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UMD iSchool MLS Alumna Partners with iConsultancy to Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities in Digital Curation and Web Design

At Historic Takoma, Marilyn Abbott exceeded the call of duty by connecting iSchool students with the organization to revamp their websi …

Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, Serial Set vol. 1442. Photo by Geraldine Dávila González.

Meet MLIS student, Bailey DeSimone

Bailey's research will focus on the intersection of diversity and legal informatics. 

Smithsonian Magazine: Help Transcribe Field Notes Penned by S. Ann Dunham, a Pioneering Anthropologist and Barack Obama’s Mother, featuring Diana Marsh

Diana Marsh led a project to digitize the field notebooks of S. Ann Dunham, economic anthropologist and mother of Barack Obama---and to …

Student Archivists at Maryland – Call for New Student Members!

This is a momentous year for SAM as we are turning 25!

Building Community Through Coursework

Community engagement has become an increasingly important component of libraries and archives professions.

MLIS Students Get Hands-on Experience Digitizing Documents

MLIS students specializing in Archives and Digital Curation seek hands-on experience digitizing historic material.

Preservation Maryland’s Free Online Photography Collection Expands Online

UMD iSchool graduate student Connor Mullane assisted in digitizing and processing images.

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer

Trevor Owens has devoted much of his career to advancing digital infrastructure and programs for libraries and archives.

Medium: Data, Desert Islands, and Digital Dark Ages (featuring Richard Marciano)