Important Announcements
Reminder: Student Leadership Conference, Jan 11th
The Learning Centre is once again pleased to be a major venue for the annual UBC Student Leadership Conference. The event will be held this coming Saturday, January 11th. This year’s theme is “be infinite”. As noted on the website approximately 1,300 people will attend. Most of them will be in the Learning Centre […]
Application to Transfer to Dual Program Deadline – February 1
This is a reminder for students who are interested in transferring from the MAS or MLIS program to the Dual MAS/MLIS Program that applications are due by February 1, 2014. Details regarding the application process can be found at the following link: RequestTransferToDual Any questions can be directed to Dan Slessor, Student Services Coordinator, at […]
Placement opportunities (ARST 596) with the Vancouver Art Gallery and Vancouver School Board [MAS, Dual Students]
Several Professional Experience projects are available that require MAS or Dual student to begin work as soon as possible. Most urgently, the Vancouver Art Gallery is looking for a student to assist in archiving the Gallery’s rich philanthropic history. Full details of the VAG posting can be found here. Another project available for MAS and […]
Problems logging into Connect [ALL STUDENTS]
Dear Students, We are aware that some students are having problems logging into Connect. Here is the information we have received from the Faculty of Arts: The workaround/fix for people seeing this error message is to clear out their Cookies and Cache in their web browser as login/authentication service that Connect uses to validate their […]
iSchool Office Holiday Hours [All Students]
The iSchool Office will be closed from December 25, 2013 – January 1, 2014, returning to regular hours on January 2, 2014.
Important Information for Students Interested in Experiential Learning Options – Winter Term 2, Summer Term [MAS, MLIS, Dual Students]
There are several important deadlines in January for students interested in placements during Winter Term 2 and the Summer terms. Questions regarding any of the following can be sent to Dan Slessor, iSchool Student Services Coordinator, at dan.slessor@ubc.ca ARST 595 – Internship (3 credits) [MAS, Dual Students] Students interested in completing an Internship this upcoming […]
iSchool@UBC Research Day 2014 – Call for Participation
iSchool@UBC Research Day 2014 INFORMATION AND RIGHTS Friday, February 28th, 2014 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The iSchool@UBC, invites UBC faculty and students to share their research endeavors. The iSchool’s 4th Annual Research Day will be held on Friday, February 28th, 2014 at the iSchool’s facilities, 407 – Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. This event will […]
SLAIS, the iSchool@UBC Colloquium – Dr. Vivian Howard, Dalhousie University – UPDATED: Opportunity for meet and greet with Dr. Howard before colloquium
Update: Dr. Vivian Howard of Dalhousie University will be visiting SLAIS on Wednesday November 20th to give a formal colloquium on children’s literature (details below). She has also agreed to participate in a second event on the same day – an informal discussion on her research in young adult and girls’ reading patterns, Atlantic children’s […]
Opportunity to study in Seoul & Paris, Summer 2014 [MLIS, Dual]
The opportunity below comes from the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS). Students are to assume all associated costs. Interested students should confirm with the SLAIS Graduate Advisor, Rick Kopak, to ensure the courses are eligible for external credit. Contact: Bethany Fair, gslisfellow@simmons.edu Simmons College GSLIS Accepting Applications for 2014 Travel […]
HCI Sub-Specialization Information Session, November 18 & November 19 [MAS, MLIS]
Do you want to know more about the Human-Computer Information (HCI) Sub-Specialization and how it can enhance your MAS or MLIS Degree? Come to an information session hosted by Rick Kopak and learn about requirements, eligibility, and more. Information on the HCI Sub-Specialization can be found here. Location: Trail Meeting Room Dates: Monday, November 18, […]
