University of Maryland, College Park

In partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Maryland at College Park's College of Information Studies will leverage its local expertise and its existing concentration in e-government to create a new librarianship specialization in government information services. This new concentration will address challenges presented by changes in the ways governments produce and make information available to the public. IMLS funds will be used to develop an online education program combining coursework, practical experience working in the Government Information Online service, and opportunities to assist in the production of the scholarly journal Government Information Quarterly. Scholarships will support 20 students to earn their degrees with the government information concentration. Scholarship recipients also will benefit from mentoring, directed internships, and opportunities to network with other government information professionals.