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Antiracism & Decolonization in Archives & Records Management: Open Classroom Series (Winter 2023)

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Join us for the Winter 2023 edition of the open classroom series on antiracism and decolonization in the information professions, with a focus on archival and records management in this academic term. The first session takes place on Wednesday, March 15 and features a lecture by Jesse Boiteau, Head of Archives, National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation.

Check out the full details here.

Registration is free and open to all!

The Winter 2023 open classrooms are co-hosted at Dalhousie’s School of Information Management (SIM) and the University of Manitoba’s Archival Studies M.A. Program at the History Department. They are taking place as part of graduate courses taught by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar and Krystal Payne, which are: INFO6370 Records Management (Winter 2023) at Dal’s SIM and the HIST7372 History of Archiving & Archival Records (2022-2023) at the UofM’s Archival Studies M.A. Program.

Contact: Dr. Jamila Ghaddar at director@archiveslab.org.

Winter 2023 Schedule:

Wed 15 March @ 1pm ADST (Halifax, NS) / 11am CDST (Winnipeg, MB): “Community connections: plural provenance theory & the role of archives and records in Indigenous community-led research,” a lecture by Jesse Boiteau, Head of Archives, National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation. Co-hosted with Dr. Greg Bak, Associate Professor, Archival Studies M.A. Program, History Dept., University of Manitoba. Register today!

Abstract: It is no longer a secret or revelation in the wider archival community that western or colonial archives and records played a role in the colonization of Indigenous peoples around the globe. The process of reconciling this fact has been handled differently by archives in various regions, and for the most part has been a tentative and slow process in fear of not engaging the right way or making a misstep in connecting with the Indigenous communities and peoples represented in their holdings. In May of 2021, this tentativeness changed forever. When the 215 potential gravesites of children were identified by Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc at the Kamloops Residential School site, the urgency for archives and records to build meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities was sent into overdrive. Read more

Wed 22 March 22 @ 1pm ADST (Halifax, NS) / 11am CDST (Winnipeg, MB): “When there is no archives: decolonial archiving and oral records in Mau Mau history,” a lecture with Rose Miyonga, PhD Candidate, University of Warwick. Co-hosted with Cameron Welsh, student in the Master of Archival Studies program, School of Information, University of British Columbia. Register today!

Abstract: In the 1950s, the British colonial government launched a brutal counterinsurgency against the revolutionary Mau Mau movement in Kenya. In an effort to quash the anticolonial uprising, British colonialists imprisoned over 150,000 people without trial in detention camps where torture and murder were commonplace. In the early 1960s, as the British began their exit from empire in Kenya, they took with them the evidence of this brutality. Hundreds of thousands of archival documents detailing their atrocities were destroyed, and many more were stolen away to a secret archive in the United Kingdom. Read more

Wed 29 March @ 1pm ADST (Halifax, NS) / 11am CDST (Winnipeg, MB): “Digitality, crowdsourcing and the photographic record: archival losses and alternatives in Kenya in the shadow of repatriation,” a roundtable with Chao Tayiana (co-founder of Digital Heritage, Museum of British Colonialism and Open Restitution Africa); Maureen Mumbua (Digitisation Coordinator, Book Bunk) and Max Pinckers (Artist and Guest Lecturer, School of Arts KASK & Conservatorium) in conversation with Rose Miyonga (PhD Candidate, History Dept., University of Warwick). Register today!  

Abstract: In conversation with Rose Miyonga, this roundtable brings together trailblazing and innovative practitioners and scholars working to address the many gaps, silences and erasures in Kenyan archival memory and documentary heritage due to the history and legacies of British colonial rule and its brutal counterinsurgency practices in the country. With a focus on resistant and marginalized histories and perspectives, participants will share their experiences with a range of alternative approaches to address the archival gaps and silences, from crowdsourcing and “imagined records” to living archives and participatory documentary projects. Read more  

Congratulations IWB Committee of 2023 on Another Successful Conference!

