Author Archives: Daniel Hooker
Research Rescue is back (and better than ever)
Are you interested in reference and information services? Would you like to get some training and practical experience working with students in an academic library setting? Research Rescue volunteers are SLAIS students who provide assistance to UBC students in the … Continue reading
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Join Libraries Without Borders!
The Librarians Without Borders student committee at UBC welcomes new members. If you’re energetic, creative, and socially-minded, LWB@UBC is the group for you. Our fist meeting of the semester is Thursday, Jan. 14 from 11:30-12:30 in Room 491, SLAIS. Please … Continue reading
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Windows 7: 40 bucks for students!
If you hate Vista as much as the rest of the world, it might be worth getting an upgrade to the newest version of Windows: Windows 7. And because Microsoft is desperate to get you to forget your Vista woes, … Continue reading
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Cafe Etico products available for the holidays!
Need a stocking stuffer? From http://bit.ly/LWBHolidays: Cafè Etico’s festive fairly traded, organic gift packages have arrived, just in time for the holiday season: Stocking Stuffers, $8 200g bag of coffee (any roast) fair trade holiday ornament Coffee Tin, $12 300g … Continue reading
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Join LWB@UBC in linking fair trade products to social movements
Dearest SLAISers, Please join the student committee of Librarians Without Borders (LWB@UBC) at 3pm on Tuesday, November 10th (Room 260, I.K.B. Learning Centre) for a talk by Lesbia Morales Sican entitled “Fair Trade and the Campesino Committee of the Highlands … Continue reading
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BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug) and support Librarians Without Borders
BYOM (bring your own mug) Event: Librarians Without Borders student committee at UBC is pleased to announce a BYOM (bring your own mug) event on Monday October 19 between 11:30am and 12:30pm in the SLAIS lounge. Here’s how it works: … Continue reading
End of term potluck
LASSA’S end of term potluck will be held on the last day of classes this year: Wednesday, April 8 4:00-6:00 SLAIS Lounge As always, family and friends are welcome!
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LASSA Annual General Meeting
The LASSA Annual General Meeting will be: Thursday, April 2nd 12:00-1:00 Dodson Room (IKBLC 3rd floor) FREE LUNCH (Pizza and drinks) will be served At this meeting we’ll vote on the new LASSA executive. So if you want to get … Continue reading
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LASSA meeting
The next LASSA meeting will be: Thursday March 5, 2009 1:00-1:45pm SLAIS room 491 This will be our last meeting of the year before the AGM on April 2nd. We will be talking about nominating a faculty member for an … Continue reading
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Director’s Forum
LASSA is hosting this term’s Director’s Forum, where you can get the inside scoop to “all that other stuff” going on at SLAIS, straight from our leader Director Edie Rasmussen. This is a great opportunity for new students and continuing … Continue reading
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