nini Beegan are among the Library Journal’s distinguished group of innovators shaping th …
How the Abrupt Disappearance of Digital Archives Impacts Communities
July 27, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreUMD iSchool’s Dr. Katrina Fenlon partners with regional and global organizations through the Sustaining Digital Community Collections …
Prototype of the EZ Access keypad incorporated into a ticket kiosk
Where in the World (Wide Web) is the Trace Center?
July 20, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreThe UMD iSchool celebrates the Trace Center’s 50th Anniversary highlighting some of its most influential technologies and industry st …
UMIACS: Plaisant Retires, Concluding Stellar 34-Year Career at UMD
June 9, 2021 | iSchool NewsConcluding a 34-year career at UMD that is marked by many notable contributions in research, scholarship and service.
STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing
April 12, 2021 | UMD iSchool StaffIn The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …
A Library’s Guidebook to Surviving During Crisis: Now Available
March 3, 2021 | Press ReleaseDeveloped by LIS experts + 137 library staff across the nation innovating to serve their communities during COVID-19 and civic unrest.
New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem
March 2, 2021 | Press ReleaseTo increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.