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OneZero: Data Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media Accounts (featuring Jessica Vitak)
Even 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
UMD iSchool graduate student Connor Mullane assisted in digitizing and processing images.
UMD iSchool Excellence Award Winners 2019-2020 Announced
Recipients 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
At the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

Dr. Paul Shelden
Dr. Paul Shelden, musician, educator, and UMD iSchool alumnus, passed April 17, 2020
A 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
Priya Kumar, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) shares her favorite reads in th …
Jen Golbeck TEDx Talk: Society One Algorithm at a Time
Dr. Jen Golbeck's TEDxYouth talk, Transforming Society One Algorithm at a Time, discusses how the already pervasive collecti …
Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15
Forensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …
Student Spotlight: Alisha Pradhan, PhD Student
Alisha Pradhan’s interest in accessibility and aging research had sparked after pursuing the HCIM program at the UMD iSchool as well …