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By: Toni Beaton (First-year MI Student)

Congratulations to the Information Without Borders Conference team for a very successful and educational event! This annual conference has been organized by our MLIS (Master of Library and Information Studies) and MI (Master of Information) students for more than 10 years.

The 2023 IWB Committee is:

  • Co-Chairs – Alysha Try & Kory Melnick
  • Programming Chair – Michelle Westerkamp
  • Logistics Chair – Kellie Dalton
  • Web & Communications Chair – Toni Beaton
  • Finance & Fundraising Chair – Annette Amenta
  • Registration Chair – Alison Brierley

On Friday, February 10th, attendees gathered at the McInnes Room in the Dalhousie Student Union Building to hear various talks related to the theme of “Changing the Information Avenue”. The opening “Literacy Lightning Talks” featured several speakers who explored various themes in literacy, including topics such as cultural literacy, food literacy, music literacy, and more (see below). Three guest speakers, Dr. Stacy Alison-Cassin, Jennifer LaPlante, and Hansel Cook, all explored information access and decolonization, the digital advancement of artificial intelligence technology, and digital institutional repositories, respectively. The closing “Future of G.L.A.M.” panel, moderated by SIM Director Sandra Toze, featured several professionals in the fields of public librarianship, academic librarianship, and museums (see below).

Literacy Lightning Talks

  • Food Literacy: Emily Mathew, Food Literacy Specialist, HPL
  • Data Literacy: Julie Marcoux, Data Librarian, Dal Libraries
  • Health Literacy: Kristy Hancock, Evidence Synthesis Coordinator, MSSU
  • Information Literacy: Lindsay McNiff, Learning & Instruction Librarian, Dal Libraries
  • Legal Literacy: David Michels, Public Services Librarian
  • Financial Literacy: Samantha Taylor, Senior Instructor, Rowe School of Business
  • Musical Literacy: Diana Doublet, Orchestra Librarian, Symphony Nova Scotia
  • Cultural Literacy: Amani Saleh, Newcomers Engagement Specialist, HPL

The Future of G.L.A.M. Panelists

  • Michael Vandenburg, University Librarian, Dalhousie Libraries
  • Elinor Crosby, Manager, Programming and Community Engagement (Western District), Halifax Public Libraries
  • Maggie MacIntyre, Executive Director of the Association of Nova Scotia Museums
  • Suzanne van den Hoogen, University Librarian, Saint Mary’s University
  • Jeff Mercer, Deputy CEO, South Shore Public Libraries
IWB Committee 2023

From Left to Right: Christina (Volunteer), Annette (Fundraising & Finance), Toni (Web & Communications), Alysha (Co-Chair), Kory (Co-Chair), Kellie (Logistics), Alison (Registration), Michelle (Programming)

Here’s to another fascinating conference in 2024!

The 2023 Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture: Recap

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By: Toni Beaton (First-Year MI Student)

Rita Tjien Fooh, lecturerThis year’s Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture, featuring Rita Tjien Fooh, was a great success. The lecture began with opening remarks and a thoughtful land acknowledgement by Mike Smit, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Management. Sandra Toze, Director of the School of Information Management, then provided background information on Dr. Norman Horrocks, the event’s namesake. Dr. Horrocks was a key part of the team as a strong advocate for SIM and the profession at large. The fund in his name supports this annual lecture and a scholarship (learn more about the fund here). SIM thanks the Horrocks family for their continued support.

Dr. Jamila Ghaddar, Assistant Professor with SIM, then introduced the keynote speaker, Rita Tjien Fooh.

