Alumni Spotlight: Stephanie Usher
We recently interviewed Stephanie Usher (MLIS ’23) about her work as a Children’s Librarian with the Vancouver Public Library, as the Provincial Coordinator for the BC Summer Reading Club, and about representation in library programming.
Staff Spotlight: Jerry He
Learn more about our Administrative Assistant, Jerry He.
Celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ Scholarship at UBC iSchool
UBC iSchool is proud to spotlight 2SLGBTQIA+ scholarship and initiatives from our faculty and students. June is definitely not the only month to celebrate the achievements and work that centers 2SLGBTQIA+ themes in the field of Information, Library, Archival and Children’s Literature studies. However, it is important both to recognize and understand the historical and […]
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.
How to Design a Re-design: iSchool students and community-engaged-learning
How can you connect your degree with your community? Based on the results of this Spring’s community-engaged-learning (CEL) projects, UBC iSchool has all the right answers. One of the things that makes UBC iSchool so unique is the countless professional opportunities that are available for students to complete during their degree. These kinds of projects […]
Congratulations to MLIS student, Ariel Lee for winning Best Poster
UBC iSchool is proud to announce that Ariel Lee has won ‘Best Poster’ at Designing for People’s 2023 CREATE Design Showcase!
Introducing UBC iSchool
What does it mean to be a part of UBC’s iSchool community?
School of Information Great Canadian Beach & Park Cleanup Party 2023
Are you looking for a valuable way to volunteer and make a tangible impact on waste in our environment?
Language Accessibility with AI
How many languages can AI speak? How many languages can AI understand? Why is it essential for AI to think outside of English? Supervised by Dr. Abdul-Mageed, Ife Adebara and their team are working on expanding AI to process under-documented languages.
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 […]