This page provides a compilation of interview questions that have been asked in a number of library institutions.

Register today for the 7^th Annual Ottawa Career Discovery Tour – December 10 & 11

Do not miss out on your chance to learn about the wide variety of careers that the federal service offers for Information Management Professionals and Librarians.  Space is limited.

•  Build your network
• Go inside the office environment of key employers
• Hear from a variety of professionals working in IM
• Receive helpful feedback during a mock interview
• Meet engaged Dalhousie MLIS Alumni
• Learn about the work of numerous federal government departments and agencies in the area of IM and library services delivery

For full details (including a sample itinerary) visit www.dal.ca/mcs/ottawa

100% of 2012 student tour participants agreed that they made valuable networking contacts and would recommend the tour to other students:

“I will definitely go next year. It was eye opening to see the types of positions available for those in MLIS. Also got some good contacts! Everyone was very encouraging.”  –  Past participant.

 

Registration Deadline: Friday, October 25 at 4pm.

To register, complete the registration form and return it to Management Career Services, Suite 2100, Rowe Building, with your $125 refundable deposit.

 

Contact me directly with any questions you may have on this amazing career development event.

Robert

robert.wooden@dal.ca

902.494.6688

It is with excitement that we announce that our PPD sessions will be beginning on Tuesday, October 8th.

Our Topics this semester are:

Making Career Connections (with special guest): Tuesday, October 8 @2:30pm

Resumes for IM Professionals: Tuesday, October 29 @2:30pm

Leveraging LinkedIn: Tuesday, November 5 @2:30pm

These PPD sessions are facilitated by Robert Wooden from Management Career Services (MCS) and are customized for and restricted to MLIS students.  Both first and second year students will benefit from these sessions.

To review the complete description of each session, access myCareer.

RSVP is required. Log onto my.dal.ca and access the myCareer system (located under the Quick Links Section of the main page).  Once in myCareer, access the Events Calendar from your dashboard  and register for these PPD sessions. Advising appointments with Robert Wooden, who serves MLIS students, can also be made via myCareer under the Appointments tab, which is found under the Management Career Services section.

Register for a free Grant Writing Bootcamp MOOC offered through Dalhousie School of Health & Human Performance

This five-week, instructor-led, open online course is targeted to learners who would like to develop better skills in grant writing to serve organizational funding needs. The course is targeted primarily to volunteers and staff members of non-profit organizations, whether they are involved at the community, provincial/state level, or national level. This includes individuals who may find themselves in positions where they are making or considering making grant applications but have little or no training or experience. This course will be offered through Canvas Network. Please visit the Canvas site for more information and registration: https://www.canvas.net/courses/grant-writing-bootcamp

 

The School of Information Management is pleased to announce that Master of Library and Information Studies student, Alison Froese-Stoddard, has been selected as the first 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.

 

Alison Froese-Stoddard is a returning MLIS student deeply committed to the interdisciplinary aspect of the information management field.  Upon moving to Nova Scotia with her husband in the summer of 2010, she first attempted to enrol in the MLIS program, but was informed that upgrading her academic credentials would strengthen her application to SIM.  This obstacle presented a remarkable opportunity for Alison to develop a deeper understanding of the socio-cultural context of modern Canadian communities that complemented her previous technical experience in customer-software interface management and production management.  In the next year and half, Alison embarked upon research projects that included investigating the integrative opportunities of the Halifax International Market, which was published in an undergraduate journal of ethnography; unpacking the political origins of Canada’s multicultural policy, which won her the Halifax Overseas Club Prize; and researching the little-known story of a failed federal-provincial joint proposal that would have established a third national park in Nova Scotia, which has recently been published in the Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.

During her time at SIM, Alison has continued to incorporate socio-cultural aspects in her understanding of how the provision of services as an information management professional could be transformed to better serve the public. She is particularly interested in exploring how information management, community development, and the effects of federal, provincial and municipal policy intersect. She is also enjoying working with the public at Saint Mary’s University Patrick Power Library, and is keen to follow the lead of the community-minded librarians in that institution. This winter she is working on a thesis project investigating the factors that impact the sustainability of small community archives and archival collections in Nova Scotia.  In addition to her scholastic endeavours, Alison has been active in the local food community in Halifax, and is a board member of the Nova Scotia Food Policy Council.

On September 16, the Dalhousie Libraries interns took part in a presentation opportunity called the Summer Shine Series. The series, introduced last year, was designed to give the interns an opportunity to present projects they have been working on during their summer internships .  Please visit the Libraries’ blog to read more about the excellent work of our MLIS students