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Course Highlight: LIBR 569J Foundations of Intellectual Freedom in Librarianship

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

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.

UBC School of Information tote bag hanging on a coat rack at the entrance of the iSchool.

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

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.

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at night, with its lights on.

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).

Dr. Julia Bullard and PhD Student Bri M. Watson have been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
‘A history of ordinary people’: Forgotten documents discovered at one of Vancouver’s oldest family clan associations

‘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.

Thank you to 2023/2024 UBC Asian Library Student Librarians!
Winners Announced for the 2024 iSchool Bookmark Design Contest

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.