Jessica Bushey

Jessica Bushey, Assistant Professor at San Jose State University's School of Information, specializes in archives and records management. She earned her Ph.D. in Library, Archives and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2016 and has taught courses like INFO 259 (Preservation Management) and INFO 284 (Seminar in Archives and Records Management).

Research Interests:

• Archival Collections
• Preservation of Collections
• Reference and Information Services
• Storytelling
• Usability, UX, and Web Design
• Visual Arts

Publications span archival theory, photographic archiving, and digital preservation trends in journals like Archivaria and Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. She chairs the Working Group on Reference and Access for the InterPARES Trust Research Group on Artificial Intelligence and Archives (2021-2026).

Professional Experience includes roles as Archivist at MONOVA (2018-2022) and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria (2016-2022). She previously served as Digitization Head at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC (2006-2011).