The University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD INFO College) is a top-ranked research and teaching college where faculty, staff, and students are passionate about using information and technology to break down barriers and create exciting new possibilities.
Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.
Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.
Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers.
Supporting new generations of students through scholarships, internships, and connections while enjoying networking and other benefits.
Image courtesy of the Trace Center
iSchool professor and Trace affiliate faculty Dr. Niklas Elmqvist leads a team to continue work on accessible data visualization and to …
Image: From Alphabet Inc.'s defunct Sidewalk Labs: Quayside project, Toronto.
Sidewalk Toronto is dead, but its legacy shows there are more ways to violate one’s privacy than collecting one’s image.
Illustration by Darren Garrett
Researchers from UMD and Cornell University discuss the ethical dilemmas in social data science and how ethnographic studies can help g …
Dr. Tamara Clegg alongside Rubble from one of Nickelodeon’s newest shows, PAW Patrol.
Clegg is an expert in youth experience and digital practices working with Nickelodeon to enhance its online learning platform, Noggin.