March 2013

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Free webinar – Job Hunting for Today’s Libraries in Today’s Job Market. (MLIS, Dual)

LLAMA HRS and University of Florida Libraries will present a Free webinar on Job Hunting for Today’s Libraries in Today’s Job Market. (MLIS, Dual) You have your MLS degree—but what’s next?  Applying for and interviewing for a job can be fraught with anxiety and frustrations.  But you can put yourself ahead of the herd with […]

AABC/NWA Conference Call for Posters (All Students)

The joint AABC/NWA Annual Conference will take place on May 3-4, 2013 in Vancouver, BC at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of  British Columbia. We will have room available for posters at the conference. If you would like to share your poster, please include your name, contact information, the title of the poster […]

Short-term study abroad course for summer 2013: Museum Origins in Florence, Italy (MASLIS and MLIS students)

This three-credit graduate-level course from Kent State University is scheduled for June 10 through August 3, with on-site in Florence, Italy, from June 30 through July 13. Applications are now being accepted. Class size is limited and the application deadline is March 1. Details and application materials can be found at http://www.kent.edu/slis/programs/mlis/museum-studies-museum-origins.cfm. To use this […]

WILU 2013 – Early Registration is now OPEN! (All Students)

Join us in Fredericton, New Brunswick  for an exciting three days focused on teaching in a library context.  Our theme – Synchronicity: The Time is Now – reflects the increasing need for Instruction Librarians to balance a myriad of seemingly competing demands. Presentations will  consider what it means to provide timely information literacy programs in a world of […]

Director’s Message (All Students)

It’s that time of the year again — the stress point! You are all almost there, just a few more weeks, and a few more papers. It may all seem too much today, but in a few weeks you’ll be running free! So, for now, take a deep breath, and then prioritize your work. Which […]

3MT Semi-Final Information (All Students)

Below is a list of semi-finalists for tomorrow’s Three Minute Thesis.  There were 82 graduate students who presented within departments and we are very appreciative of the efforts of all presenters, heat organizers, judges and volunteers.  We will be posting full information on an event thank you page next week. All are welcome to attend […]

Paul Marty on Habitat Tracker: Engaging Students with the Nature of Science through Mobile Learning at a Science Museum

The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at The University of British Columbia, is pleased to announce Dr. Paul Marty, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, is the next speaker in our continuing series of lunchtime colloquia. He is presenting “Habitat Tracker: Engaging Students with the Nature […]

The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program – Teacher Training Workshop (MLIS, Dual)

Teacher Training Workshop covers: • The Philosophy and Objectives of the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program. • The Material of the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program, including: Rhymes – many examples of interactive rhymes; how they fit into the program, how to use interactive rhymes and, how to teach them to parents. Songs – learn lullabies and dancing songs; […]

Request for Student Volunteers for InterLINK’s Teen Reading Club (TeenRC) (MLIS, Dual)

TeenRC is an online summer reading club open to all teens in InterLINK libraries. Teens who register for TeenRC have the opportunity to share book reviews, engage with each other online in moderated forums, answer weekly polls, and chat with popular teen authors online (this year, we’ve got Kelley Armstrong and Darren Shan lined up). […]

Society for Scholarly Publishing: 2013 Annual Meeting and Travel Grants (MLIS, Dual)

SSP Conference Travel Grant Program If you are a student in a publishing or library/information science program, or have been working in this field for three years or less, please consider applying for a grant to attend the SSP Annual Meeting (see details below).  If you¹re not a potential candidate, but know someone who is, […]

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