Course Highlight: ARST 575M/LIBR 559T Blockchain Technology for Information Professionals
Are you looking for another course to take during 2024 Winter Term 2? Consider taking ARST 575M/LIBR 559T Blockchain Technology for Information Professionals, taught by Dr. Victoria Lemieux. We recently asked her a couple questions to get to know the course better. Q: Why do you think learning about blockchain is important for future information professionals? […]
Adjunct Faculty Spotlight: Dan Farrell
Meet Dan Farrell (he/him), a UBC iSchool adjunct professor who is teaching ARST 517 History of Recordkeeping this academic year during Winter Term 2 (January to April 2025)! Where do you work outside of teaching at the UBC iSchool, and how do you bring your professional experiences/expertise into the classroom? I recently retired after 15+ years […]
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.
iSchool Student Wins Mosaic Scholarship from Society of American Archivists
We are thrilled to announce that Dharani Persaud, who is currently pursuing a dual degree in Archival and Library and Information studies, is the 2023 recipient of the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Mosaic Scholarship.
Oral History Project Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance History Wins Award for Living Heritage from the City of Vancouver
UBC iSchool alumni Emma Metcalfe Hurst (MASLIS ’23), Charlotte Leonard (MASLIS ’23), and Clare Asquith Finnegan (MLIS ’16) received an Award for Living Heritage from the City of Vancouver for the oral history and community archives project, Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story.