Professional Development
Graduate Pathways to Success Opportunities: Essentials of Productive Teams Workshop and Orientation Volunteering
Registration is now open for: GPS/Mitacs Step Workshop: Essentials of Productive Teams (formerly Managing Projects) Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 9:00am – 5:00 pm (Graduate Student Centre) For a session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11539-gpsmitacs-step-event-essentials-productive-teams To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3660 New Graduate Student Orientation, hosted by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, International Student Development, and the Graduate Student Society […]
Association of Canadian Archivists 2015 Conference Updates
The Call for Submissions 2015 is now open; to view the Call document or complete a submission, click on this URL: http://archivists.ca/content/whats-new The ACA is pleased to advise that negotiations have been concluded for the hosting of the next two conferences, in 2016 and 2017. The locations, facilities and dates are: 2016 Montreal, QC […]
AMIA 2014: Registration is Open!
AMIA 2014 October 8-11 . Savannah, Georgia The AMIA Annual Conference provides an opportunity for colleagues from around the world to meet, share information and work together. For newcomers to this dynamic and committed community, networking with other members and industry professionals is invaluable for professional development. Sessions and workshops provide a broad range of […]
For students looking for work in the US Federal Government: Internet Tutorials and Information from USAJOBS
The following link is to a posting on the DMIL website to some internet tutorials and information from USAJOBS, which is the website for applying for work with the US Federal Government. http://military.sla.org/internet-tutorials-and-information-from-usajobs/ It links to resources created by USAJOBS to make applying for US Federal Government work easier.
New listserv for Research Data Management in Canada – CANLIB-DATA
From Eugene Barsky, UBC Research Data Librarian & iSchool Adjunct Professor: As we anticipate significant changes in funders’ requirements towards research data in Canada this year, we have created a new listserv with a purpose of serving as an electronic discussion list addressing issues related to research data in libraries, specifically in Canada. We called […]
Reminder Browser submission deadline July 10, 2014
A gentle reminder that the submission deadline for the BCLA Browser Vol. 6 No. 3 (Aug 2014), is July 10, 2014. If you have some news to spread, best practices to share, or a good story to tell, please consider making a submission. Submission details and guidelines can be found at http://bclabrowser.ca/index.php/browser/about/submissions. Please note that […]
GSIS/GSA Call for Abstracts
Please consider submitting an abstract for one of the Geoscience Information Society’s (GSIS) sessions at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting, which will be held October 19 – October 22, 2014 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This year GSIS is planning to have an oral technical session and a poster session around the theme of […]
Leaders Wanted: Cultivating Diversity in LIS Education, ALA Las Vegas, 6/28, 10:30-1:00
Please join us if you are interested in doctoral work in LIS! Leaders Wanted: Cultivating Diversity in LIS Education Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:30-1:00 (10:30-Panel/ 11:30-Options Fair) Las Vegas Hotel – Paradise South The ALA Office for Diversity and the University of Washington iSchool are very excited to invite you to our seventh annual information […]
Graduate Pathways to Success/Mitacs workshop: Technical and Scientific Writing
This week is Writing Week. Join us for hands-on writing and editing support + workshops. To register, see: Monday, June 16th Improve Your Academic Writing with a Peer Support Group and Group Writing Blocks https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3535 Open Access Publishing and Authorship Rights https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3536 Tuesday, June 17th Audience Analysis and Anti-oppressive Language https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3538 Wednesday, June 18th Packaging […]
Call For Papers – 2015 International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations
Call For Papers The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Fifteenth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organizations which will be held 19-20 February 2015 at the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, USA. We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives and […]
