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Call for Papers – Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries

By danslessor on Nov 12, 2013

The International Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Call For Papers for the Twelfth International Conference on Books, Publishing and Libraries. The Books, Publishing and Libraries Conference will be held 8-9 November 2014 at the prestigious Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE FOCUS:

“Disruptive Technologies and the Evolution of Book Publishing and Library Development”
Change for the better, or change for the worse? New technology in publishing and library science disrupts established literary, academic and business models. How can we assess the impact of a constantly flowing river of change? Will the books or libraries of tomorrow look anything like those of yesterday or today? Are the e-book, the blog post, the app and the tweet just the beginning of a deeper revolution? Will algorithms “think” just like humans in the future when we research a topic or store our narratives and information? Is respect and preference for print and physical libraries the new Luddite view, or is it still a sensible, viable posture in the volatile realm of today’s and tomorrow’s writing, reading, publishing and library science?

The 2014 meeting will feature a special focus on this provocative subject. We welcome open debate, discourse and research from participants that center on this special topic, as well as any other themes or issues relevant to books, publishing, and libraries.

CONFERENCE THEMES:
Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, focused discussions or colloquia are invited that discuss the broader themes listed below. In addition to the special focus, paper presentations will be grouped into one of the following categories for presentation at the conference:

Theme 1: Publishing Practices: Past, Present, and Future
Theme 2: Reading, Writing, Literacy, and Learning
Theme 3: Books and Libraries

Proposal Submissions and Deadlines

The current review period closing date for the latest round of submissions to the conference Call For Papers (a title and short abstract) is 3 December 2013*. To submit a proposal and for more information on the conference, please click on the link below.

If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to The International Journal of the Book.
*Proposals are reviewed in rounds adhering to monthly deadlines. Check the website often to see the current review round.

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UBC G+PS Workshops: Concept Mapping & Job Search Workshops

By danslessor on Nov 12, 2013

Registration is now open for:

Creative Project Planning through Concept Mapping: Are you trying to organize your thinking about a project, thesis, teaching or learning challenge? Join us to explore concept maps as a thinking tool to help you in your process.

Wednesday, Nov 20^th, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10955-gps-workshop-creative-project-planning-through-concept-mapping

To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2d33

Job Search Workshop Series: Join us for a series of 2 x 4 concurrent job search workshops.

Friday, November 22^nd, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Workshop 1: Time Management: Planning your Job Search Strategy, with Patty Hambler

Workshop 2: Job Search Panel: thinking creatively and proactively, with Marlene Delanghe + panelists

Workshop 3: Getting the Interview – How to Make Your Application Stand Out, with Matthew Heiydt

Workshop 4: Building your Online Academic Profile, with Jonathan Strang

For a complete event description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10975-gpscsic-event-creating-opportunities-job-search-workshop-series

To register, see: http://bit.ly/18oODTX

For information on all upcoming GPS workshops, visit www.grad.ubc.ca/gps

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1000$ Scholarship from SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials) – due November 30, 2013

By veron on Nov 12, 2013

Since its founding in 1956, the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) has engaged in a wide variety of projects and programs designed to advance the scholarly study of Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia and the Latino/a diasporas. We are offering a scholarship in the fall semester of $1,000 to a Master’s degree candidate in library and information studies in ALA-accredited programs or in archival studies programs with emphasis on application in academic and research settings. Scholarship candidates should have completed successfully at least one quarter or semester of study in one of these MA programs, and hold a strong interest in Latin America, the Caribbean, Iberia or the Latino/a diasporas.

In addition, this year we initiate a travel grant of up to $1000 for SALALM Scholarship awardees to attend our annual conference. Eligibility includes a substantive contribution to the conference program. Details at: http://salalm.org/about/scholarships-and-awards/salalm-scholarship-awardee-travel-grant/

The poster (see link below) offers a brief overview of the SALALM Scholarship. I hope that the poster can be appropriately displayed for viewing by students interested in careers in academic libraries or archives. In advance, I appreciate your assistance in bringing this award to their attention. For full information about SALALM and the SALALM Scholarship’s application requirements, see http://salalm.org/about/scholarships-and-awards/salalm-scholarship/. For profiles of previous scholarship awardees, see http://salalm.org/about/scholarships-and-awards/salalm-scholarship/salalm-scholarship-past-winners/

POSTER : http://salalm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Salm-WEBposter.Fall2013-rev.pdf

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CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC – Master’s Application Deadline Dec 2, 2013

By arachnaa on Nov 7, 2013

Please be aware of the following deadline for application to the Canada Graduate Scholarships for Master’s Students.

