Digital storytelling - Information Matters

By preserving the traditions of Iftar, librarians play the role of cultural stewards, spiritual witnesses, and bridge builders. In urban societies, many traditions are changing or disappearing. The pressures of modern life – migration, economic transition, climate change – have changed the way people celebrate Ramadan. Preserving Iftar traditions is therefore not only an act of nostalgia but also a means of cultural rehabilitation.

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April 28, 2025 Ali Shiri

Digital Self-Determination: Data Sovereignty in Inuvialuit Communities of Canada’s Western Arctic

Since 2013, researchers from the University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies and the Inuvialuit elders, leaders, and community members in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR), Northwest Territories have collaborated to develop digital library and digital storytelling platforms to support Inuvialuit cultural heritage digitization, revitalization, preservation and access.