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Jill Woelfer Speaks on Homeless Youth and Library Use
Fulbright Scholar Jill Woelfer will be speaking at Vancouver Public Library next week on her research into homeless youth and library use. Jill is a PhD student at the University of Washington, where her research has focused on the role of information systems and technologies in the lives of homeless young people in Vancouver and Seattle. Jill […]
Bralorne Reading Room (SLAIS Lounge) and SLAIS Gallery – November 14 and 15 (All Students)
The Bralorne Reading room (SLAIS Lounge) and SLAIS Gallery will have large poster boards displaying faculty and student research posters to celebrate the construction of the Roberta F. Greig Research Laboratory on November 14 and 15. Tables and chairs will be moved around causing limited areas for study. You are welcome to use the Kitimat […]
Interviewing + Your next Career Move (All Students)
Both sessions take place in the Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. Registration is now open for: Interviews with Impact Wednesday, Nov 14th, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM For a complete session description, please visit http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/7720-gps-career-services-workshop-interviews-impact . You may register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g1f64 Your Next Career Move: It Starts With You! Friday, Nov 16th, 9:30 […]
Faculty, Students Alumni Featured in the News
Several members of our UBC iSchool community have been making the news lately. Faculty member Victoria Lemieux is featured for her work in visual analytics in the current issue of Innovations, the newsletter of the UBC Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Sciences. The article is titled “Tools for Thought: Using Visual Analytics to Gain […]
Ubyssey Article Examines Library’s Changing Role
UBC’s student newspaper, The Ubyssey, takes a look at how the UBC Library is changing as it transforms into a collaborative learning and research space. The article, “Turning a Page: The Changing Role of the University Library,” examines a number of issues that are driving the changes, from increasing pressures for study space and a […]
Announcement: Roberta F. Greig Research Laboratory – Wednesday, November 14th (All Students)
SLAIS Students are invited to celebrate the construction of the Roberta F. Greig Research Laboratory. Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Time: 11:15 am – 1:15 pm Location: SLAIS Gallery in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Suite 470, 1961 East Mall Pizza and Pop will be provided. Roberta F. Greig Research Laboratory will serve as […]
Looking for Volunteers for November 22nd (All Students)
The SLAIS Office is looking for two volunteers who can help set up/clean up furniture for the November Graduation Reception in the Bralorne Reading room and Gallery on Thursday, November 22nd. Student volunteers must be physically able to lift tables and chairs. Set up time will be at 8:30 am. The clean up time will […]
Looking for Volunteers for November 14 and 15, 2012 (All Students)
The SLAIS Office is looking for two volunteers who can help set up and clean up furniture for a SLAIS event on November 14 & 15, 2012 at SLAIS, the iSchool at UBC. Volunteers must be physically able to lift tables and chairs. Set up time will be at 9 am on Wednesday, November 14th and […]
RUSA Online Learning: “Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online Mapping” (MLIS, Dual)
You may use tools like Google Maps in your personal life all the time for locating restaurants and local businesses, driving directions or planning trips via public transportation, but have you considered how this same technology could be used at your library to improve library services? RUSA’s online course “Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online […]
“What does Xwi7xwa mean to me?” (All Students)
Join us for bannock and an interactive session! Friday Nov. 2 – 1-3pm First Nations Longhouse – 1985 West Mall To see poster, go to https://slais.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/10/Poster.pdf
