Important Announcements
Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2013 – Call for Proposals (MLIS, DUAL, PhD)
The WILU Programming Committee invites proposals to be considered for presentation at WILU 2013 (lib.unb.ca/WILU). The Conference will be held at The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 8-10, 2013. As Canada’s oldest English-language university, UNB carries its traditions into all opportunities and innovations. The theme for WILU 2013 is Synchronicity: The Time is Now and it reflects the increasing need for Instruction Librarians […]
UBC Academic Conference, QUEER U 2013 Call for ABSRACTS (All students)
The University of British Columbia’s annual “Queer U” Academic Conference will be hosted on February 9th (Saturday) 2013. The theme is “Fluidity of Queer Identities” and we are currently accepted abstracts from graduate students, established scholars and strong undergraduates. Attached, please find the official Call For Papers. The deadline is November 20th. Thank You — […]
Registration Open for Academic to Commercial Writing + Joy of Conflict Workshops
Registration is now open for: From Academic Researcher to Commercial Writer: this interactive session will provide insight into communicating your academic research to a general audience in various formats from opinion pieces to magazine articles to non-fiction books. Wednesday, October 10th, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road, Point Grey […]
Dr. Julienne Molineaux to Discuss LAC After Merger
We are pleased to announce Julienne Molineaux , lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, will be the guest speaker at the first of our Fall 2012 Colloquium Series. Dr. Molineaux will present her talk, “Library and Archives Canada, Ten Years After the Merger,” on Wednesday, October 3, 12-1 p.m., in the Dodson Room of […]
Attention All Students Finishing School This Semester!
To all SLAIS students who will be done their program requirements at the end of this semester (but technically not “graduating” until May): You are invited to your graduation party! Before everyone heads off to start their fantastic new careers all over the world we thought it would be fun to have a party to […]
Visual Analytics Open Doors (All Students)
SLAIS students are invited to the “open doors” event of the Andrew Wade Visual Analytics Challenge Program on Monday, October 1st, 12 noon in the Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Center. This event is presented by the Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA), a joint SFU/UBC initiative to promote Visual Analytics (“the science of […]
Library Month in BC (MLIS, Dual)
Today in Victoria, Minister Don McRae proclaimed October as Library Month in BC. In his announcement during the Library Reception at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention, Minister McRae expressed his admiration for the work of libraries and librarians during an interview with Times Colonist Editor-in-Chief Dave Obee in front of a capacity crowd. […]
DEADLINE THURSDAY: Apply for ACCOLEDS Funding
Each year, ACCOLEDS (A COPPUL Consortium of Library Electronic Data Services) holds a workshop on various aspects of data librarianship over three days in late November. This year’s workshop, ACCOLEDS 2012, will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 27-29. The program coordinators for ACCOLEDS 2012 annually sponsor one student from each library school in […]
The Medical Library Association’s Rittenhouse Award (MLIS, Dual)
The Medical Library Association’s Rittenhouse Award offers a great opportunity for professional recognition—and more!–to students in an American Library Association–accredited school of library and information studies or to trainees in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics. Established in 1967 by the Rittenhouse Medical Bookstore and continued by Rittenhouse Book Distributors, this award […]
Travel Funds for Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Students (MACL)
If you are interested in presenting at, attending, organising, or participating in the organization of a conference in your area of study or any allied field (children’s and young adult literature and media and allied fields) before April 2013, SLAIS may be able to provide a small amount of financial support. To apply for it […]
