Searching for Trust
Searching for Trust explores the intersection of trust, disinformation, and blockchain technology in an age of heightened institutional and epistemic mistrust. It adopts a unique archival theoretic lens to delve into how computational information processing has gradually supplanted traditional record-keeping, putting at risk a centuries-old tradition of the ‘moral defense of the record’ and replacing […]
MACL Top Graduate Award
This award is offered annually to the MACL graduate with the highest GPA (Graduate Point Average).
The Judith Saltman Prize
A $1000 prize is offered annually by friends and colleagues in honour of Judith Saltman to an outstanding student graduating from the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature (MACL).
Stanley and Rose Arkley Memorial Prize
This prize, the gift of Stanley and Rose Arkley, is offered in the iSchool to the University graduating student whose contribution in the field of children’s literature is the most outstanding.
Ruth Cameron Medal for Librarianship
This medal, honouring the memory of Miss Ruth E. Cameron, for many years Chief Librarian of the City of New Westminster, is offered annually by the Board of the New Westminster Public Library. It will be awarded to the student whose record in the course for the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies is, in the opinion of UBC iSchool, most outstanding.
Richard Hopkins Award
The Richard Hopkins Award will recognize a graduating student in a master’s program at UBC iSchool who demonstrates leadership and integrity, balancing academic achievement with a demonstrated commitment to their chosen area.
Ken Haycock Award in Library and Information Studies
The award is offered to a graduating student in the Masters of Library and Information Studies program in good academic standing who demonstrates leadership skills. The award will be made on the recommendation of the iSchool in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Gordon New Memorial Prize
This prize, established as a memorial to Gordon New by funds collected under the sponsorship of the University of Victoria Library, is offered to students enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies program.
C. William Fraser Prize
A prize endowed by the College of Physicians & Surgeons, family, friends and colleagues in honour of C. William Fraser. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the iSchool and is made on the recommendation of the School in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Beverly Maureen Becker Memorial Prize
The award is given for outstanding work in courses related to reference and information services in the iSchool, and is made on the recommendation of the Faculty.