Association of Research Libraries 2015 CEP Fellow – Cecilia Rose
Every year, the Association of Research Libraries offers scholarships to library and archives students of diverse origins to help them enter the field of research and academic librarianship. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the ARL has four different programs: the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, the SAA Mosaic Program, the […]
6 Days Left for Early Bird Registration – ISC Conference
Early bird conference prices end April 22! Interested in finding out how other indexers manage their businesses? Come to the Indexing Society of Canada’s 2015 conference in beautiful Victoria, BC! The theme of this year conference is The Business of Indexing: Doing it Right. We have sessions on Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness, Marketing Your […]
Indexing Opportuntity
An opportunity for your students and faculty who are interested in learning more about indexing. The American Society for Indexing will be holding its annual conference in Seattle, Washington, starting on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, and running through Friday, May 1, 2015. Indexers from throughout the United States and from several other countries will be […]
Congratulations iSchool’s Student to CLA Award Winner Nicole Askin
We are pleased to announce this year’s iSchool’s Student to CLA award winner: Nicole Askin. Congratulations, Nicole! The Student to CLA award is co-sponsored by CLA and the iSchool@UBC and is intended to enable a student to attend the annual CLA Conference. This year’s conference will be held in Ottawa in early June. Participating students […]
Summer Image Management Institute (SEI) places still open
Places are still available for the Summer Educational Institute (SEI) for Visual Resources and Image Management. To reserve your place at SEI 2015, please register by the end of April. http://seiworkshop.org/registration/ SEI 2015 will be held at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign from June 9-12, 2015 and is an intensive workshop featuring a curriculum […]
Restoration Field School in Italy Deadline Extended
Dear Colleague, There are spaces open in all of our programs and we are extending our application deadline to April 15th for our summer 2015 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 16th year, dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offering students the opportunity to study and travel in […]
Visual Analytics workshops offered at UBC Summer 2015
The Summer series of visual analytics (VA) workshops are starting from May at UBC (duration is 6 weeks). Any student or postdoc interested in the field of analytics may become an academic/student VIVA Member and participate in these workshops. • “VA101” information and registration (register by May 22!): https://www.viva-viva.ca/va101 • Academic/Student VIVA Membership information […]
iSchool PhD Candidate Jessica Bushey – Top 25 finalist in the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge
Jessica’s three minute entry on the Trustworthiness of Digital Photographs in Social Media was selected for the top 25 out of nearly 250 entries across the country.
SLAIS end of Term potluck
Students, staff, and faculty are invited to join in on Friday, April 10 from 5-7 pm in for a potluck celebrating the hard work we have all put in this term in the SLAIS Lounge. Bring along your own creation or whatever you can pick up. Soft drinks will be provided. Many Thanks to LASSA […]
UBC Public Scholars Initiative for Doctoral Students
If any doctoral students are considering applying for this funding, feel free to come and speak with me about it. I attended the information session today(March 31st 2015), and they have funding for about 50 doctoral students doing some kind of community based research with clear “public good” outcomes. Luanne UBC Public Scholars Initiative for […]