Professional Development
Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) sessions: Time Management Webinar + Building Effective Supervisory Relationships
Registration is now open for: GPS Webinar: Time Management April 08, 2014, 10:00am to 11:30am For complete session information see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11467-gps-webinar-time-management Please register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g32a6 GPS Workshop: Building Effective Supervisory Relationships April 09, 2014, 9:30am to 12:30pm For complete session information see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11451-gps-workshop-building-effective-supervisory-relationships Please register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g32a7
Call for Literacy Mentor Volunteers!
Call for Literacy Mentor Volunteers! Share your love of reading and writing with kids who need your help: volunteer for the Writers’ Exchange! The Writers’ Exchange is a non-profit organization that runs free literacy programs for at-risk kids in East Vancouver. As a volunteer mentor, you can help with after-school tutoring, creative writing projects, literacy games and […]
Koerner Library Poetry Event
Koerner Library Poetry Event When: April 9, 5-6:30pm Where: Koerner Library, 3rd floor entrance by the fireplace Register: It’s Free! Just register so we can get a handle on catering. To celebrate National Poetry Month, Koerner Library will be hosting some of our own local poets for a night of food and verse. Please join […]
Special Student Offer for SLA 2014 Annual Conference
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is offering a special discount to current MLS and MLIS students who attend the SLA 2014 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Students who are not members of SLA will receive a free membership when they register for the SLA 2014 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO. The registration rate […]
Call for Papers – The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science
CALL FOR PAPERS – SPECIAL ISSUE 2015 LIS Perspectives on Privacy and Information Management The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CJILS) invites manuscripts to be considered for the special issue on “LIS Perspectives on Privacy and Information Management” to be published March 2015. Information professionals have the difficult task of managing information and […]
Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS)/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Foundations of Project Management
GPS/Mitacs Step* Workshop: Foundations of Project Management I: A Team Based Approach April 02 & 03, 2014 9:00am to 5:00pm (Note: students MUST commit to attending the entire duration of both sessions when registering). For complete session information see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10769-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-foundations-project-management-i-team-based-approach Please register at: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3218
Submissions Sought for Student Data Curation Research Paper Competition
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) invites original student submissions for a research paper competition on data curation. The competition encourages and highlights exemplary student research on data curation, including, but not limited to, such topics as: Data management planning Support of the data curation lifecycle Metadata Data confidentiality Preservation Cost modeling […]
CLA Student Article Contest
The contest is open to all students registered in, or recently graduated from, a Canadian library school, a library technician program, an information science program (including distance education programs), or faculty of education library program. Registered students may be full or part time; graduates should have completed their studies within one year of the competition’s closing […]
ALA seeks candidates for 2014 Google policy summer fellowship
For the seventh consecutive year, the American Library Association is pleased to participate in the Google Policy Fellows program for 2014. Here’s a link to the application: https://www.google.com/policyfellowship/faq.html For the summer of 2014, the selected fellow will spend 10 weeks in residence at the ALA Washington Office to learn about national policy and complete a […]
BCLA Mentorship Information Session
Are you looking for a library mentor? Come and learn how to get involved with the upcoming BCLA Mentorship Program, where you can be paired with a library professional who can give you insight into the realities of the library world! Representatives from BCLA will be visiting to provide information about the program and to […]
