Congratulations to SIM alumna Samantha Dutka, who has been awarded the 2012 Anne M. Galler Award for dedication and support to special libraries or the Special Libraries Association during or outside her studies in the MLIS/MREM program.

The Anne M. Galler Award and $150.00 prize is given yearly to a student from each of the three graduate Library Schools within the Eastern Canada Chapter region, in recognition of their high achievements in a special library related course or activity.

Previously known as the Book Prize, this award was renamed posthumously in 2000 in honour of Mrs Anne Galler who was a long-standing member and past-president of the Chapter. She began her career in 1958 as head of the Canadian Marconi corporate library and from there moved on to many other corporate and school libraries before arriving at Concordia University where she worked her way to becoming Director of the Library Studies program and then becoming, prior to her death in 1999, the Acting Chair of the Education Department.

The Canadian Library Association has just announce the results of the elections for the CLA Executive Council.  We are pleased to congratulate SIM Alumna Marie DeYoung for her election as CLA Vice-President/President-Elect.  Marie is the University Librarian at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, and an indefatigable supporter of SIM and our students.

Congratulations, Marie; CLA is in excellent hands.

 

 

 

Once again, the Dalhousie School of Information Management Associated Alumni has grown larger! The exec wants to congratulate the newest round of graduates on the completion of their MLIS and MIM degrees and welcomes you as our newest alumni.  What an exciting time for all of you! Here is a quick note for our newest alumn (and a reminder for all previous alumni!) as to what your Dal SIM Alumni Association does for you…
The Associated Alumni is a wonderful peer network, comprised of professional librarians and information managers who have all stood where you’re standing now. From coast to coast, you’ll find us. As subscribers to this listserv, you’ll get updates on Alumni events and what your colleagues are doing.

 

There are also a few other great ways to stay in Alumni loop:

The SIM Associated Alumni website:
http://sim.management.dal.ca/People%20and%20Groups/Associated%20Alumni/index.php

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_228106125569

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/SIM_Alumni

By networking with us, you’ll be able to get great career advice and stay in touch with friends. You’ll have the chance to get together with other Alumni across Canada and beyond, at conferences and events. The Alumni Association also provides an opportunity to celebrate our achievements. Every fall, the Association holds an Alumni Welcome reception. It’s a great way to acknowledge the work we do, while reuniting with our classmates and colleagues. You can also get involved, by serving on the Associated Alumni Executive, or as one of the Standing Committee Representatives. Recruitment notices for these positions are issued every winter and spring.

Again, welcome to the Alumni Association. Should you have any questions, or would be interested in learning about more ways to participate in Associated Alumni activities, don’t hesitate to ask. You can reach me at jlbabineau@gmail.com!
Best,
Jessica Babineau, BA MLIS
Dal SIM AA Chair

Hello Dalhousie SIM Graduate,

I am Dr. Ann Curry, and I’m contacting you in my role as a member of the American Library Association’s accreditation panel (External Review Panel) reviewing the MLIS program for the School of Information Management at Dalhousie University. It is important that the External Review Panel gather information about the program from as many alumni as possible, including those who may not be able to attend the forum held at the University during the Panel’s visit October 13-16. If you could take a few moments to respond to the questions below, it would be very helpful to us. Your answers will remain absolutely confidential, and I will destroy upon receipt of your answers all identifying links to your identity. Your answers will not be used for any research purposes: they will be used only for supplementary information as we prepare our report to the Committee on Accreditation. Please email your responses to ann.curry@ualberta.ca by Sunday October 14^th. Many thanks.

1. Year of graduation?
2. How well did the courses you took during your MLIS program prepare you for
• your first job? (not well, adequately, or very well?) Comments?
• your current job? (not well, adequately, or very well?) Comments?
3. What course(s) that you took has proved to be the most useful in your professional career?
4. What course(s) do you wish you could have taken had it been offered?
5. Were you able to create a personal program of study (perhaps a Reading course) that met your needs?
6. What led you to choose the Dalhousie School of Information Management? Would you still make that same decision?

Jenn Reid (MLIS 2006) created a video presentation for the Alumni Welcome Reception to promote the Stephanie Downs Memorial Fund. If you were unable to attend last night’s event I would encourage you to view the video online now. Information on how to donate can be found on the SIM Donation page.

On behalf of the School of Information Management, I would like to extend my congratulations to Dr. Joyline Makani, who received her doctorate at yesterday’s Fall Convocation ceremonies.  Joyline has been a long-standing instructor at the School, as well as the liaison librarian for the Faculty of Management.  Joyline is also an alumna of our MLIS program. Yesterday’s ceremony was particularly touching, as Dr. Sunny Marche, Joyline’s supervisor, was honoured. Having had the pleasure of serving  on Joyline’s PhD committee, I know how committed Dr. Marche was to Joyline’s scholarly endeavours, and I am sure he was with her in spirit yesterday.

Reminder! There are just two weeks left in the SIM alumni donation challenge. Can another group beat the class of 2007? You have until September 30 to contribute!

To learn more and add your donation, visit: https://blogs.dal.ca/sim/2012/06/07/giving-back-to-sim-a-challenge/