Community and Culture

This pathway focuses on the development of knowledge and skills related to the collection and stewardship of cultural materials and the provision of information and cultural services to communities that support and are respectful of their needs, traditions and ways of knowing. Professions associated with this pathway are community librarianship, community archives, community outreach, cultural heritage preservation and education, digitization and digital curation projects, and information policy. Academic research areas include community informatics, First Nations studies, LGBTQ studies, social justice librarianship, information policy, museum studies, etc.

This pathway is complementary to the First Nations Curriculum Concentration.

Primary Electives (taught every year)

• LIBR 553 (3) Understanding Information Users in Diverse Environments
• LIBR 581 (3) Digital Libraries

Secondary Electives

• LIBR 516 (3) Information Asset Management
• LIBR 538B (3) Theory and Practice of Oral History
• LIBR 561 (3) Information Policy
• LIBR 569A (3) Information Practice and Protocol in Support of Indigenous Initiatives
• LIBR 579J (3) Community-Led Libraries
• LIBR 582 (3) Digital Images and Collections
• LIBR 587 (3) Preservation

Related Electives

• LIBR 514G (3) Records Systems in the Digital Environment
• LIBR 514H (3) Records and Information Governance
• LIBR 559D (3) Social Media Intelligence
• LIBR 570 (3) Marketing in Information Organizations
•  LIBR 574 (3) Project Management in Information Organizations
• LIBR 579G (3) Introduction to Archives for Librarians

Relevant courses outside the school (TBD)

Courses in museum studies, leadership, First Nations Studies & Languages, social work: