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‘A history of ordinary people’: Forgotten documents discovered at one of Vancouver’s oldest family clan associations

‘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.

Dr. Heather O’Brien receives the 2023/2024 UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize
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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 […]

The Digital Trust Ecosystem - Trinh Nguyen - Researching Web3 Workshop

The Digital Trust Ecosystem: Researching Web3 Workshop

In this workshop, PhD student Trinh Nguyen discuss, define, and determine the role of information within the digital trust ecosystem.

Competition Announcement: Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s and CGS-M Competitions

Learn more about Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s and CGS-M Competitions available to UBC Graduate students.

INSIGHTS Newsletter

INSIGHTS Newsletter

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the INSIGHTS Newsletter is now available on our website. Download your digital copy here.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence Program

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence Program

Learn more about this new UBC Library program and its scholars, including Doctoral student Bri Watson.

Dual MAS/LIS graduate Mya Ballin receives 2022 Dodds Prize

Dual MAS/LIS graduate Mya Ballin receives 2022 Dodds Prize

The award recognizes superior research and writing on an archival topic by a student enrolled in a Master’s level archival studies program.

Dr. Julia Bullard Receives ISKO 2022 Best Paper Award

Dr. Julia Bullard Receives ISKO 2022 Best Paper Award

Her paper “Confusing, inaccurate, and just goofy: author assessments of ‘Indians of North America’ cataloguing” was presented at the ISKO conference in June 2022.