Issue 1: Relationships and Reciprocity

Welcome to a new year of BCLA Perspectives! This is our first issue of 2022 where we explore themes of relationship-building and reconciliation within our field. In this issue, take a look at anti-racism work within an academic library setting, the Indigenization and...

Jennifer Barg Jennifer Barg Library Director - Vanderhoof Public Library Located in the center of British Columbia, Vanderhoof comprises a population of 4,500 within town limits and provides services to nearly 10,000 people in the area. Situated on Highway 16,...

Estelle Frank, edited by Michelle Kaczamarek Introduction The First Nations Curriculum Concentration (FNCC) at the University of British Columbia’s School of Information enables students in the Master of Archival Studies (MAS), Master of Library and Information...

Ean Henninger and Alexandra Kuskowski Introduction Languages are a means of communication, a part of people’s identities, and an important resource, but they are often not visible until and unless one speaks up. Even then, it is not always obvious whether someone...

Katie Punia, Susie Wilson, and Sajni Lacey Building relationships with the library and information community and profession is integral to the work of the British Columbia Academic Library Section [BCALS]. This is concretely acknowledged through the development and...

Martin Zhang The concept of Indigenous librarianship is based on the integration of Indigenous viewpoints and ways of knowing into the practice of librarianship, which has traditionally been developed from a colonialist point of view. Libraries across BC, Canada, and...