February 2013
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Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference Student Travel Awards (All Students)
Taylor & Francis Group is sponsoring travel grants for two students traveling to ER&L 2013 (March 17-20 in Austin). The travel grant includes conference registration, air travel costs, and housing totaling up to $1500 per winner. Applications are being accepted now and awards will be adjudicated by an ER&L volunteer committee. Application Requirements: This grant […]
Workshop on Intercultural Communication (All Students)
Registration is now open for The Essential Intercultural Communication Workshop (Offered in partnership with International House, this case-based interactive workshop for both domestic and international students will cover topics including TAing, working in groups and supervisor/student relationships). Thursday, February 28th, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM For complete session details visit: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/8127-gps-event-essential-intercultural-communication-workshop To register, visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2362 […]
UBC iSchool Again Storms iConference (All Students)
This year’s iSchools conference, “Scholarship in Action: Data, Innovation, Wisdom” was February 12-15 in Fort Worth Texas, with a large representation from SLAIS: The iSchool at UBC in attendance. The iSchool was well represented when it came time to hand out the conference awards. Special congratulations go to the Remediating Tinker Bell crew for 1st […]
Welcome to Dr. Helene Høyrup, SLAIS Visiting Professor in Children’s Literature (All Students)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies is pleased to announce that Helene Høyrup, Ph.D., of the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Denmark, will be joining us as the inaugural Dodson Visiting Professor. She will be in the position from February to April 2013. Dr. Høyrup is Associate Professor in children’s […]
SLAIS Summer Course Scheduled Modified (All Students)
There have been modifications to the two summer term SLAIS course timetables. If you are planning on taking courses this summer please check the new versions: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/timetables/timetables.htm If you have any questions please talk to your program chair.
The AUS Presents: Arts Last Lecture with Michaelle Jean (All Students)
The UBC Arts Last Lecture is back! This year, the Arts Undergraduate Society of UBC Vancouver is excited to welcome the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, current UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti, and Co-President of the Michaëlle Jean Foundation as our speaker for the event. When: Friday, March 1st 2013 Time: 8:00pm […]
Canadian Library Association Student Article Award (MLIS, Dual)
The contest is open to all students registered in, or recently graduated from, a Canadian library school, a library technician program, an information science program (including distance education programs), or faculty of education library program. For more details, please see: http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Student_Article_Award&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=12376
Graduate Research in a Day in Koerner Library February 19th (All Students)
Registration is now open for Discover, Gather, Create, Share – Graduate Research In A Day at the UBC Library Research Commons in Koerner Library. Date: Tuesday, February 19 Location: Koerner Library Kick off Reading Week with a series of workshops designed to help you with all stages of the graduate student research process from doing […]
Canadian Library Association Student Article Award (All Students)
The contest is open to all students registered in, or recently graduated from, a Canadian library school, a library technician program, an information science program (including distance education programs), or faculty of education library program. See http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Student_Article_Award&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=12376
Dissertation Successfully Defended (All Students)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, The iSchool at The University of British Columbia, is pleased to announce the successful defense of the Ph.D. dissertation by student Evelyn Markwei on February 7. The title of her dissertation is: The Everyday Life Information Seeking Behaviour of Urban Homeless Youth. The defence was held February […]
