BC Libraries Cooperative – Open Data Camp (MLIS, Dual)
Come together this March for Data Camp on Friday, March 15th, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, at Lower Level, Vancouver Public Library Central Branch. Hosted by BC Libraries Cooperative, in Co-operation with the British Columbia Library Association Continuing Education Committee; Ministry of Education, Libraries and Literacy, and; Vancouver Public Library. Further details, please see http://bc.libraries.coop/open/datacamp/
Travel Support for ACA Conference – Call for applications (MAS, Dual)
This is a call for students who wish to apply for travel support to attend the ACA conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba (June 13-15, 2013). In expectation that ACA will again this year, as it did last year, provide additional travel support to students presenting in the student session, we will follow the procedure adopted last […]
Reminder of 31 March Deadline For the CLA 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. Registered students may be full or part time; graduates should have completed their studies within one year of the competition’s […]
Follow Up – Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) Student Member Services Survey (MLIS, Dual)
Thank you to those who completed The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) Member Survey last week. For those who have not had a chance there is still time: we have extended the survey’s completion date to March 13, 2013. CALL/ACBD is a national organization that represents the interests of law libraries and of law […]
Resume Clinic + This Week’s 3MT Heats (All Students)
Registration is now open for: Resume Clinic @The Fred Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall, Point Grey Campus Wednesday, March 13, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm For complete session information, see http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/7728-gpscareer-services-event-resume-cover-letter-clinic To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g23e1 The Three Minute Thesis Competition continues this week with the following heats: Tuesday, March 5th @ 4:00PM Political Science […]
Invitation to Participate In Online Survey About Vancouver Restaurants (All Students)
We would like to let you know about an opportunity to take part in a 10-15 minute online survey about your interest and review of Vancouver restaurants. The research objective is to better understand how online social environments can be more beneficial for their users. To participate you need to be more than 19 years old and have a Facebook account. You […]
International Visiting Research Scholar, Dr. William Wong, on “Visual Analytics in Financial Systemic Risk Analysis” (All Students)
The Peter Wall Institute is hosting a lecture by International Visiting Research Scholar, Dr. William Wong, on “Visual Analytics in Financial Systemic Risk Analysis” The event is being held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, Dodson Room, 3rd floor at UBC Visual Analytics in Financial Systemic Risk Analysis Speaker: Dr […]
International Visiting Scholar, Dr. Colin Ware on “Visual Thinking Algorithms”(All Students)
The Peter Wall Institute is hosting a lecture by International Visiting Research Scholar, Dr. Colin Ware, on “Visual Thinking Algorithms” The event is being held on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 3:30 – 5:00pm in the Hugh Dempster Pavillion, Room 110, at UBC. To see poster, please see: https://slais.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/03/20130307_PWIAS-Talk_Colin-Ware-hr.pdf
Will Rueter & Rollin Milroy: Free Alcuin Event (All Students)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: William Rueter (Aliquando Press) with Rollin Milroy (Heavenly Monkey) ADMISSION FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC On Thursday, March 21st, 2013, The Alcuin Society will present their sixth award for lifetime achievement in the book arts, The Robert R. Reid Award and Medal, to William Rueter of Aliquando Press (Dundas, Ontario). He […]
Wait Lists for Summer 2013 – Additional Instructions (All Students)
The Summer 2013 wait lists will open up on Friday, March 1st at 12 noon. Students who signed up on wait lists earlier yesterday or today will be deleted from the lists and will have to sign up again on the Summer wait lists tomorrow at 12 noon. You are strongly advised NOT to register […]