Archives 4.0: Artificial Intelligence for Trust in Records and Archives
Congratulations to Dr. Duranti and Dr. Abdul-Mageed on receiving a $2.5 million 5-year SSHRC Partnership Grant for this project, commonly referred to as “I Trust AI”.
Student Info Session – UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP)
UBC iSchool students are invited to join this information session to learn more about the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) and the self-assessment tools that the School is employing,
Our Own Labels: LGBT2QIA+ Representation in Catalogue Records
A SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant has been awarded to this project, submitted by Dr. Julia Bullard and Out On The Shelves, a local, independent LGBT2QIA+ library.
Alumna Camille Callison appointed University Librarian at UFV
In this role, Camille Callison (MLIS ’05, FNCC) will be head of the University of the Fraser Valley’s multi-campus libraries.
Apply for the UBC iSchool Continuing Awards
Current students who will continue their program of study in September 2021 are invited to apply for the iSchool Continuing Awards between now and Sunday, July 4.
Arca Sandbox: Scaffolding Learners to Practitioners
Read about how students in the Digital Image and Text Collections course are getting hands-on experience developing digital collections, supported by the new BC ELN Arca Sandbox software.
Congratulations UBC iSchool Spring 2021 Graduates!
Students, their families, and friends, faculty and staff joined our third virtual graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 1, to celebrate our 2021 Spring graduates.
Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
Read the full UBC School of Information statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Alumna Dr. Darra Hofman receives ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Award
This award recognizes dissertations that deal with substantive issues related to library and information science.
Q&A with MLIS alumna Dr. Jennifer Abel
In this LangSci After Grad article, Dr. Abel explains how working at UBC Research Commons while completing a Linguistics PhD spurred her interest in libraries and information management.