by erichyliu | Nov 15, 2024 | Postionality Statements
Contact I grew up in India and came to Canada as an international student to pursue my degree in Librarianship. I immigrated to Canada subsequently and am grateful to live, work and learn on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples. As a South...
by erichyliu | Nov 15, 2024 | Postionality Statements
Contact I was born in Shanghai, China, and immigrated to Canada in 2001. I studied in the Master of Library and Information Science program at McGill University as a local student. Despite this, my foreign education background from undergraduate to graduate studies...
by erichyliu | Nov 15, 2024 | Postionality Statements
Contact I am a settler-Canadian, grateful to live and learn in Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xwsepsum) and W̱SÁNEĆ Territories. Culturally I identify as Irish through my maternal family – immigrants to Canada from a small island off the south west of Cork. My mother and her...
by erichyliu | Nov 15, 2024 | UVic Scenarios
A subject librarian receives a request from a faculty member to find less Eurocentric but more inclusive sources with decolonial perspectives. Prioritizing the faculty’s request to improve representation of equity deserving groups is essential in many...
by erichyliu | Nov 15, 2024 | UVic Scenarios
As a library staff member at the circulation desk, you are approached by an international student who is unfamiliar with the library and its resources. Their limited English proficiency makes it difficult to understand their needs. How can the library staff member...
