Planning Your Program of Study November 28th (MAS, MLIS, DUAL)

Now that your first term is nearing completion , many of you are thinking about the many directions you can take in terms of choosing courses and integrating experiential learning options for your program of study. Join your program chairs, graduate advisor and other staff for an information session, including plenty of time for questions and answers. This session is aimed at first term/first year students, but second-year students who would like to join are welcome as well.

Date: November 28, 2012

Time: 12:30pm to 1:30 pm

Location: SLAIS Gallery

Early-Bird Registration Opens for iConference 2013, Fort Worth, TX (All Students)

The iConference planning committee is pleased to announce the opening of registration for iConference 2013, with special early-bird registration rates available through Dec. 15, 2012. Register today at http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/registration/. UBC iSchool Professor Eric Meyers is on the conference planning committee.

The eighth annual iConference will take place February 12-15, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, notes, posters, workshops, and alternative events. Also included is a Doctoral Student Colloquium, an Early Career Colloquium, a Research Paper Development Roundtable, and our first-ever Social Media Expo. Keynote addresses will be given by Nancy Cantor, Myron Gutmann, and V. Lane Rawlins. More details below.

Register now to take advantage of our special Early Bird rates. Visit our website for additional details:

http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/registration/.

iConference 2013 is hosted by the College of Information at the University of North Texas. Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research. Additional support provided by CA Technologies, Emerald Group Publishing, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, and the UNT COI Alumni Society.

Learn more at: http://www.ischools.org/iConference13/2013index/

Friday Fun Post (All Students)

16 Unbelievable Acts of Kindness (from February, but always worth sharing!)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/pepsinext/16-unbelievable-acts-of-kindness-5feb

Post Election: 90,000 Texans want to secede, trolls immediately mess with Texas | Ars Technica –


http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/90000-texans-want-to-secede-trolls-immediately-mess-with-texas/

From Grammarly.com: Whoever put the letter “B” in the word “subtle” deserves a pat on the back

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjaw2Le8S1r5j6uso1_500.jpg

 

Free Yoga from SLAIS Alumna (All Students)

I graduated from SLAIS last summer, and I’m now beginning to teach yoga. I teach a free class in the Dunbar area on Sunday nights and I’d like to send out an invitation to all the staff, faculty, and students to come to my class. The yoga studio is near UBC and I know how hard everyone is always working at SLAIS, so I thought maybe people might be interested in some free yoga!

The free class is on Sunday nights, 7:30-8:45pm at Sanga Yoga Studio (3458 Dunbar St., Vancouver).

Cristina Freire

 

2nd Call for Proposals – WILU 2013 – Canada’s Library Instruction Conference (MLIS, DUAL and PhD Students)

Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2013 – Call for Proposals

The WILU Programming Committee invites proposals to be considered for presentation at WILU 2013 (lib.unb.ca/WILU). The Conference will be held at The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 8-10, 2013.

The theme for WILU 2013 is Synchronicity: The Time is Now and it reflects the increasing need for Instruction Librarians to balance a myriad of seemingly competing demands. We invite proposals that consider what it means to provide timely information literacy programs in a world of synched devices, decentralized instruction, and information overload, all while serving institutions in flux.

Possible  topics include

·      Merging tradition with innovation
·      Balancing educational theory with pedagogical practice
·      Providing instruction for interdisciplinary programs
·      Theorizing instructional technology
·      Distributed instruction
·      Information ethics
·      Open access resources for instruction
·      Literacies: information and beyond

** Deadline for proposal submissions is Monday, December 3rd, 2012.**

Types of Sessions:

Presentation Sessions

A forty-five (45) minute session grounded in formal research or applied practice, which includes a thirty-five (35) minute presentation and a ten (10) minute question/discussion period.

Ignite Talks

A five (5) minute presentation accompanied by twenty (20) slides which automatically advance every fifteen (15) seconds. Ignite talks promote awareness of a topic and foster conversation. They can focus on anything from quick tips to big picture thinking on an issue, and can be provocative, tangential, irreverent or just plain fun. Ignite Talks are part of a growing global tradition. More information about style and structure can be found at http://igniteshow.com/

Pre-Conference Workshops

A two-and-half (2.5) hour participatory workshop on one aspect of the theory, practice or social/political dynamics of library instruction. Venue will be assigned according to space and/or technology needs.

