Important Announcements
Remote Access to UBC Library Resources (All Students)
Beginning January 2013, remote (off-campus) access to online resources licensed by UBC Library will no longer be available via myVPN. Remote access to all these resources will continue to be available via EZproxy. EZproxy works behind the scenes to deliver the page that prompts you to enter your Campus Wide Login/Library Barcode & PIN before […]
Free Information Visualization MOOC Designed to Illustrate Data (All Students)
Indiana University’s Katy Börner, the Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science at the School of Library and Information Science and an international leader in information visualization, will offer a free massive open online course beginning Jan. 22. For more information : http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/23675.html?emailID=23675
Social Media and Health: The Good, the Bad and the Possible (All students)
Free public forum on social media and health will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at UBC Robson Square. The speakers will be Gunther Eysenbach, Centre for eHealth Globalization Innovation; Ana Lucia Ruggier, Pan-American Health Organization WHO; and Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Library and SLAIS Adjunct Professor. Click […]
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 […]
Reminder: Planning Your Program of Study (MAS, MLIS, DUAL)
Are you thinking about the many directions you can take in terms of choosing courses and integrating experiential learning options for your program of study? Please join your program chairs, graduate advisor and other staff for an information session, including plenty of time for questions and answers. This session is aimed at first term/first year […]
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 […]
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 […]
