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UMD INFO Faculty to Make Archival Materials More Accessible via Web Search
January 23, 2024 | Olivia Borgula & INFO StaffDiana Marsh and Katrina Fenlon are leading this NSF funded project
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UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference
January 18, 2024 | INFO StaffLibrary practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event
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UMD MLIS Alumni Receive Multiple Maryland School Librarian of the Year Awards
January 18, 2024 | INFO StaffDonna Mignardi and Sheri Anita Massey are awarded in 2020 and 2023, respectively
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Alonzo Davis poses for a portrait during a student symposium held on Nov. 20, 2023, at the Driskell Center. (Cecilia Clemens Vargas Lugo/The Diamondback)
Diamondback: UMD Archive Gives Students a Look Into Life, Work of Artist Alonzo Davis (ft. Eric Hung and MLIS Students)
December 5, 2023 | Cecilia Clemens Vargas Lugo | DiamondbackMLIS students from the UMD College of Information share the life and work of renowned artist Alonzo Davis
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University Libraries: New StoryMap Exhibit dives into UMD Restorative Justice (ft. Diana Marsh)
November 16, 2023 | University LibrariesMorrill Reckoning: Acknowledging Indigenous Lands that Funded the University of Maryland has been added to UMD Libraries StoryMap coll …
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The MLIS Program at UMD’s INFO College is Training the Next Generation of Librarians, Archivists, and Changemakers
October 16, 2023 | INFO StaffFrom Award-Winning Faculty to Industry Partners, Our Program Sets Our Students Up for Success
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UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected
October 12, 2023 | Holly Leber Simmons & INFO StaffThe $6M UMD Extension & INFO initiative focuses on expanding broadband access coupled with digital literacy training