Category Archives: Announcements

Book Sale

Sell your used textbooks to other SLAIS students, or pick up some used books for your own classes. Check out the book sale wiki on the LASSA wiki at : http://lassa.pbwiki.com/. The password to edit is “slais”.

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Information Session

Purpose: The main idea behind the information session was to shorten LASSA’s orientation (reduce the information overload feeling), and give SLAIS’s student groups a forum of their own, for both new and continuing students. Date/Time/Place – Friday, September 5th 3:00-4:00 … Continue reading

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New student orientation

Date/Time/Place – Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 12:00 – 2:00 at Thea’s Lounge Agenda: Meet and greet / Mixer Lunch Speaker, Melanie Campus tours

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PEP SURVEY OPEN

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL LASSA/SLAIS PEP SURVEY ********************************** Tell us how you’re feeling about your program and student life at SLAIS! · IT’ S ONLINE, EASY & QUICK · IT’S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL … Continue reading

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AMS Just Desserts Awards 2007

Congratulations to Terry Eastwood, LASSA’s nominee for the AMS Just Desserts Award 2007. The AMS Annual Just Desserts Award will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at Cecil Green Park House. ‘Just Desserts’ is an awards ceremony brought to … Continue reading

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GRADUATE ACADEMIC ASSISTANTS (GAAs) AT UBC LIBRARY ­ INFORMATION SESSION

Each year, UBC Library hires a number of SLAIS students to work as Graduate Academic Assistants. GAAs work in many divisions throughout the Library including Life Sciences, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Education, and more. GAAs gain valuable … Continue reading

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New LASSA Executive 2007-2008

Here is the new LASSA executive. They will take office on the 1st of April, 2007. MAS Co-President: Leah Pearse MLIS Co-President: Karine Burger Secretary-Treasurer: Nicole Carter Events Coordinators: Agathe Holowatinc and Brie Grey-Noble PEP Coordinators: Krista Hill and Jovy-Anne … Continue reading

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Research Week @ SLAIS

Celebrate Research Week at SLAIS – Collaboration and Community! In Brief: Friday March 2, Ed Fox, Professor, Virginia Tech, “Electronic Theses and Dissertations” – CANCELLED DUE TO TRAVEL RESCHEDULING Monday March 5, Jane Greenberg, Associate Professor University of North Carolina, … Continue reading

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Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2007

ACM IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries June 17-23, 2007 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the … Continue reading

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Meet the Faculty Candidate

Luanne Freund, candidate for the faculty position at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, will be available to answer Master’s students questions in a private setting on Monday, March 5, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the … Continue reading

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