Important Announcements
The Changing Times; Inspiring Libraries Summit is Changing! (MLIS, DUAL, PhD)
Response to the Changing Times; Inspiring Libraries Summit has been overwhelming. The Summit sold out all available seats in only two weeks. David Lankes, author of Expect More, the Atlas of New Librarianship, and one of the plenary speakers will now be presenting from New York. As such the venue has been changed and more […]
FIREtalk: Sustainable Practices (All Students)
How do we ensure a sustainable future for our communities? Is it through best practices in research? Are our discussions on sustainability inclusive of both human culture and our larger environment? Take sneak peek at some of the exciting presentations we are expecting for our Sustainable Practices Soiree: The evolving role of young adults in […]
SLAIS Gallery, Bralorne Reading Room, and Trail Room Closed – November 22, 2012 (All Students)
On November 22, 2012, SLAIS will be hosting the SLAIS November Graduation Reception for our new graduates and their families (about 50 people). Unfortunately SLAIS Gallery, the Bralorne Reading Room, and the Trail Room will be closed for any student use for the morning (8 am – 12 pm). You are welcome to use the […]
ACA@UBC International Symposium 2013
ACA @ UBC International Symposium will be on February 8, 2013 at the Frederic Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia Topic: We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us The 5th Annual ACA@UBC International Symposium, “We Shape Our Tools, and Our Tools Shape Us”, will bring together experts in digital forensics, preservation and recordkeeping […]
Resume Clinic @LSI (All Students)
Registration is now open for: Resume and Cover Letter Clinic @ the Life Sciences Institute Wednesday, November 28, 2012 – 2:30pm – 4:00pm For a complete description, please visit http://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/7712-gpscareer-services-event-resume-cover-letter-clinic To register, see https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2017. For a new calendar of upcoming graduate student workshops and sessions offered by our campus partners such as the research commons, […]
Queer U 2013 – Fluidity in Queer Identity (All Students)
As part of Outweek (Feb 4-9), PRIDE UBC, with the support of Critical Studies in Sexualities and The Network: Queer Grad Students, is organizing Queer U, an annual graduate level academic conference on sexualities and genders. The conference centers on bringing the research and work of graduate students and established scholars from across the West […]
Journal of Graduate Research in Young People’s Materials and Culture (MLIS, Dual)
Call for Papers Journal of Graduate Research in Young People’s Materials and Culture (JGR) Based at the Universityof British Columbiathe Journal of Graduate Research in Young People’s Materials and Culture (JGR) is a peer-reviewed open-access e-journal publishing graduate student research in the areas of children’s and young adult literature, childhood studies, and cultural studies related to […]
iSchool@UBC Research Day – Call for Participation (All Students)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We are thrilled to announce the iSchool@UBC’s Research Day 2013! Infrastructures of Knowledge: Mediating Memories, Representing Relationships, Framing Futures The iSchool@UBC, invites UBC faculty and students to join us in sharing the depth and breadth of our research endeavours at the intersections of information, people and technology. Our 4th Annual Research Day […]
Colloquium: Effects of Collaboration and Place on Finding Information
Please join the UBC iSchool community in welcoming George Buchanan of City University London for a lunch-hour Colloquium, co-sponsored with the UBC Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC). Dr. Buchanan will discuss “Finding Information: The Effects of Collaboration and Place” on Wednesday, November 21, 12 noon-1 p.m. in the Dodson Room, on the third floor […]
Visual Resources Association Conference Travel Awards 2013 (All Students)
VRA Travel Awards are available for attendance at the 2013 VRA conference “Capitalizing on Creativity” in Providence, Rhode Island April 3-6. The deadline for receipt of applications will be Monday, November 26, 10 am EST. The list of recipients will be announced on the VRA listserv the third week of December. A preliminary conference schedule […]
