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Robert Munsch Award

The Guelph Public Library and the Friends of the Guelph Public Library are pleased to announce the Robert Munsch Award. Robert Munsch is an enormously successful children’s writer and Canada’s best-selling author. He has published more than 50 individual titles, and his books have sold many millions of copies in more than a dozen languages.

Robert Munsch makes his home in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is arguably Guelph’s most famous living citizen and much loved. In his honour, the Guelph Public Library has launched The Robert Munsch Discovery Portal and in partnership with the Friends of the Guelph Public Library will offer The Robert Munsch Award, a $1000 Cdn award for the best short essay or position paper discussing the place or the impact of the writings of Robert Munsch in English Language Children’s Literature.

As part of this celebration of all things Munsch, the Guelph Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Guelph Public Library, will offer The Robert Munsch Award, a $1000 award for the best short essay or position paper discussing the place or the impact of the writings of Robert Munsch in English Language Children’s Literature.

Eligibility:

Submissions are invited from undergraduate and graduate level university students in Library and Information Science, Children’s Literature, Early Childhood Education and related areas of study. Eligible submissions should be between 1000 and 2500 words in length, must include a short letter of support from a university faculty member in an appropriate subject area and must not have been published previously.

Eligible submissions must be received no later than April 15, 2014.

Applicants will retain copyright of their submissions but must agree to give the Guelph Public Library permission to exhibit selected papers in the Library and on its website. All submissions will become part of the GPL Archives.

To submit:
Papers, together with a short note of faculty support, should be submitted to: munschaward@library.guelph.on.ca. Please include “Munsch Award” and the name and location of the applicant in the subject line.

For further information, please contact: munschaward@library.guelph.on.ca.

MLIS Student Published in Journal of Cleaner Production

News_Maggie Neilson (200w)Maggie Neilson, 2nd year MLIS student, co-authored an article with Kathleen Kevany (Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University) which was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. The article, titled: “Water and women project: notes from the field,” discusses technical approaches to solving global water-access struggles, and the organizations dedicated to cultivating these innovations .You can read Maggie’s article online. Visit SIM’s blog to leave a comment about the article.

Request for interest for a potential MLIS reading course: Development of a SIM taxonomy

The collections of theses and reading courses taken by students in the Master of Library and Information Studies and Master of Information Management programs are organized according to the following taxonomy of research areas. This taxonomy was developed originally by the Association of Library and Information Science Education a number of years ago. While this taxonomy is valid in its own right, it may not fully reflect the areas of interest of the two SIM programs. The goal of this reading course is to develop a SIM taxonomy by which to organize the School’s collection of reading courses and theses. The student will:

  • Conduct a literature review on existing taxonomies or vocabularies that reflect the information management field
  • Conduct an analysis of the titles and abstracts of the collection of SIM reading courses and theses to extract key concepts and areas of study
  • Analyse the existing taxonomy in light of steps (a) and (b) above
  • Interview SIM faculty and staff about concepts to be included in the taxonomy
  • Create a final taxonomy to be reviewed by SIM for official use.

This reading course will contribute to student learning and experience related to:

  • Literature search skills
  • Structure and development of taxonomies and controlled vocabularies
  • Client engagement

Term: Winter, 2014

Interested students should contact Dr. Louise Spiteri


MLIS Student, Gayle Graham, Wins Manitoba Library Association Scholarship

Gayle Graham, a student in the Master of Library and Information Studies program, has won the 2013 Jean Thorunn Law Scholarship, valued at $3,000, awarded by the Manitoba Library Association (MLA). A graduate of Brandon University with a BA in Psychology, Gayle will begin the second year of the MLIS program at Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management in September. Gayle’s strong academic record in both her undergraduate and graduate studies resulted in the MLA decision. In addition to her academic successes, Gayle has obtained considerable work experience in libraries at Brandon University and more recently with the Public Library Services in the city of Brandon. Gayle rounds out her academic and professional achievements as an athlete and accomplished dance instructor.

Congratulations Gayle.

ARMA International Educational Foundation scholarships

The ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) scholarship programs encourage development of the international records and information management community with an appropriately educated records and information management workforce.

Graduate scholarships leading to the Masters or PhD degree were first offered in 2006. To apply, click AIEF Graduate Scholarship Application Form.  Nine scholarships are awarded each year.

FoM Convocation Reception – May 27

On behalf of all the faculty and staff in the Faculty of Management, I would like to convey our warmest wishes to you as a prospective graduate of the Class of 2013. Your time at Dalhousie has undoubtedly been a period of significant personal growth. Forming life-long friendships, acquiring new knowledge and honing your ability to learn new information in a fast-paced environment are all valuable experiences you have gained at Dalhousie University. We thank you for choosing to share such an important part of your life with us.

The Faculty of Management

is pleased to invite you, your partner and your parents

to a Special Reception to honour our

Class of 2013

Monday, May 27, 2013

5:30 – 7:00 pm

The Atrium

Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building

6100 University Avenue

I hope you and your family will be able to join us. Please let us know by May 21st if you will be attending and how many guests will be joining you.

Shortly, you will become part of an illustrious group – Dalhousie’s Alumni – a worldwide family over 100,000 in number. We hope you will continue your association with Dalhousie and the Faculty of Management. We are always delighted to hear from you with information on where you are and what you are doing.

I wish you every success and happiness in your future career and personal life.

Sincerely,

Dr. Peggy Cunningham, Dean
Faculty of Management

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