Rita Tjien Fooh, Director of the National Archives Suriname, gave an engaging and thought-provoking lecture entitled “Perspectives from the global south (Suriname) on archival repatriation: Challenges and Opportunities.” Rita began with some background context on the country of Suriname, located on the northeast coast of South America. With an ethnically diverse population of approximately 600,000, the economy of Suriname thrives on exports, including oil, gold, and timber. The National Archives of Suriname (Nationaal Archief Suriname) was rebuilt after a fire in 1996; in 2010, the new archives building was inaugurated. It consists of paper, audiovisual, and digital records from 1669 to 2010. The Archives is responsible for implementing policies, the supervision of government records, transfers and acquisitions, arrangement and description, digitization, preservation and conservation, as well as providing access to the public through finding aids.

Between 1916 and 1977, the archives (under Dutch colonial occupation) were transferred to the National Archives of the Netherlands for ‘safekeeping’. This transfer occurred because the archives were scattered across multiple buildings in Suriname, as no official archives building existed at the time. However, as soon as the archives building was completed in 2010, Suriname expected all archival holdings be returned from the Netherlands. Rita took it upon herself as a personal and professional goal to repatriate the archives to Suriname. These archives were a critical part of Surinamese peoples’ history. Some key questions Rita raised were: Who are our heroes and heroines? How can we (re)construct our history if we do not know our past?

The Netherlands had no issue returning the archives to Suriname (as it was in the dated protocol from 1916), but the “when” and “how” was complicated. From 2008-2009, Suriname archivists began this discussion. In the end, it took seven years to complete the entire process of repatriation. There were moments of discomfort and silences, particularly due to the power imbalance between the Netherlands and Suriname – the timetable, preservation, and digitization of records yielded the most uncomfortable conversations. From 2010 to 2017, 800 meters shelf length of records were digitized and repatriated to Suriname.

Rita explained that colonial archives reflect the power dynamic between the oppressor and the oppressed and it is the stories of the oppressor that will be highlighted. Decolonization is the ‘undoing’ of these colonial actions to favour Suriname peoples’ own stories and identities. To engage in decolonization of archival documents, one must reconsider the history of the collection, reinterpret the content, revalue the records (particularly of those who have been excluded), and allow for equity in access.

There has been a strong movement toward decolonizing archival records within the last five years in Caribbean countries. Repatriation is of utmost importance to people who have been marginalized in history; in order to revalue their own history, direct access to heritage and records is crucial. The process of decolonization can begin after the repatriation of the archives. Community Archives is an excellent method to fill the gaps and silences in the history; researchers can also turn to community centres for information (which is happening in Suriname as well).

To those who virtually joined us on Monday, thank you for continuing to show your support for this annual event. Having expanded this event into the online forum, there are many possibilities to host worldwide guest lecturers. We look forward to the 2024 Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture!

You’re Invited: 2023 Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture

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This event is virtual, free, and open to all. Please share throughout your networks.

The 2023 Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture

Rita Tjien Fooh
Director of the National Archives Suriname

Perspectives from the global south (Suriname) on archival repatriation: challenges and opportunities

Monday, February 13th, 2023
5:30pm (Atlantic Standard Time – AST)
Online

REGISTER HERE
RSVPs are required

Respondent (providing a brief interactive response to the lecture): Ir. Arjan Agema from the National Archives of the Netherlands

Endorsed by: Association of Canadian Archivists, International Council on Archives (Expert Group on Shared Archival Heritage), Library & Archives Canada, Nova Scotia Archives.

Abstract: Over the past five decades there has been a  growing consciousness  among archival institutions from the global south that the construction of their history and identity were based on the sources and narratives compiled by former colonial powers. The dominant storyline and perspectives in the archival sources were determined by the entity who held the power at that time. Access to these archival sources that are held in the repositories in Europe, USA , Canada and other countries are therefore of utmost importance for researchers and institutions in order to decolonize the archives . At the same time local acquisitions and recordings of oral history  are  important methods  for institutions to  control their own narratives and move beyond sources of the colonial archives.  In my presentation I will elaborate on the archival collaboration between the National Archives Suriname and the Netherlands, with a focus on the repatriation of colonial archives between 2010 and 2017 and the various projects both institutions undertook since then.  In addition, this lecture will also be centered around subjects linked to fostering archival collaboration with regional and international archival institutions and organisations, initiating conversations about best practices, and the role of archives in reparatory justice.  Lastly, in the age of repatriation of paper archives and digital collaboration, the global south is becoming increasingly dependent on hosting in the global north where different regulations apply with regard to open access, free reuse of archives, etc. How will this increasing sphere of influence of the global north affect the future of digital heritage?  

