Summer Employment Opportunity: Information Management Coordinator, Provincial Autism Centre

April 11, 2011 Jenn Mitton

We are looking for an Information Management Coordinator to join our team for the summer months!

The Information Management Coordinator will evaluate existing programs and services of the Provincial Autism Centre, including the operations of the Centre library. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Information Management Coordinator will research and evaluate Provincial Autism Centre operations and its services, the needs of the autism community, and how the Provincial Autism Centre is currently addressing those needs.

SIM has a new mailing address

April 6, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Canada Post has consolidated all of Dalhousie’s postal codes into one new code: B3H 4R2. SIM’s new mailing address is as follows:

School of Information Management
1459 Oxford Street
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Our physical address (for courier deliveries) will remain as it was:

School of Information Management
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, 4010
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 3J5

For more information about the switch check out the article in DalNews.

Employment Opportunity: SIM Part-Time Academic Posting (Indexing & Abstracting)

April 6, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Part-Time Academic Posting
School of Information Management
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Posting Date: April 6, 2011
Application Deadline: April 30, 2011
Position: Part-Time Academic
Department/Location: School of Information Management
Pay Rate: In accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement

Work Assignment: INFO 6350 – Indexing and Abstracting

Summer Employment Opportunity: Canadian Intellectual Property Office

April 6, 2011 Jenn Mitton

FSWEP SUMMER EMPLOYMENT 2011

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), a special operating agency of Industry Canada (IC) invites students enrolled in a Master’s degree program in the field of library and information science (i.e. MLS, MLIS) to apply for the position of Information Specialist with its Resource Centre.

SIM alumna receives CASLIS Award for Special Librarianship in Canada

April 4, 2011 Jenn Mitton

SIM alumna, Ingrid Langhammer (class of 1976), is this year’s recipient of the Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services Award for Special Librarianship in Canada. Please see the press release below for further details and join us in extending our congratulations to Ingrid!

“Help! My Mom’s on Facebook” lecture available online

March 28, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Did you miss Dr. Bernie Hogan’s public lecture last week? The Social Media Lab has posted the audio file on their website, and have synched the slides to correspond with Dr. Hogan’s lecture. You’ll find the Slidecast on Socialmedialab.ca.

Tracking the Federal Election on Social Media: Anatoliy Gruzd interviewed

March 28, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd has been quoted in an article in this morning’s Globe and Mail; the story is about the role that social media will play in this year Federal election. Anatoliy will be monitoring various social media platforms to see what people are saying about the election and whether social media will motivate voters to get involved and place their votes. Stay tuned and visit Socialmedialab.ca for upcoming analyses of the federal election.

Summer Employment Opportunities: Memory Lane Heritage Village (Lake Charlotte, NS)

March 22, 2011 Jenn Mitton

2011 Student Job Opportunities – Hiring Soon

Memory Lane Heritage Village has several student job positions open. In order to qualify, you must be a student and planning to return to your studies in High School, University or College in September 2011. For details of hiring, pay and qualifications, email us for a complete job description. We are accepting resumes for the following jobs:

Heritage Programming Coordinator
Artifact Cataloguer
Assistant Archivist

Summer Employment Opportunity: Special Projects Coordinator

March 21, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Halifax sexual Health centre (HSHC)
6009 Quinpool road, suite 201
Summer student position: SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR

Reports to: Executive Director
Classification: 35 hours weekly for 12 – 16 weeks (pending Service Canada funding)

Apply to: ED@HSHC.ca or fax 429-3853 by noon on April 15

Call for 2011 APLA Posters

March 10, 2011 Jenn Mitton

Posters submissions are still being accepted for the 2011 APLA Conference happening May 16-19th in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.

Posters should strive to reflect this year’s conference theme: “On the Edge: Evolving Services, Extending Access and Exchanging Ideas”. Submissions from all types of libraries are encouraged, and may include research reports, demonstrations of new services or innovations, case studies or reviews.

The APLA 2011 Poster Session, is organized by the Dalhousie University School of Information Management Associated Alumni. Located in the main Exhibit Hall, APLA 2011 will include up to 30 juried posters, to be displayed during the same hours as the exhibits. Poster authors will be invited to present their posters during the lunch breaks. Please submit a description of the project (150 words or less) along with the name of the presenter and the presenter’s institution, contact information, and a title for the poster, to: cordelia.perry@acadiau.ca or call Cordelia Perry, one of the Poster Session coordinators, at 902.585.1734. The deadline is April 30, 2011.

Please note that conference registration fees will not be waived for presenters of contributed papers or posters.

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