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UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
August 26, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleWith strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …
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UMD iSchool, a Hub of Revolutionary Digital Curation Research and Technology Development
August 25, 2020 | Hayleigh MooreExploring the UMD iSchool's history of being integral to the advancement of digital curation.
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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 …
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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.
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Smithsonian Magazine: Help Transcribe Field Notes Penned by S. Ann Dunham, a Pioneering Anthropologist and Barack Obama’s Mother, featuring Diana Marsh
July 20, 2020 | Courtney SextonDiana Marsh led a project to digitize the field notebooks of S. Ann Dunham, economic anthropologist and mother of Barack Obama---and to …
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Student Archivists at Maryland – Call for New Student Members!
June 12, 2020 | Karina Kletscher, UMD iSchool MLIS StudentThis is a momentous year for SAM as we are turning 25!
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Building Community Through Coursework
June 11, 2020 | Eric Hing-Tao Hung Mea Lee, K. Sarah OstrachCommunity engagement has become an increasingly important component of libraries and archives professions.
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MLIS Students Get Hands-on Experience Digitizing Documents
June 4, 2020 | Morgan AdleMLIS students specializing in Archives and Digital Curation seek hands-on experience digitizing historic material.