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Abigail Hardy with a copper knife blade using the Artec LEO handheld scanner. Photo by Quint Gregory.

UMD Team Works with Piscataway Conoy Tribe and Smithsonian to Bring Cultural Artifacts Back to Community

August 27, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

Working with the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, a team from INFO, ARHU, and MAPP is using 3D scanning to create replicas for community teachin …

An overhead view of archival documents on a wooden table, including a black-and-white photo of Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker and Willie Pearl Mackey next to an early typed draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

UMD graduate student Nick Gentry found this early draft of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" in the archives of another civil rights activist, the Rev. John Melville Burgess, at the Virginia Theological Seminary. At left is a photo of the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, cofounder with King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and his secretary, Willie Pearl Mackey, who typed at least three versions of the letter. (Photo courtesy of Virginia Theological Seminary) Photo via Maryland Today.

MLIS Student Spotlight: Maryland Today: A Watershed Text Resurfaces (ft Nick Gentry ’26)

July 14, 2026 | Sala Levin ’10 | Maryland Today

A remarkable archival discovery by MLIS student Nick Gentry uncovered a rare draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic letter

Alexandria, Washington DC, USA - 1 May 2024: Close up view of the front of an Amtrak train arriving at the town's railway station.

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Amtrak Uses INFO Students to Get Electronic Records on Track

May 18, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

A partnership with INFO’s iConsultancy is helping the railroad tackle a growing information governance challenge

Kelly Hoffman, MLIS '07, Phd '23

Alumni Profile: How a Love of Information Led to Capitol Hill

May 12, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

PhD and MLIS alum Kelly Hoffman found her calling in library science—then spent two decades building toward her dream job

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The Internship That Works Both Ways

March 23, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

The MLIS field study places students at 150+ libraries, archives, and cultural institutions

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UMD INFO College Launches Professional LIS Doctorate

January 20, 2026 | INFO Staff

For the first time in the U.S., library and information science (LIS) professionals can earn a practice-focused doctorate designed spec …

A high-tech library with digital book retrieval systems and interactive learning tools.

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Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education

January 6, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

Four PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars

"To Die For" A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By Rosie Grant

(Video) MLIS Alumni Spotlight: CBS News: “To Die For”: Beloved Recipes Etched in Stone (ft Rosie Grant ’22)

December 3, 2025 | INFO Staff

MLIS alum Rosie Grant uncovers and preserves gravestone recipes, showing how cherished dishes keep loved ones’ memories alive

A small, fluffy white and tan dog lies on a wooden floor, looking forward, with a small orange bearded dragon lizard sitting nearby. A bookshelf filled with books is visible in the background.

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WTOP News: Maryland Students Work to Preserve a Unique Bit of Animal History About Greenbelt (ft. Eric Hung)

November 21, 2025 | INFO Staff

Guided by Professor Eric Hung, UMD INFO students digitize and share Greenbelt’s surprising pet history with the community