Faculty of Art
Presenting the New iSchool Website!
October 2, 2013
Over the last month, the school has been hard at work developing a new website with increased functionality for applicants, students, faculty and community members. Please take some time to look around.Posted in News
The Canada IFLA adventure
July 9, 2013
The Canada IFLA adventure: 85 years of Canadian participation in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 1927 to 2012. By Judith Saltman With Contributions from Dan Gillean, Kathleen Jamie McCarthy, Myron Groover, Jack J. Unrau, and Rachel Balko.Posted in News
2013 Arts Co-op MLIS Student of the Year is Ebony Magnus
June 24, 2013
This year’s winner, Ebony Magnus, was honoured for her work term at the UBC Library Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Over the course of her two-term co-op assignment, Ebony taught 47 first-year library instruction sessions and saw an opportunity to use data collected during these workshops for an information visualization project required for one of her courses.Posted in News
Daniel Collins named 2013 MAS iSchool Student of the Year
June 21, 2013
The 2013 MAS iSchool Student of the Year award goes to Daniel Collins for his work term at the Arts Club Theatre Company. Due to his excellent performance, Daniel has been given a contract to continue working with the Arts Club. Daniel’s supervisor, Vanessa Richards, says his “excellent work … exceeded our expectations to manage the scope of the project.”Posted in News
Roberta F. Greig Research Laboratory opens
September 11, 2012
iSchool students can now use the Greig laboratory for research.Posted in News
Luke McLeod named Arts Co-op MLIS Student of the Year
June 24, 2012
Luke McLeod has been recognized for his work as an Information Specialist at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent Branch. Luke was awarded for his contribution to the identification and implementation of the Library Discovery Tool, which allows patent examiners to quickly retrieve literature necessary for patent reviews.Posted in News
Danielle Westbrook awarded Arts Co-op MLIS Student of the Year
June 24, 2012
The 2012 MLIS SLAIS Student of the Year award has gone to Danielle Westbrook for her work at UBC Library where she took on a number of responsibilities as a Technical Services Co-op Student, including researching and conducting a literature review on creating and managing core library collections.Posted in News
Helen Brown wins 2012 iSchool Student of the Year (Master of Archival Studies)
June 21, 2012
Helen Brown has been awarded the 2012 Arts Co-op MAS Student of the Year award for her as an Archival Project Coordinator for the Playwrights Theatre Centre. PTC had a wealth of information that needed to be organized, including thousands of photos taken at the theatre company within the past 40 years. Helen’s job included researching, developing and recommending a records management policy, digitizing and organizing the photograph archives, as well as planning events to help identify subjects in the photographs.Posted in News
UBC iSchool students win national and international awards
June 21, 2012
UBC iSchool students have distinguished themselves as scholars on the national and international stage, earning several awards for academic promise and excellence including Canada Graduate Scholarships.Posted in News
UBC iSchool adjunct faculty member Alexandra Bradley named ARMA Fellow
May 21, 2012
Long-time iSchool adjunct faculty member Alexandra "Sandie" Bradley has been named to the ARMA International Company of Fellows - the highest honour in the records management profession.Posted in News