Speaker Bio: Rita Tjien Fooh is currently the Director of the National Archives Suriname. Since taking office as national archivist in 2010, she was involved in a seven year project (2010- 2017) for the repatriation of the colonial archives from the Netherlands to Suriname. This project is considered to be one of the large successful repatriation project on international level. She is member of the Foundation for the Historical Database Suriname and Curacao (HDSC) that was launched in 2018 after the successful implementation of the database of the enslaved people. Furthermore she serves in various national committees for the preservation of cultural heritage.

Mrs. Tjien Fooh is also actively involved in regional and international professional organizations. From 2015- 2019 she was  the President of the Caribbean Branch of the International Council on Archives (CARBICA).  During her CARBICA presidency she launched a three year project (2016- 2018) ‘Archives at Risk: Advocacy & Capacity building in the Caribbean’, a project funded by the International Council on Archives (ICA). In her capacity as CARBICA President she represented the Caribbean region in the Executive Board of the ICA.  Until recently (2021) Mrs. Tjien Fooh served the ICA in various roles. From 2015- 2017 she was the President of the UNESCO Memory of the World Program for the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Since January 2018 she was appointed by the Secretary General of the UNESCO, as a member of International Advisory Committee (IAC) of  the Memory of the World Programme of the UNESCO. Currently Mrs. Tjien Fooh is a part time lecturer at the History Department of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname. She is still actively involved in projects related to the preservation and safeguarding of the Caribbean cultural heritage.  In her role as co-chair of the Caribbean Heritage Emergency Network (CHEN) she is currently preparing a project to launch a Caribbean hub for Cultural Emergency response in 2023. Rita Tjien Fooh holds a Archivistiek A degree from the University of Amsterdam and a Master degree in Public Administration from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Following the lecture, the Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Fund will be presented to MI student, Maddie Hare. This Fund was established in 2007 to honour Dr. Norman Horrocks, OC, PhD, FCLIP (1927-2010) for his outstanding leadership in the field of librarianship in North America, Australia, and Europe. Over several decades Dr. Horrocks, former Director of the School of Information Management and Dean of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University, pursued a distinguished career of very active involvement in professional associations in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Australia, the United States, and Canada. His many contributions, for which he received local, national and international recognition, have advanced the field and the careers of countless individuals. The fund supports a scholarship and an associated lecture series through an endowment donated by the many former students, colleagues, friends and admirers of Norman Horrocks.

Respondent Bio: Ir. Arjan Agema is head of the Digitization department of the National Archives of the Netherlands and member of the management team. His team digitizes 1700 meters of archive every year. He is also responsible for the International Heritage Cooperation-program which emphasizes cooperation, exchange of (digital) collections and capacity building with a number of priority countries with special relations with the Netherlands. Since 2015 he is president of the board of Archives Portal Europe Foundation and he is a member of the ICA Expert group on shared archival heritage (EGSAH). Being educated as a non-western rural sociologist, Agema has work in development cooperation, and has had several leading positions in museums and archival institutions.

Diverse Career Paths: An Ottawa Alumni Gathering

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Edited by: Toni Beaton (First-Year MI Student)

Content Provided by: Dr. Bertrum MacDonald

The graduate programs offered by the School of Information Management are noted for encouraging students to “keep their options open” for career paths. Why? Because information facilitates the operation of every organization and managing information is essential for efficient and effective administration. As Dr. Fiona Black, former Director of the School, has said: “information managers are taking over the world!”

