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Student Essay Contest – Sponsored by Association of Jewish Libraries (All Students)
Student Essay Contest Current students enrolled in any ALA-accredited Library and Information Science program are encouraged to submit essays pertaining to the field of Jewish Studies librarianship to the Student Essay Contest sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). All student essays will be refereed; the winning essay will be considered for publication in […]
Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia (All Students)
The annual Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia recognizes the best scholarly book published on a British Columbia subject by a Canadian author. This prize was established in 2012 to honour the memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs, whose many accomplishments included serving as the University Librarian at UBC Library and the Director […]
Paul Marty on Habitat Tracker: Engaging Students with the Nature of Science through Mobile Learning at a Science Museum
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at The University of British Columbia, is pleased to announce Dr. Paul Marty, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, is the next speaker in our continuing series of lunchtime colloquia. He is presenting “Habitat Tracker: Engaging Students with the Nature […]
William Wong on Make It Visible: Applying Cognitive Systems Engineering to Intelligence Analysis (All Studnents)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, the iSchool at The University of British Columbia, is pleased to announce Dr. William Wong, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Head, Interaction Design Centre, at Middlesex University’s School of Science and Technology in London, UK, is the next speaker in our continuing series of lunchtime colloquia.He is […]
DiiG Talk presents Dr. Mary F. Cavanagh on Social-Biblio.ca: Meaning and Method Behind Public Library Micro-Blogging Practices (MLIS, Dual)
Dr. Mary F. Cavanagh, Assistant Professor from the University of Ottawa, School of Information Studies, is presenting “Social-Biblio.ca: Meaning and Method Behind Public Library Micro-Blogging Practices” on Thursday, March 21, 12-1 pm at the Dodson Room, Irving K Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall at the University of British Columbia. Twitter is the most well-known […]
UBC iSchool Again Storms iConference (All Students)
This year’s iSchools conference, “Scholarship in Action: Data, Innovation, Wisdom” was February 12-15 in Fort Worth Texas, with a large representation from SLAIS: The iSchool at UBC in attendance. The iSchool was well represented when it came time to hand out the conference awards. Special congratulations go to the Remediating Tinker Bell crew for 1st […]
Welcome to Dr. Helene Høyrup, SLAIS Visiting Professor in Children’s Literature (All Students)
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies is pleased to announce that Helene Høyrup, Ph.D., of the Royal School of Library and Information Science in Denmark, will be joining us as the inaugural Dodson Visiting Professor. She will be in the position from February to April 2013. Dr. Høyrup is Associate Professor in children’s […]
Maurice Sendak Symposium (All Students)
Maurice Sendak’s Modernism for Children. A Celebration of the Signifier? Speaker: Dr. Helene Høyrup, Associate Professor in children’s literature and digital literacy at the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark When: Friday, March 1st, 2013, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm, The Dodson Room, Room 302, Level 3, Chapman Learning Commons, Irving K. Barber Learning […]
Values, Human Identity and Technology: An Interdisciplinary Discussion (All Students)
Hosted by: The Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre, the iSchool@UBC and Colloquium February 6th, 2013 5:30-7pm. Location: Forestry Sciences Building, Room 1005 Please RSVP to Lavana@magic.ubc.ca Digital media technologies are opening a world of possibilities in communications, in the economy and in personal relations. These technologies allow us to communicate and process information with unparalleled […]
Prince George Public Library – Beyond Hope conference June 10 & 11, 2013
The Prince George Public Library is hosting the Beyond Hope library conference on June 10 and 11, 2013 and the theme is “Call Us, Maybe: Connecting People & Libraries, Now!” We’re bringing together library staff and trustees from across Northern and Central B.C. for informative, practical sessions on new ways of connecting with and engaging […]