The deadline for applications to be submitted via the Research Portal is December 2 2013

Please contact Melissa Nightingale, slais.program@ubc.ca if you have any questions about applying.

Canada Graduate Scholarships link: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp

Research Portal Application link: https://portal-portail.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/s/login.aspx

Common CV Link: https://ccv-cvc.ca/

Ensure that you review the eligibility criteria:

Applicant

To be eligible to apply, you must:

be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada;
be enrolled in, or intend to apply for full-time admission* to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian university with a CGS M allocation;
have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application, between zero and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in:
- the master’s program for which you are requesting funding; or
- the doctoral program for which you are requesting funding if you were admitted into a doctoral program directly from your bachelor’s program (you were never registered in a master’s program, or you are registered in a combined Master’s-PhD program); or
- a master’s program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-track from a master’s to a doctoral program within 12 months of starting their Master’s and is seeking funding for the first 12 months of their doctoral program); and
not have previously held a CGS M;
have achieved a first-class average, as determined by the host university, in the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); and
submit a maximum of one CGS M application per year (the Research Portal will allow the application to be submitted to up to five universities – refer to Application Procedure).

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Affiliated Fellowships – Master’s Level Application Now Open

By arachnaa on Nov 7, 2013

Please be aware that the application and reference forms for the Master’s level Affiliated Fellowships competition are now available. All of the details regarding the awards are available at the following links. The deadline for applications to be submitted to your Graduate Program is December 2. These fellowships are highly competitive, as there are only 50 fellowships (approximate) awarded throughout the entire University.

Affiliated Scholarships link: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships
Application link: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/affiliated-fellowships-application-form-applicants-masters-level-funding
Reference form link: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/forms/affiliated-fellowships-reference-form-applicants-masters-level-funding

Ensure that you review the eligibility criteria:

“To be eligible, applicants must have completed, as of December 31, 2013, between zero and 12 months of full-time studies (or full-time equivalent) in:

the master’s program for which they are requesting funding; or
the doctoral program for which they are requesting funding if they were admitted into a doctoral program directly from their bachelor’s program (they were never registered in a master’s program, or are registered in a combined Master’s-PhD program); or
a master’s program, but are requesting funding for a doctoral program (an example is a student who is fast-tracked from a Master’s to a doctoral program within 12 months of starting their Master’s and is seeking funding for the first 12 months of their doctoral program).”

If you choose to apply for these Affiliated Awards, please contact the Melissa Nightingale, the SLAIS Program Assistant, to discuss the procedure.

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ARMA Vancouver Island 10th Anniversary Celebration & Conference

By danslessor on Nov 7, 2013

The Future of Records Management: Government, Legal & SharePoint… and our 10th Anniversary

Date: Monday, December 9, 2013

Time: Sessions: 1:00-4:30 pm (Registration begins at 12:30 pm) ;

Networking & Celebration: 4:30-6:30 pm

Place: Inn at Laurel Point, 680 Montreal St., Victoria, BC, V8V 1Z8 Canada

Admission (includes drink ticket for celebration):

Sessions: $80 (ARMA members) ; $100 (non-members)

Networking & Celebration: Free! (appetizers provided; cash bar available)

Please join us as we celebrate our 10^th anniversary as an ARMA chapter!

Our afternoon sessions include three powerful presentations on the future of Records Management and Information Governance in British Columbia:

Alexander Wright, Director, Government Records Service, Government of British Columbia

“Modernizing Government’s Records Management: Adapting to the Realities of the Digital World in a Large Organization”

Alex is the Director of the Government Records Service, Government of British Columbia. He has been a public servant since 1991, serving as an archivist and in a variety of management positions. Alex has led the Government Records Service and its precursor since 2010.