Diverse career paths were clearly evident among the grads who attended the alumni gathering at the Sir John A Pub on Elgin Street in Ottawa on a cold fall evening on 16 November 2022. From Acting CEO of a national museum, to Communication and Engagement Manager of a senior medical researcher’s office and lab, to Research Data and Information Managers in government departments, to Head of Intelligence in a national organization, to new owner of an IM company, the diversity of career paths was evident in the conversations. Dalhousie grads enjoyed getting together to network, catching up, and learning about new projects and career directions.

Faculty also enjoyed meeting with grads. Dr. Bertrum MacDonald, long-time faculty member, was in Ottawa attending the Canadian Science Policy conference and welcomed the opportunity to update grads about developments at the School. Alumni are encouraged to keep in touch with the School and to watch for future grad events in their area.

Antiracism & Decolonization in Archival Studies: Open Classroom Series

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Join us for the Fall 2022 edition of the open classroom series on antiracism and decolonization in the information professions, with a focus on archival studies in the 2022-2023 academic year. The first open classroom is scheduled for October 26 and features a presentation by Riley Linebaugh (PhD), Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for European History on “Race, Capital & Empire: Placing Hilary Jenkinson into History.”

Registration is free and open to all!

Check out the full details here!

The Fall 2022 open classrooms are hosted at the University of Manitoba’s History Department, and sponsored by Dalhousie’s School of Information Management and CUNY’s Archival Technologies Lab. They are taking place as part of graduate courses taught by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar, which are: HIST7372 History of Archiving & Archival Records (Fall 2022) at the University of Manitoba’s History Department, and INFO6370 Records Management (Winter 2023) at Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management.

Contact: Dr. Jamila Ghaddar at jghaddar@dal.ca or jamila.ghaddar@umanitoba.ca.

Fall 2022 Schedule:

Note: CDST refers to local Winnipeg time and ADST refers to local Halifax time.

  • Wed 26 Oct @ 11:30am CDST / 1:30pm ADST: “Race, Capital & Empire: Placing Hilary Jenkinson into History,” a presentation by Riley Linebaugh (PhD), Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for European History. Register today!  

Abstract: This presentation provides a critical biography of Hilary Jenkinson with a focus on his 1912 publication, “The Records of the English African Companies,” his participation in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section during WWII, and his 1948 memo on colonial archives. Read more

  • Wed 16 Nov @ 11:30am CDST / 1:30pm ADST: “Displaced Archives, Repatriation & the Vienna Convention: Global South Perspectives,” a panel with Dr. Ellen Namhila (Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia), Dr. Nathan Mnjama (Professor, Department of Library & Information Studies, University of Botswana), and Dr. James Lowry (Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, CUNY). Co-hosted with CUNY’s Archival Technologies Lab. Register today!

Abstract: Contestation over archival access and ownership have been a feature of the relationship between European countries and their former colonies in Africa and Asia because records displaced to Europe in the context of Third World political decolonization in the mid-20th century have rarely been repatriated. How to imagine a future in which such archival legacies of colonialism are redressed? This open classroom explores this question with renowned personalities and leading experts. Read more

  • Wed 7 Dec @ 11:30am CDST / 1:30pm ADST: “Multiple Provenance, Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Archival Protocols,” a conversation with Dr. Vanessa Watts (Assistant Professor of Sociology and Indigenous Studies, McMaster University) and Krystal Payne (University of Winnipeg, Kishaadigeh Collaborative Research Centre). Co-hosted with Dr. Amber Dean, Professor of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University. Register today!

Abstract: How can archivists and archivists be more responsive and accountable to Indigenous peoples and communities? This open classroom explores this question in relation to a variety of archival principles-based guiding documents, and the project based out of McMaster University, “The Challenge of Reconciliation: What We Can Learn from the Stories of the Hamilton Mountain Sanatorium and the Mohawk Institute Residential School.” Read more

You’re invited: Virtual MI Meet & Greet (March 28th)

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Attention IM professionals/employers:

Dear colleagues,

You’re invited to the Master of Information (MI) Program Meet and Greet event, on Monday March 28, from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (AT) / 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (ET).

