Melissa Salrin

Melissa Salrin serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, while concurrently holding the position of Head of Special Collections at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She holds dual master's degrees from the University of Illinois in Library and Information Science and History.

Her academic credentials include:

• Master of Science in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
• Master of Arts in History, University of Illinois

Salrin's research critically examines user engagement in archival institutions, focusing on service delivery models, community outreach strategies, and the political frameworks shaping archival practices. Her work interrogates power dynamics in archival curation and access policies, emphasizing how institutional decisions reflect broader societal power structures.

She has received exceptional recognition for instructional excellence across multiple academic terms:

• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Spring 2025)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Summer 2024)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Summer 2021)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Fall 2020)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Summer 2020)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Summer 2019)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Spring 2018)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Fall 2017)
• iSchool Excellent Instructor Award (Fall 2016)

No records indicate graduate student advising or research grant administration. Her current teaching responsibilities include "Adm and Use Archival Materials" (IS562OA) for Fall 2025. Professional activities center on bridging theoretical archival frameworks with practical user service implementation across institutional contexts.