Congratulations to all the presenters at our 2025 Graduate Research Colloquium!
The day started with concurrent sessions featuring outputs from the LIS 234 Information Analysis class of Asst. Prof. Janny Surmieda and the LIS 299 Foundations of Information Research class of Assoc. Prof. Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab. These presentations explored a wide array of topics, including information practices of teachers and LIS graduates, the application of analytics on user experiences, indexing of food places, heroes' biographies and archival collections, the role of GLAM institutions in research, an exploration of the concept of disinformation, and the information experience of a person with disability.
This was followed by the tenure lecture of Asst. Prof. Maria Maura S. Tinao who explored the influence of algorithms on economic and social dynamics in the elderly population in the Philippines through machine learning. This lecture framed algorithmic influence as a pressing LIS concern, drawing attention to the ethical responsibilities of information professionals in the digital age.
In the afternoon, MARM capstone and MLIS thesis presentations highlighted research and projects across a wide ariety of institutions and domains such as archival stewardship, cultural heritage preservation, legal records management, collections car and storage, and theory engagement and research culture of LIS professionals. These projects underscored the enduring role of archives and libraries as institutions of memory and social justice, and showcased practical interventions that our students have developed to solve real-world problems.
Alongside these presentations was a poster session the displayed the work of LIS 290 Special Problem and ARM 213 Archival Access and Advocacy students of Assoc. Prof. Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab. These showcased work on archival arrangement and description, participatory archiving, archival advocacy, establishment of a children's library, an oral history of Filipino LGBTQ+ librarians, and library operations. There was also an exhibition by the LIS 198 Papermaking class of Asst. Prof. Jonathan Isip and Senior Lecturer Emma M. Rey, which featured paper made from different plant fibers and production techniques.
The colloquium demonstrates SLIS' continuing commitment to advancing research and providing innovative solutions in archives, records management, and library and information science through graduate education grounded in ethics, memory, access, and service.
Published: 2025-05-31 11:56:20