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Maryland's iSchool to Host Open House and iPAC Grand Opening on April 11 Join the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, during National Library Week at an Open House event on Wednesday, April 11, from 3-5:30 pm. This event also marks the grand opening celebration for the Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC). The event will be held on the second floor of the Hornbake Building, South Wing on the University of Maryland campus. Visit with iSchool faculty, staff and students and learn about our three master's degree programs in library science, information management and human-computer interaction, as well as our PhD program in information studies. Find out more about the innovative research into the social, political and technological aspects of information access conducted by researchers at iPAC. Speakers include: * Jennifer Preece, Dean, Maryland's iSchool * Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President, University of Maryland * Denise Davis, Director, Cecil County Public Libraries * Professor John Bertot and Assistant Professor Paul Jaeger, co-directors of iPAC * Ann Carlson Weeks, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Maryland's iSchool More information and registration is available online<http://ischool.umd.edu/news/ischool-open-house-and-ipac-grand-opening-april-11>. 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 ischool.umd.edu<http://www.ischool.umd.edu>. About the Information Policy and Access Center The Information Policy and Research Center (iPAC) is a research and education facility that explores social, policy, and technology aspects of information access and use across cultural institutions, government agencies, and other information-based organizations; communities; and populations. Researchers at iPAC study what policies and/or technologies lead to equitable and inclusive information access, a digitally literate population, and an informed and engaged public. Focusing its research and education efforts towards libraries, cultural and public institutions; policy; and diverse populations, iPAC seeks to contribute to scholarship and the information professions at the international and national levels, while also serving the local needs of libraries and other cultural institutions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and the state of Maryland. For more information, visit ipac.umd.edu<http://ipac.umd.edu/>. Mary Carroll-Mason Communications Coordinator College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool University of Maryland 4105J Hornbake Building College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask] (301) 405-1260 ischool.umd.edu<http://ischool.umd.edu/> Twitter: @I_UMD