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(Video) CAFe Presents: Imagining Decolonial Archival Futures
June 5, 2024 | Maia JohnstonHistorians discuss new archival practices focused on Indigenous led stewardship

Ariel Segal (at center) and colleagues from around the world, including head of the Library of Congress Collections Digitization Division Tom Rieger (at right), at the Society for Imaging Science and Technology Archiving 2024 Conference at the National Archives celebrate after Segal's Hebrew Manuscripts presentation
Library of Congress Digitizes Rare Hebrew Manuscripts, Opening Centuries of Jewish History to the World
May 7, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonMLS alumnus Ariel Segal worked on the years-long project

Press Release: UMD INFO’s Allison Jennings-Roche Named 2024 LJ Mover & Shaker
May 1, 2024 | Library JournalLJ’s Class of 2024 Movers & Shakers highlights 50 individuals helping move library work forward

Data, Death, and What Comes Next
April 30, 2024 | Katie ShiltonA scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)
April 23, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world

Democratizing Information: Volunteer Transcribers Enable Access to Cultural Heritage Materials
April 16, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonCrowdsourced transcriptions are making historical documents more accessible for those who use screen readers

Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College
UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration