SLAIS is pleased to announce the recipient of the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Ronald Jobe Scholarship. MACL candidate Megan Harrison was presented with the award by Professor Emeritus Ronald Jobe at the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable event on October 19, 2013.
2013 Ronald Jobe Scholarship Winner – Megan Harrison
Student Design Competition at ASIS&T Annual Meeting
The 4th Annual ASIS&T Student Design Competition
Join other students in a fun and challenging system design competition!
The mission: To develop and present plans for a creative and innovative system in response to a design challenge.
The reward: Each member of the winning design team will receive complimentary registration to the 2014 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. In addition, you will meet other students, and present your ideas to a jury of industry and academic leaders in information science.
The kick-off meeting will be held on Sunday, November 3, from 8-9pm, in Salon 6 & 7 in the Sheraton. We will form design teams, review the procedures, and present the challenge.
You and your team will generate a system proposal, and present it to the jury and an audience of conference attendees on Tuesday November 5, from 10:30-11:30am. At the end of the presentation session, the jury will announce a winning team, who will win free registration for next year, and will also be written up in the Bulletin of ASIST. Everyone will be able to network with members of the jury and receive additional feedback. After that you can relax and go to SIG/CON on Tuesday night.
Spread the word!
Design Competetion Committee; Candy Schwartz (candy.schwartz@simmons.edu), Rong Tang, and Michelle Kazmer
GPS Workshops: Thesis Planning & Project Management
Registration is now open for:
Getting on Track with your Thesis
Tuesday, Oct 22nd, 2013, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
For a complete session description, please visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10417-gps-workshop-getting-track-your-thesis
To register, see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2c07
Foundations of Project Management I (offered with the Mitacs Step program)
Thursday, Oct 24th and Friday, October 25th, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (students must attend both days).
For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/9905-gpsmitacs-event-foundations-project-management-i-team-based-approach-2-days
To register, see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2c7e
Space is still available in this week’s GPS/CSI&C Job Search Strategies workshop, Thursday, October 17, 2013 – 1:30pm – 3:15pm; Registration is open at: http://bit.ly/1hwTyGD .
For upcoming GPS workshops, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events
For CTLT, Library and Career Services workshops, visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/ubc-graduate-student-events .
Manitoba Libraries Conference 2014 – Call for proposals – Deadline extended to November 1st! [MLIS, Dual]
Manitoba Libraries Conference 2014
Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 12-14, 2014
Theme: Unlimited Potential
The Manitoba Libraries Conference Program Committee is pleased to invite members of the library, archival, museum, records management, and educational communities to submit proposals for the Manitoba Libraries Conference, May 12 – 14, 2014 at the Delta Winnipeg.
Libraries are experiencing a number of challenges in the form of shrinking budgets, rapidly changing information technology, outdated facilities, and a pressing need to develop relevant collections and adequate resources for diverse user communities. And yet, through ingenuity and innovation libraries continue to overcome these obstacles to provide exceptional programs and relevant services to their respective users. Recognizing the unlimited potential of the library community the Program Committee invites proposals for sessions on topics including, but not exclusive to:
· e-Collection Development
· Strategic Planning
· New Ways of Measuring results. New Ways of Measuring Success
· Marketing Value
· Leveraging Open-Source Information Technology
· Indigenous Libraries and Archives
· Programming for Diverse User Communities
· Success Stories and Epic Failures: Library Project Hits and Misses
· The Other F Word: Problems and Solutions with Library Funding
· Punching Above Their Weight: Excellence in Manitoba’s Rural Libraries
· Stories from the Front: Highlighting Library Technicians in Manitoba
· Management in a Changing Environment
· Partnering for Success: Exploring Joint Library Initiatives
Submitting Proposals:
The 2014 Conference Program Committee welcomes proposals in a variety of formats including:
· Pre-conference (full or half-day.)
· Traditional Session: Individual or group presentations of approximately 20 to 60 min per speaker with questions as time permits.
· Panel Discussion: Presentations of approximately 10-15 minutes with discussion to follow.
· Roundtable: 5-7 minute presentations with open floor discussion.
· Lightning Round Talk: 20 presentation slides presented at 20 seconds per slide. 6 minutes on a specific topic or focused debate.
· Poster Session: Summarized information using text and images presented in a poster format.
*French Language Proposals are Encouraged
Please complete the Speaker Form, see https://slais.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?attachment_id=4111
and submit it to librariesconference2014@gmail.com
The deadline for proposals is Friday November 1st, 2013.
Please feel free to direct questions to:
Sarah Clark
Co-Chair MLC Program Committee
Sarah.Clark@umanitoba.ca
Jordan Bass
Co-Chair MLC Program Committee
Jordan.Bass@ad.umanitoba
Manitoba Library Association
606-100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
(204) 943-4567
http://www.mla.mb.ca/
iSchool Student Curates Charles van Sandwyk Exhibition [All Students]
Charles van Sandwyk and the Children’s Literary Tradition is currently on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday-Friday (10:00-4:00pm) and Saturdays (12:00-5:00pm). In addition to works by Charles van Sandwyk, there will be items on display by Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, and Beatrix Potter.