Submission Information

Please submit your proposal by Monday December 3rd, 2012. All proposals should be submitted using the WILU 2013 proposal submission form found online at  http://lib.unb.ca/WILU/program/proposals/  .  Potential presenters will be notified by January 31st, 2013. All presenters are responsible for their own registration, travel and accommodation.

The Programming Committee will employ a blind selection process where all identifying information including the presenter’s name, institution and contact information will be excluded. Proposals will be evaluated based on originality, practicality, relevance to the conference theme, and contribution to the field.

Questions? Please email wilu2013@unb.ca

American Library Association – New free streaming video broadcasts, AL Live (MLIS, Dual)

AL Live, the new free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries, launches this Friday, November 16, at 1:00 pm Central time (2:00pm Eastern, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific) with “Library 2017: Tech at Warp Speed.”

In this first episode, author and ALA TechSource columnist Jason Griffey moderates a discussion on libraries in the near future, with an expert panel including Marshall Breeding (independent consultant, speaker, and author), Nina McHale (Web Developer at the Arapahoe Library District, Englewood, CO), and Rebecca K. Miller (College Librarian for Science, Life Sciences, and Engineering at Virginia Tech).

You can view AL Live from anywhere–your home, library or favorite wi-fi spot—and watch broadcasts about library issues and trends in real time as you interact with hosts via a live chat, offering immediate answers to your questions. With the help of real-time technology, it’s like having your own experts on hand. The programs are easy to view; you can find out more, including how to catch Friday’s first episode, at http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org/

Future broadcasts include:
• Nov. 16: Library 2017: Tech at Warp Speed
• Jan. 10: Landing Your Ideal Library Job
• Feb. 14: Mobile Services: The Library in Your Pocket
• March 14: Library Safety and Security
• April 11: The Present and Future of Ebooks
• May 9: Library Learning Goes Online
• June 6: New Technologies in Library Equipment
• July 30: Discovery Services: The Future of Library Systems
• Sept. 12: Digging into New Databases

We hope you’ll take advantage of, and enjoy, this new free way to stay updated on the issues.

http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org/

Thesis Defence for MA in Children’s Literature – Sae Yong Kim (MACL, MLIS, Dual)

Thesis Defence for MA in Children’s Literature

Sae Yong Kim , MA Candidate

Topic:  “An Analysis of a Selection of English-language Korean Folktale Picture Books” 
Wednesday, November 28th
Time:  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Language and Literacy Education
Ponderosa Annex E, Boardroom, Room 105
2034 Lower Mall, University of British Columbia
http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=871-2
 
 
Everyone Welcome

Student Registrations at Changing Times, Inspiring Libraries Summit (MLIS & Dual Students)

Please don’t delay in registering for the Changing Times, Inspiring Libraries Summit, planned for December 6 (evening) and 7 in Vancouver. This is an excellent opportunity to network with library leaders (who are always assessing potential employees), as well as hear from a renowned leader and thinker on the future of libraries. Student registrations are limited, and there are only a few seats left. (Down to under 5 according to my sources today.) (more…)

MACL Faculty, Grad Publish Paper on Québecois YA Lit

Professor Theresa Rogers, a faculty member from UBC Department of Language and Literacy Education and part of the interdisciplinary faculty for the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature, and recent MACL graduate Geneviève Brisson have published “Reading Place: Bodies and Spaces in Québecois Adolescent Literature.” The original paper appears in Children’s Literature in Education “Online First” at http://www.springerlink.com/content/g3w2rv4034436457/. It examines “the representation of adolescent bodies in space and movement” in two YA novels, translated from French into English.

 

Ingrid Parent Interviewed on Changing Library Model

Constantly evolving technology and dramatic changes in student and faculty research habits has forced academic libraries to rethink how they collect, manage information and create knowledge in the digital age. UBC has embarked on a major restructuring of its collections and services, and University Librarian Ingrid Parent, a SLAIS alumna, discusses these changes with UBC Reports, explaining how the Library is taking action to to strengthen its position on campus, as a partner in the University’s business of conducting research, teaching and learning. The interview is presented in the November issue, at http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/11/01/a-university-library-for-the-21st-century/.

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