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Gagan Jindal, PhD Student: Assessing the Value of Crowdsourced Repositories for Chronic Illness Management
May 12, 2020 | iSchoolNewsAssessing how adults with chronic illnesses can better manage their health through better access to health information.

Alumna Katelyn Attanasio on Why Libraries Shouldn’t Do Curbside During COVID-19
May 7, 2020 | iSchoolNewsWhy curbside library pickup should not be compared to restaurant pickup.

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Dr. Ana Ndumu Speaks About the Library’s Role in the 2020 Census on the Power Station Podcast
May 7, 2020 | iSchoolNewsAmericans have lost confidence in Congress, the courts, and the media but the library remains a trusted resource.

OneZero: Data Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media Accounts (featuring Jessica Vitak)
April 29, 2020 | iSchoolNewsEven people who do have legitimate access to a dead person’s account could misuse it warns Dr. Vitak.

Preservation Maryland’s Free Online Photography Collection Expands Online
April 29, 2020 | iSchoolNewsUMD iSchool graduate student Connor Mullane assisted in digitizing and processing images.

UMD iSchool Excellence Award Winners 2019-2020 Announced
April 28, 2020 | iSchool NewsRecipients of the college's awards recognizing excellence in student leadership, teaching, and staff support are announced.

Alumni Spotlight: Re-Envisioning the Role of Libraries in Teaching and Learning – Jean Donham, MLS ‘72
April 24, 2020 | iSchoolNewsAt the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

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Dr. Paul Shelden, musician, educator, and UMD iSchool alumnus, passed April 17, 2020
April 23, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEA lifetime of bringing the joy of music to more than a quarter million NYC public school children.

ACM Interactions Magazine: Reading Recommendations from Priya Kumar
April 23, 2020 | iSchool NewsPriya Kumar, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) shares her favorite reads in th …