Gordon Houston, Supervising Counsel for Civil Litigation, Ministry of Justice, Province of British Columbia

“Litigation and Document Production: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly”

Gordon was called to the bar in 1982 and has practised law for more than 30 years. For the last 13 years Gordon has been Senior Counsel and Supervising Counsel of the Civil Litigation Group in the Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Justice, and oversees all of the civil litigation conducted on behalf of the Province. Gordon works with 45 lawyers and 34 paralegals and conducts litigation in the Small Claims Court, the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as on arbitrations, inquiries and tribunals.

Art Bellis, Vice President, Sales and Alliances, Gimmal

“Extending and Enhancing SharePoint’s Records Capabilities”

SharePoint: Is it a Swiss Army Knife? Is it the answer for real business problems, or is it the new share drive?

Art’s presentation will look at real life cases where SharePoint is solving problems across the spectrum of compliance, governance, the cloud, and solutions integrated with line of business systems. Art will explore where native SharePoint ends and where third party products begin to provide value.

Further information about Art:

Art Bellis brings 20 years of experience to developing and marketing records management solutions. He is recognized as an industry expert and has been regularly called upon by ARMA International and AIIM to speak on issues related to technology and information management. Various academic programs, including those of the University of British Columbia, University of Washington, and Vancouver Community College, call on Art to lecture on records management issues and trends.

Prior to joining Gimmal, Art was a founder and held various executive level positions with a leading records management software company in the SharePoint ecosystem, providing enterprise level records solutions to Fortune 500 companies.

Art is involved in the development of Gimmal’s SharePoint strategy and the alignment of this strategy with its strategic partners, Microsoft, Iron Mountain and SAP. Art has been directly involved with the development and delivery of SharePoint solutions for the last 8 years and will share some of his insights in this session.
For more information, please visit our website @ www.armavi.org.

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GPS/SCARL Workshop II: Exploring and Visualizing Data

By veron on Nov 5, 2013

November 13, 2013; 10:00am to 12:00pm

Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Rd, UBC, Point Grey campus

This is the second workshop in a 6-part statistics series.

Before statistical analysis begins data should be visually inspected and explored. This session will discuss:

tips on how to create meaningful, transparent graphics for univariate and multivariate data, and
how to compute simple data summaries and descriptive statistics to help guide any future analysis.

The Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory (SCARL) in the UBC Department of Statistics provides assistance in the statistical formulation of research questions, the design of experiments and sampling plans for surveys, the choice and explanation of statistical methodology, statistical computing and graphics, statistical analysis, the interpretation of findings, and more. SCARL also plays a role in continuing education on and off

the UBC campus, giving seminars and workshops on statistical concepts and methodology to various departments and research groups and at teaching hospitals.

Presenter: Rick White has worked for the Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory (SCARL) in the UBC Department of Statistics for over 20 years. For the last 7 years he has been the Managing Director of SCARL. Rick has consulted on many projects that cover a wide variety of statistically related issues, including experimental design, graphical displays of data, statistical modelling and data analysis. Through his consulting he has co-authored over 40 peer reviewed papers primarily in biostatistics and the “omics”. His group is available to consult on an individual level with UBC researchers who need help with the statistical elements of their research.

Registration: Priority will be given to currently registered UBC graduate students. To register, please visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ce8 .

Confirmation of registration will be sent within two working days. If you experience any difficulty using the online registration tool, please email.

Refreshments: Beverages will be provided. Please bring your own mug.

For information on upcoming GPS Events, please visit: www.grad.ubc.ca/gps

We appreciate the support of the Graduate Student Society for this event.

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REMINDER: First Nations Curriculum Concentration (FNCC) InfoSession, November 6, 11:30 – 12:30 [MAS, MLIS, Dual]

By danslessor on Nov 5, 2013

When: November 6, 2013, 11:30am – 12:30 pm

Where: Xwi7xwa Library, 1985 West Mall

Please join us for a brown-bag lunch information session presented by Dr. Lisa Nathan, Coordinator of the FNCC. This will be of interest to new students in the MAS, MLIS, and Dual programs who are curious about the FNCC and are wondering what the concentration entails.

