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Mission implausible, but possible; Handy librarians wanted to build a Neighborhood Book Exchange! (All Students)
Date and Location: Meet us at the Trail Meeting Room on Monday, January 21st at 5pm Do you have an eye for library design? Do you enjoy painting or using power tools? Do you like to strategize about collection curation? Do you like hunting for ‘found’ materials in Van City’s alleys and construction sites? If […]
Call for Applications: BC Aboriginal Student Award (All Students)
The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society has established an award program for Aboriginal students pursuing studies at the Master’s and Doctoral levels in British Columbia. Renewable awards of $5,000 per year are available. Selection is based on a variety of factors, including financial need, family and community responsibilities, and career and life goals. […]
Call for Applications: 2013 SAA Mosaic Scholarship (MAS, Dual)
The application period for the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Mosaic Scholarship is currently open, with a deadline of February 28, 2013. The Mosaic Scholarship was established to provide financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, to encourage students to pursue careers in archives and to promote the diversification […]
GPS Workshop Registration Jan 21-24: Collaborating, Time Mgmt, 3MT coaching, Media Interactions, Doc Exams and Thesis Submission, Copyright
Registration is now open for: Monday, January 21st 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Managing Effective Collaborative Research Teams (develop tools and techniques for managing projects, group dynamics, leadership and conflict within collaborations) To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g21c1 Wednesday, Jan 23rd 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Time Management To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2216 1:30 – 3:00 […]
Student Article Examines Source Code for Preservation Use (All Students)
The most recent issue of Student Research Journal features an article by UBC ischool MLIS student Michel Castagné, on the topic of software source code as a potential tool for digital preservation. “Consider the Source: The Value of Source Code to Digital Preservation Strategies” is one of five articles in the peer-reviewed journal published by […]
Deadline for January 2013 Registration (All Students)
Monday, 14 January 2013 Last day for change in registration and for withdrawal from most Winter Session Term 2 courses and Distance Education Term C courses without withdrawal standing of “W” recorded on a student’s academic record. Student Service Centre remains open for course withdrawals with a “W” standing. Consult your courses in the Course […]
Latest SLAISmatters Now as eNewsletter (All Students)
For those who have not seen it, the SLAISmatters newsletter has been converted to an e-newsletter, and we are inviting suggestions for a new name. Click here for the December 2012 edition.
Children’s Novel Wins Latin American Honour
A children’s novel written by SLAIS MACL student Laura Quintana Crelis has won an Honorable Mention in the Latin American Awards for Literature for Children and Youth (Premio Latinoamericano de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil 2012). The honourable mention, for her children’s novel, A Very Unusual (Un maestro muy raro), was given by the Peruvian Academy […]
Articles Featured in Canadian Journals
A number of students, faculty and alumni have published articles in the past few weeks – four are featured in the winter 2012 edition of Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and information Practice and Research, and three are featured in the December 2012 edition of Feliciter, published by the Canadian Library Association. In Partnership, […]
SLAIS, UBC, and Vancouver Children’s Literature Events (All Students)
Wednesday, January 30th, (new room and time) 11:45– 12:45 pm, SLAIS colloquium, Barber — Chilcotin Board Room (IKBLC 256). Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Carol Tilley, “Children, Comics, Critics, and a Researcher” Saturday, February 23rd, 8:30 am on, Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Illustrator’s Breakfast, UBC Golf Club, the remarkable Oliver Jeffers. Student rate. Registration at […]
