Expanding the “COVID-19 Pandemic and the University of British Columbia” Web Archive
MLIS student Sarah Gallagher shares their experience working with the Digitization Centre to expand the COVID-19 Pandemic and the UBC Web Archive.
Students Isabel Carlin and Hikaru Ikeda awarded 2021 ALA Spectrum Scholarships
The Spectrum Scholarship is designed to address the specific issue of the under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians within the profession.
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.
Checking our Online Behaviour for Digital Blackface
In this Digital Tattoo blog post, MLIS student Estelle Frank explains what digital blackface is and its pervasiveness on social media.
MASLIS student Isabel Carlin receives SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship
Their project examines the imagined harp of Isabel’s Indigenous grandmother, which functions as a personal and political record in the northern Philippines.
Fresh From the Fight : Heroes, Tricksters, and Villains in Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Culture
Join this biennial graduate student conference organized by the students of the MACL program at the UBC iSchool on July 2-4.
Student Info Session – UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP)
UBC iSchool students are invited to join this information session to learn more about the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) and the self-assessment tools that the School is employing,
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.
Apply for the UBC iSchool Continuing Awards
Current students who will continue their program of study in September 2021 are invited to apply for the iSchool Continuing Awards between now and Sunday, July 4.
Congratulations UBC iSchool Spring 2021 Graduates!
Students, their families, and friends, faculty and staff joined our third virtual graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 1, to celebrate our 2021 Spring graduates.