Librarian & Information Organization Professional
Our newsletter is sent out monthly with topics of interest that include past and future events, links to stories published on our site, and media/articles that caught our team’s attention during that month. I began writing these for our team in October 2020 to the present.
This editorial shared opportunities to learn more about the history and legacy of Residential Schools, and provided opportunities to reflect and engage with the healing and reconciliation process.
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives and HR Workplace Learning & Engagement launched Respect, Sincerity & Responsibility: Land Acknowledgements @ UBC, a Workplace Learning Canvas course intended to guide you when creating a land acknowledgement. It explores what land acknowledgements are, their importance, and addresses barriers people face when creating an acknowledgement.
This workshop was recorded on YouTube as the facilitation team of the Virtual Land Acknowledgements at UBC workshop walked learners through the new online learning tool, and reflect as a team on the process behind its development.
On March 8, CTLT’s Indigenous Initiatives department welcomed the UBC community to a virtual screening and panel discussion of the Faculty Perspectives film created by the What I Learned in Class Today: Educational Experiences and Institutional Responses Renewed Project. My colleague, Keirra Webb, and I co-wrote this article to highlight the themes of the discussion.
Cowritten with multiple campus partners, this article featured resources framed to help staff, faculty, and students engage with the Indigenous Strategic Plan
This is a presentation I put together for the Xwi7xwa Librarians and other UBC librarians on how to use the statistics feature in libguides--the name of the software program UBC uses for research guides--to better understand what students are using and are not for research guide curation.
An article review from my early childhood literacy class. It illustrated to me that librarians in all fields sometimes have problems diversifying the voices they are sharing.
This Research Guide provides strategies and information for researchers searching for Indigenous artists, dance and music performances.
This guide is intended for UBC students, faculty, staff, and researchers who have been impacted by the recent changes in services due to global health concerns. This includes updates, information on getting your devices connected to UBC services, and tips and tricks for researching Indigenous topics remotely.