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Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland

Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland

UMD’s Dr. Renee Hill is Recipient of the NFB Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Award

January 21, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is one of the many ways the National Federation of the Blind is supporting accessibility for bli …

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Alumni Spotlight: The Work of an Ivy League Librarian – Tara Custer MLS ‘15

January 15, 2020 | iSchool News

When looking for an ALA-accredited school, Tara came across the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) …

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Alumni Spotlight: A Librarian’s Journey to Finding Her Calling – Amelia Nuss, MLS 2010

December 13, 2019 | iSchool News

Some people are born knowing that they want to be a librarian. Others discover their calling after years of working in a different prof …

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Alumni Spotlight: How an iSchool Alumna Helps Fight Plagiarism – Terry Darr, MLS ’06

November 13, 2019 | iSchool News

School library director Terry Darr, MLS 2006, teaches over 200 information literacy and plagiarism education classes each year to middl …

Faculty Spotlight: Maggie Dull, Lecturer

Faculty Spotlight: Maggie Dull, Lecturer

November 12, 2019 | iSchoolNews

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Alumni Spotlight: Independent Scholar Who Strives to Be an Autodidact – David B. Levy, MLS ‘94

October 7, 2019 | iSchoolNews

When David Levy, MLS ’94, was a student at the University of Maryland (UMD), he spent most of his free time in McKeldin Library where …

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Alumni Spotlight: The Endless Opportunities in Librarianship – Mary Ellen Icaza MLS ‘98

September 30, 2019 | iSchoolNews

The University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (iSchool) played an important role in setting the foundation for Mary Ell …