Colloquium Series Fall Schedule Released
The Fall 2014 Colloquium Series is about to start! Click to learn more about the exciting speakers visiting us in the coming weeks.
Fall 2014 Colloquim Series – Talk by Jennifer Preece
Citizen Science: Information, Technology and People
By Dr. Jennifer Preece Professor and Dean, University of Maryland
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
MLIS Alumna Receives 2014 Robert Munsch Award
Congratulations to Nadine Lincoln, MLIS ’14, who is the recipient of the 2014 Robert Munsch Award, for her paper “Spunky Female Protagonists in Munsch Narratives.”
iSchool Director Recipient of ASIS&T SIG SI Best Social Informatics Paper Award
Congratulations to Director Caroline Haythornthwaite, who has received the 2013 Best Social Informatics Paper Award from the Association for Information Science and Technology Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (ASIS&T SIG SI). The award is shared with the paper’s lead author, Dr. Nama Raj Budhathoki.
ACA@UBC – Save the date!
The Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is delighted to present its seventh annual international Seminar and Symposium, Professional Education and Archives: What Does the Future Require? which will be held at UBC in on February 11-13, 2015.
MACL Alumna has Thesis Published by Scholastic
Congratulations to MACL alumna Stacey Matson, who has had her thesis published by Scholastic. Stacey’s creative thesis is entitled, “A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius.”
MLIS Alum Awarded Funding from CIHR
MLIS alum and current Interdisciplinary Studies PhD Candidate Devon Greyson has been awarded Knowledge Translation funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Institute of Gender and Health) for a project titled, “Theatre-based Knowledge Exchange with Early-Age Parents and Community Stakeholders.”
iSchool Faculty Members Promoted to Associate Professors
Congratulations to Dr. Luanne Freund and Dr. Victoria Lemieux on their recent promotions to the rank of Associate Professor.
Dr. Sam Rothstein (1921-2014)
It is with sadness that we let you know that Dr. Sam Rothstein, the original Director of the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (then the School of Librarianship), passed away on Tuesday of this week.
Financial Analysis and Risk Management: Data Governance, Analytics and Life Cycle Management
UBC iSchool Associate Professor Victoria Lemieux’s latest publication takes a look at the Global Financial Crisis and the weakness of financial records.