Important Announcements
Join ALA’s New Member’s Round Table! (MLIS, Dual)
Are you currently in library school or a new professional? On behalf of the Membership, Promotion, Diversity and Recruitment Committee for ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT), I would like to personally invite you to consider membership in this round table. NMRT offers many great benefits for new members. As an ALA member for fewer […]
Second Call: Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowship (All Students)
The Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and many personal achievements of Rick Hansen. Two fellowships, valued at $16,000 per year, are awarded each year to UBC graduate students with a physical disability. Annual Value: $16,000 Department Internal Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2013 Please […]
Reminder: Application Deadline for SLAIS Awards – April 15 (All Students)
Continuing and graduating students are invited to apply for SLAIS awards. SLAIS has a range of scholarships and awards which are available for continuing and graduating students, as described on the SLAIS web site: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/ADMISSIONS/admissions-awards.htm Most awards are for students in a specific program, in either the continuing or graduating student category. Many of these […]
Heritage Fair Invitation to Adjudicate (MLIS, Dual)
The Delta/Richmond Canadian Heritage Fair needs 12 more judges. The judges judge student research projects about Canadian Heritage topics. The students need to have used archival and library resources (primary and secondary sources) to do their research. Several SLAIS students have been helping students at my school do their research for their projects. The judges […]
Come hear about the CALL/ACBD Student SIG (All Students)
Be a part of this new initiative! In November 2012, the CALL/ACBD Executive approved the formation of the new Student SIG. This SIG aims to encourage the student membership within CALL/ACBD and work with different University library schools across Canada to promote Legal Information Management as a career path as well as promote the benefits […]
Free webinar – Job Hunting for Today’s Libraries in Today’s Job Market. (MLIS, Dual)
LLAMA HRS and University of Florida Libraries will present a Free webinar on Job Hunting for Today’s Libraries in Today’s Job Market. (MLIS, Dual) You have your MLS degree—but what’s next? Applying for and interviewing for a job can be fraught with anxiety and frustrations. But you can put yourself ahead of the herd with […]
AABC/NWA Conference Call for Posters (All Students)
The joint AABC/NWA Annual Conference will take place on May 3-4, 2013 in Vancouver, BC at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. We will have room available for posters at the conference. If you would like to share your poster, please include your name, contact information, the title of the poster […]
Short-term study abroad course for summer 2013: Museum Origins in Florence, Italy (MASLIS and MLIS students)
This three-credit graduate-level course from Kent State University is scheduled for June 10 through August 3, with on-site in Florence, Italy, from June 30 through July 13. Applications are now being accepted. Class size is limited and the application deadline is March 1. Details and application materials can be found at http://www.kent.edu/slis/programs/mlis/museum-studies-museum-origins.cfm. To use this […]
WILU 2013 – Early Registration is now OPEN! (All Students)
Join us in Fredericton, New Brunswick for an exciting three days focused on teaching in a library context. Our theme – Synchronicity: The Time is Now – reflects the increasing need for Instruction Librarians to balance a myriad of seemingly competing demands. Presentations will consider what it means to provide timely information literacy programs in a world of […]
Director’s Message (All Students)
It’s that time of the year again — the stress point! You are all almost there, just a few more weeks, and a few more papers. It may all seem too much today, but in a few weeks you’ll be running free! So, for now, take a deep breath, and then prioritize your work. Which […]
