Library, Archival, and Information Studies

Please consult the ProQuest LibGuide on LISA with more information, including content and searching.

Core Values

• Core Values of Librarianship - from ALA

Critical Readings

• OCLC Research Reports - in-depth studies and topical surveys that let you understand issues and trends that affect librarianship. Some of the specific reports are listed below.

• Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources

• Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community

• How Canadian Public Libraries Stack Up - examines the economic, social and cultural impact of public libraries in Canada

• Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want - summarizes the findings from research conducted by OCLC on what constitutes quality in library online catalogs from both end users’ and librarians’ points of view.

• Core Competencies for 21st Century CARL Librarians - from CARL

• CLIR Reports - CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources) has published more than 150 reports on topics relating to preservation, digital libraries, economics of information, trends in information use, international developments, and the changing role of the library.

• Data and Statistics; Text and Data Mining
• Children's and Young Adult Literature
• Archival Material
• History of the Book
• e-Book Collections at UBC Library
• Government Publications: Canada
• Computer Science
• Maps, Atlases, & Geospatial Data
• Finding Books

• The UBC iSchool website
• Undergraduate Minor in Informatics
• Master of Archival Studies (MAS)
• Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS)
• Master of Arts in Children's Literature (MACL)