Unofficial Graduate Student Guide to CLIS

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Revision as of 22:03, 10 June 2007

This is a guide for students in the College of Information Studies (CLIS) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Disclaimer: As a resource for open discussion and suggestion, this guide is sponsored by the ALA Student Chapter at CLIS, but does not necessarily represent the opinions of that organization.

Tips for New Students

Things every new CLIS student should know before they arrive on campus (and some things that students already here may not have figured out yet).

Housing

If you are new to the area, you're probably wondering where to look for housing. Check this page out to find out what you need to know and where you're going to find what you need to know.

Graduate Assistantships

Who wants tuition remission?! I DO!! I DO!!

Local News, Traffic, and Weather

Where to drive, whether it will be raining while you're driving, where to park, and where to hear the news that the car that you parked got stolen last night.

Bookish People, Places and Things

Librarians of all stripes are people that heart books. We simply had to point out some fun, book-related and literary events and places in the MD-DC-VA area.

Local Libraries

In case you find those book-related places for the pretentious a little too pricey or snotty, you can head to your local public library and be among the people and thrive with the democratic spirit of equality. Not that we don't all love the book-related places too.

Library-related Links

Blogs, professional organizations, and other such randomness

Six Things Every Graduate Student Should Know

From the Graduate Student Government (http://www.gsg.umd.edu/6things.html), this is an important list.