This event is to provide an opportunity for students to meet employers in the library and information management field and for a chance for employers to meet the graduating class, as well as the first year students, looking for summer employment. It is also a chance for you to network with your colleagues and give back to the profession. Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues.

The event will be held on the Wonder Virtual Event platform. (More information about this platform can be found below.)

Please RSVP by March 25 to: https://forms.office.com/r/9zNfdiKdPx

(We like to have a sense of who is coming so students can be better prepared with their questions for you.)

A link to the Wonder platform will be sent to you closer to the event date.

I hope to see you there!

Thanks for your support of our students,

Sincerely,
Sandra

Using Wonder

Wonder is an event platform that allows you to navigate a virtual room and engage in individual or group conversations as you would in a physical room.

You can try it out in a test room we have created: https://app.wonder.me?spaceId=3d2be8bb-36a5-4241-9aa8-8e18f2398796

Read more about using Wonder at https://help.wonder.me/en/articles/5627532-a-guest-s-guide-everything-you-need-to-know

A few additional notes about Wonder:

  • Supported Devices & Browsers
    • Wonder is designed for use on desktop and laptop computers and is supported with Google Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge.
    • Wonder is not currently supported by tablets (including Ipads) or mobile devices.
  • Privacy and GDPR: https://wonder.me/gdpr

Sandra Toze, PhD (she/her)
Director, School of Information Management (SIM)
Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University

Provenance in Place: A Symposium

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Provenance in Place: A symposium
12pm – 5pm Eastern Time
Monday March 7, 2022

Globally, the archival legacies of colonialism look much the same today as they did sixty years ago. Records displaced to Europe have rarely been repatriated, and in still colonised countries, the record-making and -keeping practices of the colonizer continue to attempt to inscribe settler power over Indigenous sovereignty. How to imagine a future in which the archival legacies of colonialism are redressed?

Powerfully articulating a new conceptualization of provenance as “provenance in place”, JJ Ghaddar offers “an understanding of provenance that embraces the commitment to undo the colonial occupation of one people’s land by another today, and the archival legacies of such occupations in the past”. Against the globalization of western European archival tenets “established at a time when the vast majority of people within and beyond Europe were not at the table”, Ghaddar offers a vision of provenance that is grounded in the Third World project and its anticolonial aspirations.

The Archival Technologies Lab at the City University of New York, together with the School of Information Management at Dalhousie University, is holding a virtual symposium to discuss provenance-in-place and its possibilities.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduqvrDwqG9OT3RqKgZYnoB644SA_yyO6

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the symposium. This event will not be recorded.

Program

All times in Eastern Time:

12:00              Welcome

12:10              Keynote: “Provenance in Place” JJ Ghaddar (Dalhousie University)

13:00              Respondents: TL Cowan (University of Toronto), Michelle Caswell (University of California, Los Angeles), Tonia Sutherland (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)

13:50              Break

14:00              Places as Provenance
Moderator: Nadia Caidi (University of Toronto)
Maria Montenegro (University of California, Irvine)
Forget Chaterera-Zambuko (Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi)
Raymond Frogner (University of Manitoba)
James Lowry (Queens College, CUNY)

15:00              Break

15:10              Imagining Provenance Otherwise
Moderator: Jamie A. Lee (University of Arizona)
Gracen Brilmyer (McGill University)
Riah Lee Kinsey (Queens College, CUNY)
Jessica Lapp (University of Toronto)
Jess Guijarro (Queens College, CUNY)

16:10              Break

16:20              Roundtable Discussion

17:00              Close

Speaker biographies available on the event page.

