2013
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Digital Preservation Management Workshop [MLIS, Dual]
Digital Preservation Management Workshop offered by Nancy McGovern in Victoria, Oct 22-24 – Registration opens August 19 We are pleased to announce that a three-day Digital Preservation Management Workshop directed by Dr. Nancy Y. McGovern is taking place October 22-24, 2014 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada hosted by Government Records Service, Shared Services BC, Government […]
LIBR 520 Open for Registration
LIBR 520 has been open for registration. Space is limited. Please email slais.program@ubc.ca if you have any questions.
Ecojustice & Sustainability Education [All Students]
PRO-D ANNOUNCEMENT UBC MEd in Curriculum Studies Ecojustice & Sustainability Education A Vancouver cohort program for working professionals – beginning January 2014. APPLICATION DEADLINE September 30, 2013 THE PROGRAM 2-Years part-time | January 2014-August 2016 This unique MEd in Curriculum Studies: Ecojustice & Sustainability Education offers students the opportunity to examine […]
Volunteers Needed to Organize Conference (All Students)
Student Volunteers Needed to Organize 2014 SLAIS Children’s Literature and Media Research Conference Welcome back to the new year at SLAIS. I hope you had a good summer. Time to plan a children’s literature and media research conference for spring 2014! All MACL, MLIS, Dual, MAS students are invited to contact me about participating in […]
iSchool PhD Student Receives Holmes Travel Award from SAA [All Students]
Rachel (Weimei) Pan, a first-year doctoral student in the Archives Studies PhD Program was recently named the 2013 recipient of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Travel Award from the Society of American Archivists. The award will be presented at a ceremony during the Council of State Archivists and SAA Joint Annual Meeting in New Orleans, August […]
Summer and Winter course registrations (All Students)
Please double-check your July/August course registrations to make sure you have withdrawn from courses you no longer wish to take. It is each student’s responsibility to manage their registrations. If you forget to drop a course before the withdrawal deadlines you will receive a failing mark in the relevant courses.
CLA Book Award Juries are looking for 4 new members (MLIS, Dual, MACL)
The CLA Book Award Juries are Looking for Four New Members Criteria CLA is looking for jurists who are: widely read in children’s and young adult’s literature as well as illustration of children’s books passionate about connecting children and teens with books a member of the CLA or willing to join for the duration of […]
FOI 101: a Hands-on Skills Training Workshop and Book Launch [MLIS, Dual]
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, with support from BCLA, is pleased to offer a free hands-on workhop on filing Freedom of Information requests. The event will be facilitated by Mike Larsen from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Details for the event below and registration will be limited and is on a first come – […]
St. John’s College Residents – Student Award for Dawn Wong [All Students]
Recent SLAIS alumnus (May 2013), Dawn Wong, is the recipient of the St. John’s College George Shen Fellowship, the Sir Quo-Wei Lee Fellowship, and a St. John’s College Research Travel Fellowship. These awards are given to students who are residents of St. John’s College. More information about these and other affiliated scholarships can be found […]
MACL Candidate Receives Chocolate Lily Award [All Students]
MACL candidate Cynthia Nugent has received a Chocolate Lily Award for her illustrations in the book, I Want to Go To the Moon (Simply Read Books, 2011). Cynthia and author Tom Saunders were co-recipients of the award for their book, which was featured in the Picture Book category. The Chocolate Lily Awards honour BC authors […]
