Graduate Pathways to Success Registration: Linkedin (WEBINAR) + Project Management I

VOTE to support UBC’s Stephanie Harvard for People’s Choice in the Universitas21 3MT international competition.  Voting is open until October 20th at www.U213MT.com .  There are 17 winning 3-minute research videos from all over the world!

 

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success session:

Foundations of Project Management I

Tuesday, October 21st and Wednesday, October 22nd  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Registrants must commit to attending both days)

For complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11933-foundations-project-management-i

To register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3930

 

LinkedIn (via webinar)

Thursday, October 23rd, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST

For a complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12361-leveraging-linkedin-your-job-search-webinar

To register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g392d

 

PDF versions of the information are available below:

Graduate Pathways to Success Webinar

Foundations of Project Management I

Call For Papers

The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries, held at the University of British Columbia-Robson Square in Vancouver, Canada from 19-20 October 2015.

2015 SPECIAL CONFERENCE FOCUS:

“The Event of the Book”
The 2015 Book Conference coincides with the Vancouver Writers Festival. As the social worlds of the book are being evermore mediated by digital modes of production and distribution, how do we make sense of “The Event of the Book?” At a micro level the event of the book is the experience of holding a material object. At the macro level the event of the book is the experience of person-to-person events such as writers’ festivals. How might the digital re-energize (ie. materialize) the event of the the book? How can the affordances of digital technologies re-configure how we understand the media and social practices of the event of the book at micro and macro levels?

The 2015 meeting will focus on this provocative subject. We welcome debate, discourse, and research from scholars and practitioners who engage these issues as well as other subjects related to discourse on books, publishing, and libraries.

CONFERENCE THEMES:
Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, or colloquia are invited that address the broader themes listed below. In addition to the special focus, paper presentations will be grouped into one of the following categories for presentation at the conference:

Theme 1: Publishing Practices: Past, Present, and Future
Theme 2: Reading, Writing, Literacy, and Learning
Theme 3: Books and Libraries
2015 Special Focus: The Event of the Book

Presenters may also choose to submit written papers for publication to the fully refereed The International Journal of the Book. If you are unable to attend the conference in person you may still join the community by becoming a member and submitting your article for peer review and possible publication, uploading an online presentation, and enjoying subscriber access to the journal.

The next submission round to submit a proposal (a title and short abstract) is 4 November 2014*. For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit the link below.

*Proposals are reviewed in rounds adhering to monthly deadlines. Check the website often to see the current review round

http://www.newsletter.illinois.mx3a.com/vo/book_2015a.html

Vivian Schmidt Memorial Award for Excellence in Law Librarianship

Congratulations to Luke McLeod winner of the Vivian Schmidt Memorial Award for Excellence in Law Librarianship.

Made possible by a kind and generous donation from a member of the Library community this award recognizes a SLAIS student who displays interest or commitment to excellence in law librarianship, social justice issues and librarianship, and human rights. With a demonstrated, strong service ethic and a commitment to the profession.

Think out of the Box Award

Congratulations to our 2014 Think out of the Box Award Winners! Katheryn Chandler and Eng Sengsavang.

This one-time award sponsored by former SLAIS Professor Giovanni Michetti, awards two MAS/Dual continuing students who have demonstrated strong critical thinking and an ‘out of the box’ perspective in their course work.

2nd International Symposium of InterPARES Trust

Hope you can join us for the 2nd International Symposium of InterPARES Trust, taking place on October 17, 2014 at the University of Victoria’s Cadboro Commons Arbutus/Queenswood room.

Registration closes October 14th

InterPARES Trust (ITrust 2013-2018) is a multi-national, interdisciplinary research project exploring issues concerning digital records and data entrusted to the Internet. Its goal is to generate theoretical and methodological frameworks to develop local, national and international policies, procedures, regulations, standards and legislation, in order to ensure public trust grounded on evidence of good governance, a strong digital economy, and a persistent digital memory.
Major funding for The InterPARES Trust Project is provided by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant.

Registration /$40 (incl. taxes & fees, a lunch buffet and 2 breaks)

http://conferences.uvic.ca/index.php/interpares/interpares2014
Program available (subject to change)
http://conferences.uvic.ca/index.php/interpares/interpares2014/schedConf/program
Please be aware you need to create an account in the registration system before you can register for the symposium.

