Adjunct Spotlight: Eugene Barsky
Meet Eugene Barsky, who is teaching LIBR 559S/ARST 556K Research Data Management for Information Professionals this term! Where do you work outside of teaching at UBC iSchool, and how do you bring your professional experiences/expertise into the classroom? I have been very fortunate to work in the UBC Library for the last twenty years. The […]
Adjunct Spotlight: Trevor Smith
Meet Trevor Smith (he/him), who is teaching LIBR 574 Project Management in Information Organizations this term! Where do you work outside of teaching at UBC iSchool, and how do you bring your professional experiences/expertise into the classroom? I am the Monograph Acquisitions Librarian at Douglas College, and formerly the Metadata Librarian as well. I also […]
Course Highlight: ARST 575M/LIBR 559T Blockchain Technology for Information Professionals
Are you looking for another course to take during 2024 Winter Term 2? Consider taking ARST 575M/LIBR 559T Blockchain Technology for Information Professionals, taught by Dr. Victoria Lemieux. We recently asked her a couple questions to get to know the course better. Q: Why do you think learning about blockchain is important for future information professionals? […]
Course Highlight: ARST 575J/LIBR 514K IT Security, Information Assurance and Risk Management
Are you looking for another course to take during 2024 Winter Term 2? Consider taking ARST 575J/LIBR 514K IT Security, Information Assurance and Risk Management, taught by Dr. Victoria Lemieux. We recently asked her a couple questions to get to know the course better. Q: You decided to focus the case studies for this course to […]
Adjunct Faculty Spotlight: Dan Farrell
Meet Dan Farrell (he/him), a UBC iSchool adjunct professor who is teaching ARST 517 History of Recordkeeping this academic year during Winter Term 2 (January to April 2025)! Where do you work outside of teaching at the UBC iSchool, and how do you bring your professional experiences/expertise into the classroom? I recently retired after 15+ years […]
Course Highlight: LIBR 569J Foundations of Intellectual Freedom in Librarianship
Are you looking for another LIBR_V course to take during 2024 Winter Term 2? Consider taking LIBR_V 569J Foundations of Intellectual Freedom in Librarianship, taught by Dr. Cameron M. Pierson. We recently asked him a couple questions to get to know the course better. Q: This course emphasizes practical, hands-on learning that is grounded in […]
Student Spotlight: Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung
Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung, a Master of Archival Studies student at the University of British Columbia, has recently been honored with the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) Emerging Voice 2024 award.
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 […]