UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report
Learn how UBC Library’s Open Education program has supported faculty, students and staff in their open practices in the 2021/2022 academic year.
TURJUMAN: A Public Toolkit for Neural Arabic Machine Translation
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Mageed along with Postdoctoral fellows Dr. El Moatez Billah Nagoudi and Dr. AbdelRahim Elmadany have received the Best Paper Award for their work “TURJUMAN: A Public Toolkit for Neural Arabic Machine Translation“. The paper was published in the 5th Workshop on Open-Source Arabic Corpora and […]
Balancing Intellectual Freedom and Medical Disinformation in Canadian Libraries
The study, led by UBC iSchool alumni and faculty, aims to understand the experiences of library workers in responding to situations related to medical disinformation.
Encrypted Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Private: A Look at WhatsApp Privacy Concerns
In this Digital Tattoo blog post, MLIS student Karen McInnes explains how WhatsApp shares personal data and raises concerns about user privacy on this popular app.
Understanding Community-University Knowledge Exchange
This OER is a useful tool for infusing community perspectives in discussions of scholarly communication; promoting ethical research practices, and supporting librarians working with diverse communities.
Take 5: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Equitable Access to Resources
MLIS graduate Elizabeth Johnston highlights five research items in the Downtown Easts Research Access Portal (DTES RAP) about sustainability and climate change.
Dr. Heather O’Brien named Leader in Open Learning at UBC
This distinction recognizes UBC faculty and staff members and their efforts to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials.