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UMD Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to announce the recent gift of rare books and ephemera relating to American writer, editor, and advocate for women Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879), best known for authoring the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. This generous gift was made by Steven Canter in honor of his mother Jeanette (Nee Kirsch) Canter Traum.

The UMD Libraries are proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Joni Floyd to the Maryland 250 Commission, a statewide body established to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary and honor Maryland’s pivotal contributions to its founding and legacy. As the Curator for Maryland and Historical Collections in the University of Maryland Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives, Dr.

A new online learning module developed by Teaching and Learning Librarian Ben Shaw in partnership with Mona Thompson of the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center and an interdisciplinary team of researchers, including former Libraries graduate assistant Daria Yocco, has won UMD’s 2025 Invention of the Year Award in the Social Innovation category.

UMD Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives are pleased to announce 2025 recipients two research awards aimed at supporting research in Hornbake Library - the 20th Century Japan Research Awards and Katherine Anne Porter Research Award.

Finals season can be overwhelming for anyone. You’ve got a lot on your plate, and we’re here to help you succeed. We've created this guide with resources and tips from the Libraries and Learning Success at the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC), as well as, events and resources from across campus to help you get through finals. You've got this.Library Extended Hours for Finals

By Sala Levin '10Gloves were plentiful. Full-body plastic suits were available. “If you feel like you’re going to be grossed out by any of the liquids, put one of these on,” warned Jessica Janney ’25, a recycling coordinator with UMD’s Facilities Management. On top of a long row of plastic tables, heaping garbage bags oozed, their dripping residue collecting on black tarps laid out on the ground. Smells, all of them unpleasant, wafted through the springtime air.

The University of Maryland Libraries are pleased to announce that we have signed a two-year, cost neutral contract with Springer in collaboration with the BTAA. The agreement extends our existing access to Springer journals and adds an Open Access (OA) publishing component without fees or caps. UMD corresponding authors, including graduate students, can publish their research as OA articles in Springer hybrid journals including Adis, Palgrave Macmillan, and Academic hybrid journals on Nature.com.

The Kohli Foundation for Sociology has announced that SocArXiv is the winner of its 2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. This honor especially recognizes the leadership of SocArXiv founder Professor Philip N. Cohen of the Department of Sociology.

On May 5, 2025, in honor of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR),  the Living Memory: Honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives installation will open in the Portico Room on the second floor of McKeldin Library. The exhibition was curated by Britney Bibeault, Assistant Director, Indigenous Futures Lab (IFL) and PhD candidate, Information Studies

The University of Maryland Libraries are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Library Awards for Undergraduate Research. This year’s IDEA Award recipient is Sylvia Cotten, class of 2025, majoring in History. The three Undergraduate Research prizes have been awarded to Taylor Mason, class of 2025, majoring in History; Holland Schmitz, class of 2025, majoring in History; and Matthew Zinno class of 2027, majoring in Government and Politics.