Librarians from several UBC branches will be hosting an information session to talk about the current and forthcoming Work Learn Student Librarian positions. The presenters will each be speaking to their postings, the working environments, the tasks that students will be doing, and the skills and qualities they will be looking for. Registering for the […]
Dr. Pierson will provide preliminary findings of a current study examining how the LIS scholarly and practitioner literature conceptualise ‘safe spaces’ though discourse and documented strategies, with focus on libraries in digital transformation. It typologizes these conceptualisations and examines perceived responsibilities amongst practitioners in curating of safe spaces, the approaches practitioners utilise, and the sociotechnical factors influencing their choices. Implications for safe […]