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- Manuscript Traces SFU's Architectural History
- Early University News Publications Now Digitally Available
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- Films Capture Visual History and Sentiment of Time Gone By
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- Early SFU Photos Tell a Story That Frames Our World
- Aerial Photos Capture Campus Landscape & Photographer’s Legacy
- You have what...?!! and other interesting things you didn't know about the SFU Archives
- Charting the course of history: documenting SFU's early days from the student perspective (Part 1)
- Charting the course of history: documenting SFU's early days from the student perspective (Part 2)
- Helping others find their history in the future: Preserving the records of the Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry at SFU
- Preserving the sparks of global revolution in the Adbusters Media Foundation fonds
- Reflections of a co-op student
- Debunking popular myths and conspiracies with the Barry Beyerstein fonds
- In "The Beginning...": First student film returns to SFU
- "Got any pictures of Terry Fox?"
- My summer in the archives: a co-op placement retrospective
- Seeing the world through Arthur Erickson's eyes
- Beer (records) in the Archives!
- Quartet in the Quadrangle: PSQ Records Come to SFU
- Navigating silences and filling gaps: finding Black stories in the Archives
- Boxes, boxes, and more boxes: my summer co-op at SFU Archives
- Finding queer joy in the SFU Archives: Out On Campus records now available
- Glossary
PIB Search Tips
The Personal Information Directory describes and locates the Personal Information Banks (PIBs) created at SFU. A PIB is a collection of personal information that is organized by and capable of being retrieved using an individual's name, identifying number or some other personal identifier.
The search page provides different ways to search for a personal information bank.
- Use the Sort feature to list all PIBs based on title, number, funtion, location of records and related RRSDA
- Use the Filter feature to limit PIBs by function and location of records.
- Use the Keyword Search feature to search the text of all PIBs.
You can also combine search features. For example, use the filter feature to limit results to a single location of records, and use the sort feature to organize the results by title (alphabetical order).
Tips for using the keyword search function:
- If you know the PIB number or title, you can use the keyword search box.
- This search engine will only search terms within the page of the PID.
- Avoid using broad terms like "university" or "student".
- Interchangeably use related terms to refine your search (e.g. employee or personnel).
- The keyword search box can be left blank when sorting or filtering by function, department and/or final disposition
Glossary:
- Function - refers to the purpose or role records serve within the department (i.e., Human Resources, Administration, Committees, etc.).
- Location of Records - the specific administrative unit or academic division that creates the records. Some retention schedules will apply to one, many or all departments.
- Related RRSDA - most PIBs will have a related retention schedule