FIMS at Western University

Western Indigenous Student Fellowship recipients champion representation in library science, archival research
Indigenous Student Fellows Olivia Couchie and Savannah Simon (also FIMS MLIS students) are working with Western Libraries to continue efforts to decolonize information.
What Gets Lost in Translation? Building a multi-lingual Homosaurus
With support from SSHRC and Western, researcher Bri Watson is transforming how LGBTQ+ knowledge is understood by expanding critical terminology infrastructure across languages and communities.
Mary Ann Mavrinac named winner of the 2026 FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence
Mary Ann Mavrinac, MLS'84, retired as Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the University of Rochester Libraries in 2022.
Expert insight: Protecting children in family violence cases
Proposed changes to Divorce Act aimed at strengthening how courts address family violence during divorce and custody proceedings