Potential External Credit Course for SLAIS Students: STS 502 Core Seminar in Science and Technology Studies

STS 502 Core Seminar in Science and Technology Studies PHIL 561A Topics in Science and Technology Studies January – April 2015 Mondays 2-5 pm Professor Alan Richardson (Philosophy/STS) TOPIC: Public Understanding of Science This course will be a community-based learning course in which we bring readings on the public understanding of science to bear in […]

Registration is Open! Access 2014 in Calgary

Early Bird registration is now open for Access Library Conference, being held at the University of Calgary September 29-October 2, 2014. Access is Canada’s premier library technology conference bringing librarians, technicians, developers, programmers, and managers together to discuss cutting-edge library technologies. Access is a single stream conference featuring in-depth analyses, panel discussions, poster presentations, lightning […]

Graduate Pathways to Success Events: Career Symposium, Statistics + Writing with Integrity

Today is the last day to vote for UBC’s Stephanie Harvard in the National Three Minute Thesis competition. Check out all 11 3MT videos at http://www.cags.ca/3mt/index.php Registration is now open for: GPS/CSI&C Pre-Career Symposium Workshops Monday, June 9, 2014, Hennings Bldg 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Networking 4:00pm – 5:00pm: From Resume to Online Profile For a […]

Call for Submissions – SIGUSE Awards 2014

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – SIGUSE AWARDS The Information Needs, Seeking, and Use Special Interest Group (SIG USE) of ASIST seeks submissions for six awards: 1. The Best Information Behavior Conference Paper Award 2. The Best Information Behavior Conference Poster Award 3. The Elfreda A. Chatman Research Proposal Award 4. The Student Travel Award 5. The […]

ASIS&T Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award Nominations Due June 15

Call for nominations for the 2014 ASIS&T Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award This award recognizes substantive work performed by students in the field of information science and encourages research and writing. Since 1996, it has been sponsored by the Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, on behalf of the late David […]

FINAL CALL – New Leaders award deadline – JUNE 2

Are you an current ASIST member in your first three years of membership? Would you like to help to provide input and perhaps even assist in revisioning or improving an ASIST Chapter, SIG and/or Committee? Please consider applying to be one of the New Leaders in the 2014 cohort. Eight awards are available for 2014. […]

Deadline approaching – for Library Assessment Conference Travel Awards

This Friday, May 30, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. EST is the application deadline for the ARL sponsored Library Assessment Conference travel awards. Five awards of up to $2,000 each are available for individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2014 Library Assessment Conference August 4–6 in Seattle. ARL hopes to expose […]

Graduate Pathways to Success Workshop: Procrastination + Career Symposium

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) sessions: GPS/UBC Life & Career Centre Workshop: Breaking Patterns of Procrastination Thursday, June 5, 2014, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm For a session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11537-gpsubc-life-career-centre-workshop-breaking-patterns-procrastination To register, see https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3484   Centre for Student Involvement & Careers and GPS will be hosting […]

Volunteers needed to learn to make vbook videos for children’s information book award project

To all students in all programs Volunteers are welcome to join Professors Eric Meyers and Judi Saltman and learn how to make book videos and to create a video with a partner (or on your own) for the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Information Book Award finalists – shown at the October 18th Vancouver Children’s Literature […]

Curious About The College Libraries Section?

Join the CLS Virtual Membership Meeting, Wednesday, May 28th at 1 pm CDT. Would you like to learn more about the College Libraries Section? Are you Interested in getting involved with CLS and wondering how to start? Are you curious about CLS programs taking place during the ALA Annual Conference? Would you like to share […]

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