‘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.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Heather O’Brien
The past year has been full of milestones for Dr. Heather O’Brien: in October 2022, Dr. O’Brien was awarded the Research in Information Science Award from the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) for her long-term research agenda of user engagement. She also became Full Professor here at the iSchool, where she began teaching […]
Drs. Heather O’Brien and Edie Rasmussen awarded as ASIS&T 2023 Distinguished Members
Congratulations to Dr. Heather O’Brien (Professor) and Dr. Edie Rasmussen (Professor Emeritus and former Director of UBC School of Information) for being recognized as Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 2023 Distinguished Members. This status is only awarded to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to their profession through long-term pursuits in education, and […]
Welcoming Dr. Fatemeh Salehian Kia and Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer to iSchool in New Roles
No strangers to iSchool, Dr. Fatemeh Salehian Kia and Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer have been teaching and mentoring students in various capacities within the last three years. We are thrilled and grateful to welcome them into their new positions as Assistant Professors in Information Science and Archival Studies!
Technology and Tipping Culture: Thoughts from UX expert, Dr. St-Cyr
Penny for your thoughts on tipping? Dr. Olivier St-Cyr, expert on Human-Computer Interaction, addresses controversy with tipping and technology in recent features with CBC and the Wall Street Journal.
Introducing UBC iSchool
What does it mean to be a part of UBC’s iSchool community?
A tribute to Anne Piternick, Professor Emerita
Anne Piternick, Professor Emerita of the School of Information, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. Anne began her library career in 1952 as an Information Officer for the Research Department of a Manchester textile company. After qualifying as an Associate of the British Library Association (later, Fellow), Anne learned about opportunities at the UBC […]
Archival Studies and Oral History
How do oral histories preserve connections between past and present-day students? A recent oral history project completed by iSchool’s Marina Mayumi de Souza for The Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC) aims to bridge the gap and facilitate knowledge-sharing between emerging and established conservation professionals. In December 2022, Marina, a second-year MAS (Master’s […]
Dr. Abdul-Mageed Speaks on OpenAI’s ChatGPT
From MIT Technology Review to euronews.next to Libération, Associate Professor Muhammad Abdul-Mageed has been at the forefront of a critical conversation around OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT. In the words of ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAi: “ChatGPT is model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer follow […]