UBC iSchool Storms iConference
SLAIS, The iSchool at UBC is making a big entrance at iConference 2012, the first iConference held since UBC joined the iSchools Consortium in March 2011. This year’s conference, “Culture – Design – Society,” is February 7-10 in Toronto, and a total of 19 faculty, students and others from the UBC iSchool are attending, with more than a dozen of these presenting.
Faculty presenting papers, posters and workshops are Luanne Freund, Rick Kopak, Aaron Loehrlein, Eric Meyers, Lisa Nathan, Edie Rasmussen and Judith Saltman. Adjunct faculty member Gail Edwards, chair of the history department at Douglas College, post-doctoral fellow Michael Huggett, and MACL graduate Robert Bittner are also presenting. More
MLIS Student Chosen for ALA Conference
Sarah Fallik (MLIS) is one of 40 students chosen from American Library Association student chapters to assist ALA staff during the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. In exchange for working four hours a day during the conference, these students participating in the ALA Student to Staff Program receive conference registration, housing, and a per diem for meal expenses. More
iSchool Research Work Featured
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has chosen to feature SLAIS faculty member Dr. Luciana Duranti's research in its spotlight on The University of British Columbia. One of three projects featured for UBC, the article notes the work involves developing guidelines "for the creation, maintenance and preservation of digital records." The article then provides a link for readers to learn more at Dr. Duranti's research page on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council site.
Focus on Visiting Fulbright Scholar's Work
The Canadian Studies Center has featured Fulbright Scholar Jill Woelfer, a visiting graduate student this year at the iSchool, on its website. Jill is a PhD candidate at The University of Washington iSchool. More
Two Faculty Win Major ALISE Awards
Two SLAIS faculty members are being presented with awards at the 2012 Association for Library Information Science Education (ALISE) conference to be held in Dallas this month. Eric Meyers won the prestigious ALISE/Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Award. This is a competitive award and it is the first time it has been presented to a SLAIS faculty member. Heather O’Brien, along with 2011 MLIS graduate Mahria Lebow, won the ALISE/Dialog Methodology Paper Competition for their co-authored paper, “Is There a Role for Physiological Methods in the Evaluation of Human-Information Interaction?” more
Call For Participation for iSchool Research Day
SLAIS, the iSchool@UBC, invites UBC faculty and students to participate the iSchool's Research Day, part of Celebrate Research Week at UBC. The iSchool’s Research Day will be held on Friday, March 2, showcasing the recent contributions of iSchool faculty and student, and other researchers at UBC. Presenters and participants will share ideas and thoughts about the work of designers, disseminators, and stewards of information. more
