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Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at night, with its lights on.

Supporting Survivors’ access to Residential School records

Featuring UBC iSchool alumni Kim Lawson (MLIS ’04), Clea Hargreaves (MAS ’18), David McAtackney (MLIS ’16), and PhD Student Kristin Kozar (MLIS ’18).

Dr. Julia Bullard and PhD Student Bri M. Watson have been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
‘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.

Thank you to 2023/2024 UBC Asian Library Student Librarians!

Exploring the Impact of Social Media with INFO 250

Discover how community-engaged learning transforms students and organizations alike in this collaboration between INFO 250 students Vitor Moreno, Kaylan Mah, Morrison Tulloch, Nico Peloia, and the False Creek Friends Society.

2022/23 iSchool Co-op Students of the Year

Congratulations to Bailey Bjolin, Kira Vandermeulen, and Lauren Lok Man Wong!

MASLIS student Lily Liu featured in Richmond News article
Headshot of Dharani Persaud

iSchool Student Wins Mosaic Scholarship from Society of American Archivists

We are thrilled to announce that Dharani Persaud, who is currently pursuing a dual degree in Archival and Library and Information studies, is the 2023 recipient of the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Mosaic Scholarship.

Oral History Project Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance History Wins Award for Living Heritage from the City of Vancouver

Oral History Project Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance History Wins Award for Living Heritage from the City of Vancouver

UBC iSchool alumni Emma Metcalfe Hurst (MASLIS ’23), Charlotte Leonard (MASLIS ’23), and Clare Asquith Finnegan (MLIS ’16) received an Award for Living Heritage from the City of Vancouver for the oral history and community archives project, Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story.

How to Design a Re-design: iSchool students and community-engaged-learning

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 […]