Maryland’s iSchool Hosts First Doctoral Research Day
College Park, MD (February 2, 1011)—The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, Maryland’s iSchool, is hosting its inaugural Doctoral Research Day on Monday, February 14, 2011, from 2-5 pm. This event will be held in Room 2116, as well as surrounding research and lab space on the second floor of the South Wing of the Hornbake Building.
Presentations will feature a wide range of interdisciplinary research related to information sciences and management from doctoral students in the Information Studies program. Confirmed presentations include: “Getting Connected: Social Media Use by the Homeless,” "Evaluating Museum Inclusiveness: A Pilot Assessment in the Mid-Atlantic Region” and “Towards a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework for Describing Communication in Science.”
Posters and mini-talks will take place from 2-4 pm, followed by an awards ceremony and reception from 4-5 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
For additional information and to see a complete program as it becomes available, please visit ischool.umd.edu. We hope that you can join us to recognize our students and their innovative research!
About Maryland’s iSchool
The College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, empowers people, organizations and society to use information effectively through its research and undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. Maryland's iSchool enables students and faculty to create new ways for people to connect with information that will transform society and is ideally located in the information capital of the world- the Washington DC metro region. The iSchool is transforming itself as well, from a small college with a strong foundation in library and information studies programs to a fast-growing and groundbreaking center of expertise that will help people manage the information explosion from childhood to adulthood.
For more information visit www.ischool.umd.edu Mary Carroll-Mason
Communications Coordinator
College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool
4110D Hornbake Library
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-1260