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MI students win global ‘service design’ award
Recent Master of Information grad, Samiha Essakhi, and November ’24 grads, Robyn Carino and Mia Mo, have won the Global Service Design Network Award for their work helping to find innovative solutions for employees seeking to improve health care outcomes in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities aka NORCs. Working under the auspices of the NORC Innovation […]
MI student celebrates Canadian women in hip hop in upcoming exhibit
Master of Information student Maria Vidal Valdespino took on the role of Portrait Artist and Researcher for an upcoming exhibit. She created digital artwork celebrating women in Canadian hip hop. The Talking Walls exhibit, “Redefining the Cypher: Women in Canadian Hip Hop,” opens on October 14. Maria got involved in the project through Level Up, […]
DCDI Conference tackles data challenges in humanities and social sciences
Media Release: The Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI) will hold its inaugural international conference on October 19th, bringing together scholars from the humanities, social sciences and data science to foster collaboration on open data use in research. As data becomes increasingly integral to the humanities and social sciences, researchers face unique challenges in developing and […]
TALint student has big ambitions for Indigenous collections
To achieve her goal of working with Indigenous Peoples, Adrianna Lewis originally planned to become a teacher. But she switched course after a revelatory stint as a student assistant at the library for Queen’s University’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program. Not only did Lewis enjoy working with Indigenous materials, she also spent a lot of time talking […]
Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis brings scholars, artists and archivists together for a deeper understanding of Black life
Rebuilding the traditional structures of a classroom is at the root of SA Smythe’s teaching philosophy. For Smythe, an assistant professor of Black Studies and the Archive at the Faculty of Information, standing in front of a lecture hall comes with the responsibility to open the room so that everyone can share their insights about the topic […]
A GLAM makeover for the Archives of Ontario
Thanks to the GLAM Incubator, the Archives of Ontario has been able to move full speed ahead with a pilot project that will make archival material both easier to discover and more accessible Constrained by tradition and technology, archival descriptions have historically focused on two things: the records themselves and the people and organizations that […]
Faculty of Information to host inaugural Dublin Core Data Institute Conference
The Faculty of Information will host the inaugural Dublin Core Data Institute (DCDI) conference on October 19, 2024. The first event of its kind, DCDI will focus on advancing open data resources for humanities and social science research. The conference aims to bring together leading data and information scientists, as well as humanities and social […]
Profs champion collections management in new book
A new book on collections management in museums, which highlights new approaches in the field, is now available to download for free. Co-edited by Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich and Professor Alice Stevenson of University College London, Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice was published last July. “We created this edited volume to show the […]
Alumna’s gift will help students get the boost they need
Studying at the Faculty of Information changed the trajectory of Esther Wan’s life. Now, she wants to help today’s students reap the kind of benefits she did There are many ways that attending the Faculty of Information, then known as the Faculty of Library and Information Science or FLIS for short, changed Esther Wan’s life. […]
Dean Javed Mostafa discusses trends in health informatics
As information technologies help to transform the delivery and management of healthcare, a new field known as health informatics is gaining in prominence. Among other things, practioners of health informatics explore the effective use of biomedical data, information and knowledge in scientific inquiry, problem-solving and decision-making with the goal of improving human health. In this […]
Professor Beth Coleman named KMDI Director
Beth Coleman has been appointed director of the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) for a two-year term starting July 1, 2024. Coleman is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology and holds a graduate faculty appointment at the Faculty of Information. She brings extensive academic and administrative experience to this […]
Meet our new professors
The Faculty of Information is thrilled to announce nine new faculty members. Five will be coming on board this summer and the remaining four will be starting in 2025. “I feel privileged to welcome these highly talented new professors to the Faculty of Information,” said Dean Javed Mostafa. “I am confident we will see exceptional […]
From China to Canada: BI grad forges future in data
International students face unique challenges and possibilities when they come to study in Canada. For Bachelor of Information graduate Missy Zhang, embracing opportunities and keeping an open mind were key to successfully settling in Canada and finding a job post-graduation. Zhang transferred to the BI program in 2022 from Shandong University in China. Her background […]
Watch the 2024 Ian P. Sharp Lecture recording
The 2024 Ian P. Sharp Lecture recording is now available. Watch the lecture above or on the Faculty of Information YouTube channel. The 2024 lecturer was Beth Simone Noveck, a professor at Northeastern University where she directs the Burnes Center for Social Change and its partner project The GovLab. Her talk was titled, “From ballots […]
Faculty of Information takes on CCA 2024
Faculty of Information professors, students and alumni will have a strong presence at the 2024 Canadian Communication Association conference. CCA 2024 is taking place in Montreal from June 18 to 21 bringing together teachers, researchers and professionals from the public and private sectors to promote the investigation of communication, media and technology-relevant issues in Canada […]
Class of 2024 graduating award winners
The Faculty of Information hosted its Convocation and Awards Celebration on Thursday, June 6 in the Learning Hub immediately following the Spring Convocation ceremony. Graduates and their families came together to recognize their accomplishments with conversation and memorable photos. View photos from the ceremony and reception. Here are this year’s Graduating Award winners: Bachelor […]
Queer in the 1860s: New “Discovery Station” reveals hidden history
Black Creek Pioneer Village has developed a new interactive “discovery station” that invites visitors to step into the 1860s and learn about the city’s 19th century queer community. Developed in partnership with Master of Museum Studies students, Pride in the Past uncovers a part of history that was once, by necessity, hidden. The team of […]
Alison Brooks Architects selected to revitalize Bissell Building, home to the Faculty of Information
Alison Brooks Architects has been chosen to revitalize the Faculty of Information’s Claude T. Bissell Building. The London-based firm will work in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects of Toronto. Completed in 1973, the 7,000 square meter Bissell Building is one of three heritage buildings that form the renowned John P. Robarts Research Library complex, one […]