Deadline: February 1, 2015

Designed to help persons with an interest in the fields of Chemistry and Information to pursue graduate study in Library, Information, or Computer Science, the Scholarship consists of a $1,500 honorarium. This scholarship is given yearly by the Division of Chemical Information of the American Chemical Society.

The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with a major in Chemistry or related disciplines (related disciplines are, for example, Biochemistry or Chemical Informatics). The applicant must have been accepted (or currently enrolled) into a graduate Library, Information, or Computer Science program in an accredited institution. Work experience in Library, Information or Computer Science preferred.

The deadline to apply for the 2015 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship is February 1, 2015. Details on the application procedures can be found at http://www.acscinf.org/content/lucille-m-wert-student-scholarship

Applications (email preferred) can be sent to: marge.matthews@outlook.com

The Centre for Advanced Management Education (CFAME) is looking for a SIM student to help with a short-term project to conduct an inventory of Master of Public Administration programs across Canada. The project should take approximately 20 hours to complete, with a pay rate of $20.00 an hour. The project will start in early January.

Please direct your enquiries to:
Dr. Martine Durier-Copp (Martine.Durier-Copp@Dal.Ca)
Director, CFAME

The School of Information Management is pleased to announce that Master of Library and Information Studies student, Dominique Taylor, has been selected as the second recipient of the Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Fund. This Fund was established in 2007 to honour Dr. Norman Horrocks, OC, PhD, FCLIP (1927-2010) for his outstanding leadership in the field of librarianship in North America, Australia, and Europe. Over several decades Dr. Horrocks, former Director of the School of Information Management and Dean of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University, pursued a distinguished career of very active involvement in professional associations in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Australia, the United States, and Canada. His many contributions, for which he received local, national and international recognition, have advanced the field and the careers of countless individuals. The fund supports a scholarship and an associated lecture series through an endowment donated by the many former students, colleagues, friends and admirers of Norman Horrocks.

Dominique Taylor, a returning MLIS student, draws from a wealth of experience to inform his interests in information management. For instance, he graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and McMaster University with a Master of Arts in Philosophy. He also was awarded a Social Science and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship for his Masters research on metaphor and language use. Dominique’s background in philosophy has led him to probe standard definitions and theories of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom within the field of information studies. Specifically, it has pushed him to explore the notion of libraries as places of both information consumption and creation rather than merely as knowledge institutions.

Prior to entering the MLIS program and following his Philosophy MA, Dominique worked for roughly two and a half years as an archivist at Library and Archives Canada. During this time, he assisted government bodies, academics, and the public in navigating the archives’ extensive holdings. This experience made Dominique keenly aware of both the multivalent power of information as evidence and the notion that freely accessible information is a necessary public good in any democracy. From here, he started to explore the principles and ideals of public librarianship; this eventually brought him to Halifax, where he currently works at Halifax Public Libraries while completing his MLIS degree.

Graduate Research Assistant – Position beginning Sept 2014

Research Initiative: Assessing potential generational differences in the online environment.

Supervisor: Dr. Mona Holmlund, Department of History, FASS, Dalhousie University; co-supervisor: Cheryl Avery, Archivist, University of Saskatchewan.

 Terms of Employment:

$15.00 per hour; to a maximum of 60 hours total, from date of employment through end of December 2014 (with possible continuation part-time in the 2014-2015 academic year)

 Tasks and Responsibilities:

The graduate research assistant will support an interdisciplinary project nearing the publication stage. The graduate research assistant will be involved in tasks primarily relating to literature reviews, and should have an interest in, or some educational background or experience of, the following:

• the literature on privacy, changes in the digital environment, and social media
• theories or approaches to digitization and archival access,
• social science and education research on young adults’ use of the Internet and online tools since the rise of social media.
• theories of information, users, or documentation and how people encounter primary sources online
• archival studies and instructional technology research in librarianship and the learning sciences

Required Skills

• Proficient bibliographic research skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently

Applications received by 15 September 2014 will be considered. Students may submit applications (cv and cover letter) to:

 Dr. Mona Holmlund

Department of History

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences e-mail: mona.holmlund@dal.ca