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PhD Student Spotlight: Nathan Beard
August 17, 2020 | iSchool NewsNate is pursuing his interests in the history and politics of surveillance and work in sociotechnical systems.

ITPro Today: How Customer Lifetime Value Drives Analytics, featuring David Loshin
August 12, 2020 |Understanding CLV allows companies to make decisions and is vital for companies that compete for the commitment of consumers.

Alumni Spotlight: Making a Difference as a Prison Librarian – Glennor Shirley, MLS ‘93
August 10, 2020 | iSchool NewsIn her home country of Jamaica, Glennor Shirley, MLS ’93, first discovered her adoration for librarianship while working as a bookmob …

UMD iSchool MLS Alumna Partners with iConsultancy to Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities in Digital Curation and Web Design
August 7, 2020 | iSchool NewsAt Historic Takoma, Marilyn Abbott exceeded the call of duty by connecting iSchool students with the organization to revamp their websi …

Charles Harry Awarded a Maryland Innovation Grant
August 7, 2020 | iSchool NewsDr. Harry will use the grant to create a web application for his cybersecurity framework that provides an analytic approach to assess …

More Than Just Privacy: Using Contextual Integrity to Evaluate the Long-Term Risks from COVID-19 Surveillance Technologies
August 6, 2020 | Jessica VitakJessica Vitak examines whether users' data is protected on contact tracing apps.

Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, Serial Set vol. 1442. Photo by Geraldine Dávila González.
Meet MLIS student, Bailey DeSimone
August 5, 2020 | iSchool NewsBailey's research will focus on the intersection of diversity and legal informatics.