Sincerely

Lara Wilson, MA, MAS
Director, Special Collections & University Archivist / UVic
(250) 472-4480

 

ATTENTION: November 2014 Graduation Deadline – Friday, October 24

Attention to all SLAIS students who plan to graduate in November 2014.

Friday, October 24, 2014 is the last day for applications to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to have their degree granted in September. Congregation ceremony will be in November 2014. Application is made through the Student Service Centre.

Friday, October 24, 2014 is the last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for all graduate students expecting to have their degree granted in September. Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm.

Friday, October 24, 2014 is the last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies that all requirements (including major papers) have been met for non-thesis master’s degrees for all graduate students expecting to have their degree granted in September.

Please refer to the following link for more information on Rolling Graduation.
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/graduation/rolling-graduation

Art Libraries Society of North America Announces the 2015 Gerd Muehsam Award

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) sponsors the annual Gerd Muehsam Award, recognizing excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. ARLIS/NA established the award to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam (1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues and students.

Requirements
Graduate students must have created the project or written the paper during the preceding 18 months while enrolled in an accredited graduate library program or in a post-graduate library school program in art history or a related discipline
The paper or project must be in conjunction with a course assignment
One submission is allowed per person or group

Required Format
Papers: The paper must be 10-25 pages, typed, double-spaced on single sides of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The paper must include an abstract of 250 words. The title page must include a paper title, the name of the entrant and the institution attended, the name of the faculty member for whom it was written, and the course title. Applicant name and information should appear only on the title page. The bibliography and footnotes should follow an accepted format, such as the Chicago Manual of Style or The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. For group projects, all participant names and assigned roles should be included on the title page. In addition, authors must inform the committee chair if their contribution has been published previously or is being considered for publication.
Internet projects: If an Internet project, a 250-word summary of the project, its URL, the name of the institution and course for which it was created, and the name of the faculty member assigning the project must be included. It must also be accessible to all of the committee members for review.
All applicants must include their mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers with their applications.

Judging Criteria
Papers and projects will be judged on their relevance to art librarianship or visual curatorship, depth of research and scholarship, quality of organization, appropriate use of terminology, style and readability, and originality of thought or observation.

Deadline
Entries must be postmarked or emailed by 5:00 P.M., PST, on Friday, December 5, 2014. They will not be returned. All applicants should receive notification of the results by February 15, 2015.

Please Address and Mail or Email Entries To:

Alan Michelson, Chair, Gerd Muehsam Award Committee, alanmich@uw.edu Head, Built Environments Library, University of Washington Libraries

Gerd Muehsam Award Web Announcement 2014_2015

Community Engaged Learning: Meet and Greet for SLAIS Students

Community Engaged Learning: What’s in it for SLAIS Students? 

Curious about Community Engaged Learning (CEL)?  Want to explore its potential for SLAIS? Join us for the conversation.

Our agenda includes guests from the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) at UBC who will talk about the role of community engaged learning in higher education, and from community groups who will discuss the potential impact of CEL on their organizations.

Date: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

Time: 12-1:30pm

Venue: Room 461, IKBLC

There will be lunch!  RSVP to h.obrien@ubc.ca to reserve a place at the table.

For further information please contact Dr. Heather O’Brien (h.obrien@ubc.ca).

Graduate Pathways to Success: Networking (Mitacs)

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success session:

Networking (offered in partnership with the PDFO and Mitacs Step)
Thursday, October 16th, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
For a complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12103-networkingTo register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g38ef

VOTE to support UBC’s Stephanie Harvard for People’s Choice in the Universitas21 3MT international competition. Voting opens today at www.U213MT.com . There are 17 winning 3-minute research videos from all over the world!

The Student Leadership Conference is looking for graduate student Workshop Presenters for January 10th’s event.  http://students.ubc.ca/slc/present Application deadline is extended to Friday, October 10th for graduate students.

If you have any questions, please contact Jacqui Brinkman by phone 604 827 4578 or by email jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca.

See the following link for more information: Graduate Pathways Success Networking

Lecture Series: BC Treaty-Making in the Twenty-First Century

A history of the treaty process between the BC governments and First Nations in the 21st Century by one of Canada’s leading historians and 2014 Killam Prize Winner Jim Miller.

When: October 20th, 2014

Time: 4:00 pm

Where: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre IBLC 182

Jim Miller Killam Laureate talk announcement Oct 20 2014 final

 

 

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