The curator, SLAIS student Kristy Woodcock, will be offering informal tours of the exhibition for students and faculty at SLAIS. Public tours can be arranged by calling RBSC (604-822-2521). Kristy would also be happy to give a quick overview of how to do research at RBSC.
Tour dates:
Monday, October 21 (1:00-1:50)
Thursday, October 24 (12:00-12:50)
Tours will end with enough time for students to get to their afternoon classes. To sign up for either date, please RSVP to kawoodco@gmail.com
Kristy Woodcock curated the project as part of the LIBR 596: Professional Experience course.
Annual ALPS Getting Hired in Higher Education Panel [MLIS, Dual]
Interested in a career in academic libraries? Want to learn more about navigating the hiring process and securing your first professional position? The Academic Librarians in Public Service (ALPS) section of the BCLA/CLA Student Chapter is thrilled to announce the annual Getting Hired in Higher Education Panel!
Join us on Tuesday, October 29 2013 from 12:00-1:30pm in the Dodson Room (within the Chapman Learning Commons in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) to hear from recent graduates as they share their experiences transitioning from student to professional in the world of academic librarianship!
Panelists from college and university libraries will discuss their paths from graduation to employment, and the tips, tricks, and strategies they have found useful as new librarians and information specialists. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask our speakers your questions on how best to prepare yourself for success as an academic librarian!
Please note that although this panel is comprised of & focused on academic libraries, much of the information and advice provided would be transferable & applicable to various environments, no matter where you are seeking your first professional position!
Our panelists:
- Leah Hopton (Project Coordinator, BC Electronic Library Network)
- Elyse Neufeld (Information and Instruction Liaison Librarian, SFU)
- Franklin Sayre (Pharmacy & Dentistry Liaison Librarian, UBC)
- Mari Paz Vera (Assistant Department Head & Librarian, Public Services, VCC)
- Jenna Walsh (Indigenous Initiatives Librarian & Liaison for Archaeology, First Nations Studies and Political Science, SFU)
- Hillary Webb (Systems & Technical Services Librarian, Emily Carr)
Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP via the Eventbrite link below, to ensure appropriate seating & refreshment preparation.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/event/8501786071
Hope to see you there! 🙂
Charles van Sandwyk Exhibition at RBSC
Charles van Sandwyk exhibition poster 1
Charles van Sandwyk exhibition poster 2
Charles van Sandwyk and the Children’s Literary Tradition is currently on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday-Friday (10:00-4:00pm) and Saturdays (12:00-5:00pm). In addition to works by Charles van Sandwyk, there will be items on display by Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, and Beatrix Potter.
The curator, SLAIS student Kristy Woodcock, will be offering informal tours of the exhibition for students and faculty at SLAIS. Public tours can be arranged by calling RBSC (604-822-2521). Kristy would also be happy to give a quick overview of how to do research at RBSC.
Tour dates:
Monday, October 21 (1:00-1:50)
Thursday, October 24 (12:00-12:50)
Tours will end with enough time for students to get to their afternoon classes. To sign up for either date, please RSVP to kawoodco@gmail.com
Kristy Woodcock curated the project as part of the LIBR 596: Professional Experience course.
Accreditation External Review Panel Luncheon
Mon, October 21, 12pm – 1pm
Where:
Student Union Building, Room 209
Description:
All SLAIS students (particularly those in the MLIS or Dual programs) are invited to attend the ALA Accreditation external review luncheon on Monday, October 21st at 12pm. This luncheon is a part of the ALA accreditation process that SLAIS is undergoing right now to re-accredit the MLIS program with ALA for the next 7 year period. This luncheon gives those on the external review panel a chance to interact with the students of SLAIS. If you plan on attending please register! http://accreditationluncheon.eventbrite.com/ If you have special dietary requirements (vegan, gluten-free, photosynthesis, etc.) we can accommodate. Please include your requirement when you register.
SLA Bay Area Chapter New Members Reception: We want YOU!
Message for students and alumni groups that would be interested in meeting information professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
*Update: if you previously RSVP’d to this event but didn’t receive a response, please send me another email at the address listed below. Thanks!!
SLA Bay Area Chapter is getting together for its New Members Reception on October 10th at The Holding Company, 2 Embarcadero Center in San Francisco.
It’s only $10 to hang out, socialize, and meet some fantastic new people or reconnect with others you haven’t seen in a while. Members who know someone that would benefit from joining SLA can bring them and get in free – the both of you! Students are also free because we love them and they’re poor. Everyone gets some nosh and a libation on us.
Please share with students and professionals who might be interested and are in the Bay Area. We’d love to meet them!
All the info is here: http://sanfrancisco.sla.org/2013/09/new-member-happy-hour/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/637556369618567/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular
Please RSVP by October 8 to shellio@outlook.com
