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Welcome to the University Libraries at the University of Maryland.

Serving the state's flagship, land-grant institution, the University Libraries are your libraries. Our faculty and staff are here to help you access and advance the full range of human knowledge and explore your very own fearless ideas to address today's grand challenges.

Overview

Mission, vision, and values, and an overview of our libraries

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Our Organization

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Strategic Goals and Initiatives

The Libraries' major goals, strategies, and initiatives for 2023-2026.

Collaborations and Innovations

Collaborative initiatives that extend our strategic reach and innovate within the library field

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

Libraries efforts to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus climate

Careers

Employment opportunities including staff and faculty positions, graduate assistantships, and student jobs

Awards

Awards recognizing outstanding research using library services and information resources

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We can’t do what we do without you. Learn how you can support the Libraries' mission.

Policies and Safety

Code of conduct, privacy policy, user rights and responsibilities, and more 

News & Events

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Photo of winning social innovation team.
UMD Libraries and Teaching and Learning Transformation Center’s “AI and Information Literacy” module wins UMD’s 2025 Invention of the Year Award
The module won in the Social Innovation category.
UMD Libraries announces 2025 winners of the 20th Century Japan Research and Katherine Anne Porter Research Awards
Student studying in the library.
UMD Libraries Finals Success Guide 2025
Services and resources from the Libraries and campus to help you finish the semester strong.
Students sorting waste behind McKeldin Library.
The Dirty Details of McKeldin’s Trash
Library’s Waste Audit Gathers Info With Goal of Improving Sustainability
UMD Libraries, Big Ten Academic Alliance finalize contract with Springer extending access for faculty, staff, and students
The contract adds an Open Access publishing component to the existing Springer access.
Philip Cohen, Founder of SocArXiv
UMD Libraries-Supported Open Research Platform Wins Prestigious Sociology Prize

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