Geoffrey C. Bowker – Emerging Configurations of Knowledge Expression
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Since the Enlightenment, we have built up a knowledge production system which assumes that prime form of expression should be the printed word. However, in a number of fields in the sciences, social sciences […]
Ellen Gruber Garvey – What the 99 Percent Read, and What They Did with It, a Hundred Years Ago
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Men and women 150 years ago grappled with information overload by making scrapbooks-the ancestors of Google and blogging. From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmwomen, abolitionists to Confederates, people […]
Engaging Youth With Indigenous Materials in Libraries and Classrooms
Assessing and incorporating teaching and learning resources by and about First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples is critical for librarians, educators and parents. Awareness of diverse epistemologies, notions of cultural authenticity and historical accuracy, and the influence of colonialism, are essential when considering books, films and interactive media for library and classroom collections. This panel […]
Melanie Feinberg – Personal Digital Collections as Creative Expression
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Once undertaken primarily by museum professionals, the activity of curatorship has been popularized via the Web. Social media tools, such as YouTube playlists and Pinterest Web bulletin boards, enable users to curate a diverse […]
Julienne Molineaux – Library and Archives Canada, Ten Years After the Merger
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at The University of British Columbia, cordially invites you to the first of our Fall 2012 Colloquium Series, where Julienne Molineaux will present […]
Dr. Kwok-Chu Lee Recognition Ceremony
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Richmond Public Library. Dr. Kwok-Chu Lee has been a good friend and strong supporter of Richmond Public Library since 1995. His generosity has ranged from donating books and money to conducting many successful informational seminars and fundraising activities. In 2011, Dr. Lee […]
New VST Archival Resource Launch Celebration
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Vancouver School of Theology. The H.R. MacMillan Library at the Vancouver School of Theology recently acquired four sections of the Church Missionary Archives microfilm, covering Anglican Missionary activities throughout British Columbia, North West Canada and the West Indies. On July 11, 2012, […]
Jonathan Kift and Josh Rose – Telling Stories with Data
Webcast sponosred by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS). Topic: What good is open data if we don’t know how to find and use it? The digital age has ushered in new opportunities to better understand our communities and demand accountability from our governments. In […]
The Indigitization Tool Kit for First Nations Community Digitization Projects
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and was part of the Aboriginal Unhistory Month month-long series of events at UBC.The Indigitization Tool Kit is a how-to resource for First Nations communities digitizing cultural materials, such as open reel audio tapes from oral histories. Special guest Khelsilem will also speak about his involvement […]
Bertram “Chip” Bruce – Youth Community Informatics: How Young People Use New Media for Community Action and Personal Growth
Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by SLAIS. Bertram (Chip) Bruce is a Professor Emeritus in Library & Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In our Youth Community Informatics project , university students and faculty work with diverse underserved communities to help young people learn about new technologies […]