Congratulations to the 2020 UBC iSchool Student Awards Winners!
Our warmest congratulations to the winners of this year’s UBC iSchool Student Awards!
LIBR 596 at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis
The student will acquire insights into various search solutions and gain valuable experience with Apache Solr configurations.
LIBR 596 at Salt Spring Island Public Library
Application deadline: March 1
The student will obtain a detailed knowledge of an independent rural library.
LIBR 596 at Lululemon Athletica
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis
The student will get a perspective on managing non-traditional collections, adapting service models to meet specialized user needs, and deepen their understanding of the apparel industry.
Congratulations UBC iSchool Fall 2020 graduates!
The iSchool hosted its second Virtual Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, November 24. Faculty and staff, students, families, and friends joined this online gathering to celebrate our graduates.
Dr. Heather O’Brien named Leader in Open Learning at UBC
This distinction recognizes UBC faculty and staff members and their efforts to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials.
UBC iSchool Virtual Town Hall 4.0
Students are invited to join our next student-focused Town Hall on Friday, December 11. This is an opportunity to engage with faculty, staff and LASSA presidents and to address any questions or concerns.
ACA@UBC First-Year Mentoring Event
This Friday, November 20, join this session for first-year students and connect with other iSchool students to hear their experiences and answer any questions you may have.
MLIS alumnus Chris Stephenson receives 2020 BCLA Intellectual Freedom Award
This award recognizes their work and efforts in organizing the first Drag Queen Story Time at the Okanagan Regional Library’s downtown Kelowna branch.
To Look with Love: Emerging Themes on Records and Grief Work
This talk will present the findings of Dr. Jennifer Douglas’s ongoing research project “Conceptualizing Recordkeeping as Grief Work: Implications for Archival Theory and Practice.” (Friday November 13)