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Anyone in the UMD community can propose library materials to enhance our collection’s inclusivity. The InclusiveLit Initiative aims to involve the library community in upgrading our collection by enhancing accessibility to resources about diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and equity.
Visit the Rising Up exhibition in person at the Hornbake Library gallery through the end of Summer 2024 or online anytime to explore 100 years of student activism for justice and civil rights at the University of Maryland.
Join the Libraries for a one-day, interdisciplinary symposium examining the importance of civic engagement, activism, intellectual and academic freedom, and journalism in protecting our democratic way of life.
The Diamondback photos collection contains digitized copies of over 18,000 photos taken for The Diamondback student newspaper, documenting campus life from the 1960s to the current day.
As a part of the Universities Studying Slavery consortium, The 1856 Project investigates and documents UMD's historical connections to slavery and aims to build an inclusive university community by enhancing the collective understanding of the Black experience at UMD.
In the face of rising book bans that disproportionately target LGBTQIA+ literature, we are committed to protecting and increasing the representation of Queer literature in our collections to ensure a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and voices are reflected.
UMD Discover searches almost all of the library’s collections and beyond in one simple search. Find books and e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more from our local collections and University System of Maryland collections.
The Libraries joins the College of Arts and Humanities as partners to advance the Douglass Center’s mission to engage diverse communities around issues of social justice and equity and cultivate leaders with values rooted in the humanities.
Through UMD Libraries, students, faculty, and staff have free access to a digital subscription to the New York Times, including news from NYTimes.com, The New York Times in Higher Education site, and Cooking and Games.
As AI becomes more integrated into everyday life, the more important it is to understand its uses and limitations. This research guide will help you navigate the rapidly changing world of AI and gain important critical thinking tools for interacting with AI.
PowerPoint was the first and only live program to focus attention on issues and information of concern to African American listeners using the popular interactive, call-in format. The show, based in Atlanta, aired weekly on Sunday evenings and was on the air for seven years.
The University Archives collect and care for numerous collections that reflect the efforts of UMD students to challenge and change the status quo. A new gallery exhibition, Rising Up: 100 Years of Student Activism For Justice and Civil Rights at the University of Maryland, shares this history with you.
Recently explored by a group of students who created their own podcast about “forgotten feminists”, Off Our Backs is a feminist news journal that pushed boundaries and shared resources for decades.