Questions?

Contact Dan Slessor at slais.ssc@ubc.ca

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HCI@UBC presents Ron Wakkary, Nov 13, noon, Lillooet IKBLC

By veron on Nov 4, 2013

Bio:
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Ron Wakkary is a Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) where he established the Everyday Design Studio, a design research studio that explores interaction design. Wakkary’s research investigates the changing nature of interaction design in response to everyday design practices like home life, DIY, amateur experts, hobbyists, and sustainability. In the spirit of design research, Wakkary’s research aims to be reflective and generative, creating new interaction design prototypes and uncovering new, emergent practices of design that help to shape both design and its relations to technologies. Wakkary publishes regularly in design, human-computer-interaction, and tangible computing journals and conferences. He is an Editor-in-Chief of ACM interactions, Director of the Interaction Design Research Centre at SFU, member of the SIGCHI Executive Committee, and a member of the Steering Committee for Tangible Embedded/Embodied Interaction (TEI). His research is funded by NSERC, SSHRC, GRAND-NCE, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, among others.

Talk: Designing for Everyday Design Practices
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Ron Wakkary will present his research on everyday design, an idea that assumes that everyone is a designer. Design in this sense is the ongoing creative use and reuse of design artifacts. Design is comprised of a multiplicity of practices that share in their need to manipulate designed worlds to improve fit and quality through ongoing transformations and adaptations, yet what drives each practice and how they are carried out is unique and diverse. The research is based on studies of various everyday practices including family life (6), repair (3, 5), sustainability (7), green-DIY (5), hobbyists (1), steampunk (4, 1), and skateboarding (2). The aim of these studies is to understand what social practices tell us about design and, in particular, the design of technologies. Wakkary will discuss the characteristics and implications of this direction for HCI. These include the need for designers to shift attention to technologies as materials (or objects) within practices rather than configurations of functions and interfaces. The implications of this shift include the design of technological objects as resources, the simplification or minimization of interaction to fit competences, and the notion that interaction design outcomes are assessed for their interpretive potential as much as promised utility.

[1] Audrey Desjardins and Ron Wakkary. 2013. Manifestations of everyday design: guiding goals and motivations. In Proceedings of the 9th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition (C&C ’13). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 253-262.
[2] Sabrina Hauser, Audrey Desjardins, and Ron Wakkary. 2013. Skateboards as a mobile technology. In CHI ’13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’13). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1419-1424.
[3] Leah Maestri and Ron Wakkary. 2011. Understanding repair as a creative process of everyday design. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM conference on Creativity and cognition (C&C ’11). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 81-90.
[4] Joshua Tanenbaum, Karen Tanenbaum, and Ron Wakkary. 2012. Steampunk as design fiction. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’12). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1583-1592..
[5] Ron Wakkary, Audrey Desjardins, Sabrina Hauser, and Leah Maestri. 2008. A sustainable design fiction: Green practices. ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 20, 4, Article 23 (September 2008), 34 pages.
[6] Ron Wakkary and Leah Maestri. 2007. The resourcefulness of everyday design. In Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI conference on Creativity & cognition (C\&C ’07). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 163-172
[7] Ron Wakkary and Karen Tanenbaum. 2009. A sustainable identity: the creativity of an everyday designer. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’09). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 365-374.

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Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!

By veron on Nov 4, 2013

Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.

Thursday November 7^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4465

Wednesday November 13^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4466

Tuesday November 19^th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4348

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/

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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley

Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.

Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.

Citation Management Using RefWorks:

Thursday November 21st, 2:00-4:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4300 2

Citation Management Using Mendeley:

Thursday November 14th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4342

Citation Management Using Zotero:

Tuesday, November 12th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4299

Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

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SPSS

Workshop 1- Basic SPSS

Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.

No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.

Wednesday, November 6^th, 4:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4306

Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management

Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.

Monday, November 18th, 9am-10:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4310

Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS

Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!

Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30-2:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4314

Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.

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Proposal Submissions and Deadlines

The deadline for applications to be submitted via the Research Portal is December 2 2013

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