Course Highlight: LIBR 569J Foundations of Intellectual Freedom in Librarianship
Are you looking for another LIBR_V course to take during 2024 Winter Term 2? Consider taking LIBR_V 569J Foundations of Intellectual Freedom in Librarianship, taught by Dr. Cameron M. Pierson. We recently asked him a couple questions to get to know the course better. Q: This course emphasizes practical, hands-on learning that is grounded in […]
Dr. Luanne Sinnamon begins term as Director
The UBC School of Information welcomes Dr. Luanne Sinnamon as Director and Informatics Program Chair, as of July 1, 2024.
It’s Here! UBC iSchool 2024 Tote Bag
New UBC School of Information tote bags, designed by MAS student Maya Parker!
Student Spotlight: Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung
Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung, a Master of Archival Studies student at the University of British Columbia, has recently been honored with the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) Emerging Voice 2024 award.
Supporting Survivors’ access to Residential School records
Featuring UBC iSchool alumni Kim Lawson (MLIS ’04), Clea Hargreaves (MAS ’18), David McAtackney (MLIS ’16), and PhD Student Kristin Kozar (MLIS ’18).
‘A history of ordinary people’: Forgotten documents discovered at one of Vancouver’s oldest family clan associations
Dr. Jennifer Douglas, alumna June Chow, and current iSchool students Lily Liu and Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung‘s archival work with the Wong’s Benevolent Association’s Chinatown Building was recently featured in a Vancouver Sun article. Read the full article on the Vancouver Sun website.
Winners Announced for the 2024 iSchool Bookmark Design Contest
The UBC School of Information may be full of burgeoning library, archives, and information studies students, but it is also home to a creative and artistic student population. Earlier this year, the UBC School of Information hosted a bookmark design contest to showcase the talent of our students on our official school swag. We’re excited […]
Exploring the Impact of Social Media with INFO 250
Discover how community-engaged learning transforms students and organizations alike in this collaboration between INFO 250 students Vitor Moreno, Kaylan Mah, Morrison Tulloch, Nico Peloia, and the False Creek Friends Society.