Targeted Advertising and Ad Blocking Technologies
In this Digital Tattoo blog post, Dual MASLIS student Laura Moberg talks about the privacy issues associated with targeted advertising in online environments.
All your Credentials are Belong to Us: On Insecure WPA2-Enterprise Configurations
MLIS student, Kin Man Leung, is one of the authors of a recent study that has found the majority of manual instructions provided by Universities lead to insecure Wi-Fi configurations.
Three iSchool Doctoral Students accepted into the UBC Public Scholars Initiative
Congratulations to PhD students Bri Watson, Hoda Amal Hamouda and Michelle Kaczmarek on being accepted into this UBC G+PS program.
Doctoral student Brian M. Watson receives LINCS Grant
The grant will support the further development of their project HistSex, an open-access resource for information on the history of sexuality.
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”.
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.
Rethinking the Canon: A Contemporary Response to the Indian in the Cupboard
In this video, MLIS and FNCC student Xaanja Free analyzes the narrative of this children’s book, asking important questions about who created the text and why.
Blockchain Technology Symposium 2021
This event will gather a diverse audience from academia, industry, and policymakers to engage in a dialogue around crucial topics in the adoption of blockchain technology.
Re-envisioning the First Nations Curriculum Concentration
Funded by UBC’s Academic Excellence Funds, this one-year project will focus on reimagining and strengthening the School’s First Nations Curriculum Concentration (FNCC).
Social media and the pandemic: What we’re learning from the Twitterverse
Dr. Abdul-Mageed talks about his recent research project and how the pandemic changed the usual patterns of communication on Twitter.