Contact: james.lowry@qc.cuny.edu

Dr. James Lowry
Assistant Professor
Information Studies, Queens College
City University of New York

IM Public Lecture: Copyright Law and Text and Data Mining: Does the Canadian Copyright Act Need to be Amended? (Lucie Guibault)

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The Information Management Public Lectures give attention to exciting advances in research and professional practice. The topics are diverse reflecting the importance and global extent of Information Management in today’s society. The lectures are free of charge and open to all, unless otherwise stated.

All 2021-2022 lectures will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Click here for the full schedule. Lecture will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.

Dr. Lucie Guibault
Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University

Lecture Details
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
5:30 to 6:30pm
Microsoft Teams (click link at above date/time to join)

Abstract: Text and Data Mining (TDM) represents an increasingly important research method across a range of scholarly disciplines, as well as in journalism, education, civil society, and a range of commercial research. Text analysis is used in the humanities and social sciences to examine corpi of books, newspapers, social media, transcripts, web sites, historical and government documents, and other data to analyze and document historical events, places, media coverage, topics or themes, and language. Copyright can be a barrier to such initiatives and can have a chilling effect on research, journalism, and civil society projects. Recent empirical research shows that strict or unclear copyright rules have a negative impact on the use of TDM techniques for research purposes. This presentation discusses the status of TDM activities under the Canadian copyright law regime, including the limits of licensing solutions, the applicability and limits of the fair dealing doctrine, before delving into the question of whether a specific copyright exception would provide greater legal certainty for the stakeholders.

Bio: Lucie Guibault is professor of intellectual property law and Director of the Law and Technology Institute at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. She joined the Schulich School of Law in July 2017, after spending twenty years at the Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam. She studied civil law at the Université de Montréal (LLB and LLM) and received in 2002 her doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. Lucie is specialized in international and comparative intellectual property law. Over the years, she has carried out research for numerous European, Canadian and international organizations. Her general research interests revolve around the critical and normative analysis of the copyright system, primarily looking at the impact of technological change on the balance of interests between rights owners and users. She has countless publications on topics relating to copyright and related rights in the information society, open content licensing, collective rights management, limitations and exceptions in copyright, and author’s contract law.

Invite (lecture series): Decolonization in the Info Professions

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The following lectures and seminars are open virtual classrooms taking place as part of the courses, INF06610 Information Policy (Fall 2021) and INFO6850 Antiracism & Diversity in Information Professions (Winter 2022) taught by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar, Assistant Professor in Dal SIM. This speaker series has been generously sponsored by the Master of Information (MI) and the Master of Information Management (MIM) programs at Dal’s School of Information Management.

Registration required. Click here to register on Eventbrite.

Register for as few or as many of the lectures as you prefer (see full list below). A link will be sent to all registrants prior to each event.

Contact Dr. Jamila Ghaddar at jghaddar@dal.ca with questions.

Full details on each event can be found at this link.

 Schedule:

  • Wednesday, February 9 @ 10am AST: “Hidden Voices – The Plurality of Provenance & the Deconstruction of Colonial ‘Truth’” with Jesse Boiteau, Senior Archivist, National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation
  • Wednesday, February 16 @ 10am AST: “Identity Captured in the Archives” with Elder Harry Bone, Elder Florence Paynter and Raymond Frogner (Head of Archives) from the National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation
  • Wednesday, March 9 @ 10am AST: “Trans-feminist/Queer Praxis in the Information Fields”, a conversation with Dr. Rebecca Noone (Postdoctoral Fellow, University College of London), Mariam Karim (Doctoral Candidate, University of Toronto), Dr. Danielle Allard (Assistant Professor, University of Alberta) and Carina (Islandia) Guzmán (Doctoral Candidate, University of Toronto)
  • Wednesday, March 16 @ 10am AST: “Confronting Historical Metadata Debt”, with Itza A. Carbajal, PhD Student, Information School, The University of Washington Seattle
  • Wednesday, March 23 @ 10am AST: “Provenance as Whiteness? Colonialism and the ‘Migrated Archives’ Problem”, with Riley Linebaugh (PhD), Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for European History
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