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UBC Releases Updated Proposal to Create School of Media, Information and Journalism

On March 27, the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) released an updated proposal to establish The School of Media, Information and Journalism.

News March 31, 2017 


UBC Proposes Merging SLAIS, School of Journalism to Create School of Media and Information

In early December, the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) released a draft “Proposal for the Creation of The School of Media and Information.”

News January 2, 2017 


Jennifer Douglas and Muhammad Abdul-Mageed Join SLAIS the iSchool at UBC

The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (The iSchool@UBC) is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new tenure track Assistant Professors to begin July 1st, 2016.

News April 21, 2016 


Call for Support from our UBC SLAIS Community – 2016 Susie Stephenson and Judith Saltman Awards

July 2016 will see the retirement of  Susie Stephenson and Judith Saltman. To acknowledge and honour their individual contributions over 25 plus years to our students, our School and the …

News November 25, 2015 


New Issues of SLAISmatters Published

The latest issue of SLAISmatters has been published and is available for viewing on the iSchool @ UBC website.

News September 28, 2015 


Statement on ALA Accreditation from SLAIS Director Caroline Haythornthwaite

The Master of Library and Information Studies degree at SLAIS, The iSchool at UBC, has been granted a three-year extension of its accreditation status (2014-2017) by the American Library Association’s Committee on Accreditation (ALA-COA). This is also known as conditional accreditation status. Although this is not a decision granting the longer seven-year accreditation cycle, it affirms full accreditation for the degree and all students who receive an MLIS degree from UBC during those three years and up to two years after.

News February 5, 2014 


Ann Curry Named UBC Professor Emerita

The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, The iSchool at The University of British Columbia is pleased to announce Dr. Ann Curry has been named a UBC Professor Emerita.

News April 17, 2012 


Dr. Ann Curry Joins Dalhousie School of Information Management as Researcher-in-Residence

The School of Information Management (SIM) is very pleased to announce that Dr. Ann Curry will be joining us as a Researcher-in-Residence for the month of March, 2011. Dr. Curry …

News February 8, 2011