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PhD Student Spotlight: Pramod Chundury

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet PhD Student, Pramod Chundury!

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Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!

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Faculty Spotlight: Bridgette Comanda, Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator, Bridgette Comanda!

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MLIS Student Tannaz Motevalli Named 2020-21 ALA Spectrum Scholar

July 16, 2020 | Mia K. Hinckle

ALA Spectrum Scholarships are awarded annually to a select group of exceptional students who promote equity, diversity, and inclusion i …

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Staff Spotlight: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director of Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove

July 15, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet Assistant Director of the Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove, Tetyana Bezbabna!

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Alumni Spotlight: iSchool Alumna Awarded Maryland School Librarian of the Year 2020 – Donna Mignardi MLS ’99

July 14, 2020 | iSchool News

The UMD iSchool helped to instill in Donna that all information is valuable and one must continue to grow and learn.

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Remembering Christine Glaab – Law Librarian, Community Volunteer, Ardent Reader, and UMD iSchool Alumna

July 14, 2020 | CISSP (Certified Information System Security Professional)

The Christine Glaab Law Librarian Fellowship honors the memory and legacy of Christine Glaab, MLS 1975, by providing support to MLIS s …

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Maryland Today: Pushing for Access, featuring Paul Jaeger

July 13, 2020 | Chris Carroll

Dr. Paul Jaeger describes how 30 years after its passing, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has opened many doors for students …

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School Library Journal: Retire Those Legacy Approaches. It’s Time to Be Bold and Innovative. | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam

July 13, 2020 | Mega Subramaniam

As a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her second SLJ article, calling upon peop …