Library and Information Science
Contributing groundbreaking innovation and thought-leadership to library and information science.
Research Projects
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US) – Micah Morgan
Principal Investigator(s): Sheena Erete
Funder: Computing Research Association Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
The CSGrad4US Fellowship Program supports domestic bachelor’s degree holders returning to academia by providing mentoring and funding to pursue PhDs in computing. Through this cooperative agreement, the Computing Research Association will manage recruitment, applications, mentoring, and program evaluation to expand diversity in CISE fields.
Principal Investigator(s): Sheena Erete
Funder: Computing Research Association Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Information Justice, Human Rights, and Technology Ethics > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
The CSGrad4US Fellowship Program supports domestic bachelor’s degree holders returning to academia by providing mentoring and funding to pursue PhDs in computing. Through this cooperative agreement, the Computing Research Association will manage recruitment, applications, mentoring, and program evaluation to expand diversity in CISE fields.
UMD INFO College Fellows Program at the National Agricultural Library
Principal Investigator(s): Katrina Fenlon
Funder: US Department of Agriculture
Research Areas: Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
Principal Investigator(s): Katrina Fenlon
Funder: US Department of Agriculture
Research Areas: Archival Science > Digital Humanities > Library and Information Science > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
Ready Now: Supporting Youth and Families During Crisis
Principal Investigator(s): Mega Subramaniam Nitzan Koren
Funder: 8/1/2023 - 4/9/2025 Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Library and Information Science
This project aims to broaden and improve the efficacy of the publication: Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis.
Principal Investigator(s): Mega Subramaniam Nitzan Koren
Funder: 8/1/2023 - 4/9/2025 Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Library and Information Science
This project aims to broaden and improve the efficacy of the publication: Library Staff as Public Servants: A Field Guide for Preparing to Support Communities in Crisis.
Faculty
Recent News

Lauren Schirle, MIM '19
Alumni Profile: From Archives to Analytics: How a MIM Alum’s Unconventional Path Shapes Fintech Innovation
A profile of MIM alum Lauren Schirle
A UMD student became the first to digitize a little-known letter between Founding Fathers George Mason, left, and George Washington, while working as a digital archives fellow at Gunston Hall. Letters courtesy of the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall; portraits via Wikimedia Commons. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: A New Page in U.S. History
MLIS grad student, Nicholas Gentry, digitizes a forgotten 1768 letter between George Mason and George Washington
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