The Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services, an affiliate of the American Library Association, offers annual awards that recognize outstanding service, support for conference attendance, and the education of a student currently enrolled in a Library Science degree program. This year’s ABOS annual conference will take place at the Bahia Resort in San Diego, CA from October 25 – 31. The Bernard Vavrek Scholarship provides $1000 to a library school student interested in outreach and bookmobile services.
Dr. Bernard Vavrek, Professor of Library Science and Chair of the Library Science Department at Clarion University, retired after teaching at Clarion from 1971-2008. He co-founded with John Philip the “Great American Bookmobile Conference”, running it for many years until ABOS was formed and took over management of the conference. This scholarship honors Dr. Vavrek’s profound commitment to librarianship.
http://abos-outreach.org/resources/scholarships-awards/bernard-vavrek-scholarship/
The application deadline for this year’s awards is August 1, 2014.
News items for Inform
Do you have any news you’d like to share with the SIM community? We’re working on the Spring issue of Inform and would like to hear from you. Please forward any items of interest including new jobs, promotions, publications, etc. for the Alumni News section. Emails can be directed to inform@dal.ca.
Please submit your items no later than June 1, 2014. We look forward to hearing from you.
Part-time posting: INFO 6340 Cataloguing & Classification II
Posting Date: May 21, 2014
Application Deadline: June 2, 2014
Position: Part-Time Academic
Department/Location: School of Information Management
Pay Rate: In accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement
Work Assignment:
INFO 6340 – Cataloguing & Classification II
The part-time academic will teach the elective course Cataloguing & Classification II (INFO 6340) in the MLIS program during the 2015 Winter term. The course is scheduled for one 3 hour period per week, January – April 2015.
Requirements of the Position:
MLIS degree, professional employment experience, and prior teaching experience in cataloguing.
The Instructor reports to the Director of the School. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Responsibility for all aspects of teaching and administering the course, including lectures, active learning class sessions, assignment preparation and evaluation
- Availability for two hours per week for consultation with students.
A syllabus for the course is available.
If you are interested in this position, please apply in writing by the deadline to:
Kim Humes
School of Information Management
Dalhousie University
6100 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.
Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.
Alumni gathering in Victoria.
Are you attending the upcoming CLA Conference in Victoria, B.C.? Why not reconnect with fellow Dalhousie Alumni in a casual dining setting while you’re there?
The School of Information Management Associated Alumni invite you to join Dr. Louise Spiteri, Director of the School of Information Management, for a get together on the evening of Thursday, May 29.
- Where: Bard & Banker Downtown Victoria Public House. 1022 Government Street (7 minutes’ walk from the Victoria Conference Centre)
- Directions: http://bit.ly/1mwGpDf
- When: Thursday, May 29 at 7:30pm
- Reservation name: Dalhousie School of Information Management Associated Alumni
RSVP: to tara.rumsey@gmail.com by Friday, May 23, at 5 p.m.
Part-time posting: INFO 6800 Archives
Posting Date: May 15, 2014
Application Deadline: May 30, 2014
Position: Part-Time Academic
Department/Location: School of Information Management
Pay Rate: In accordance with CUPE Collective Agreement
Work Assignment: INFO 6800 – Archives
The Sessional Instructor will teach the elective Archives course (INFO 6800) in the MLIS program during the 2015 Winter term. The course is scheduled for one 3 hour period per week, January – April, 2015
Graduate in LIS, Archives or cognate discipline and significant employment experience in an archival setting. Prior teaching experience will be an asset and some research experience in Archival Studies or a cognate area will be helpful.
The Instructor reports to the Director of the School. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Responsibility for all aspects of teaching and administering the course, including lectures, active learning class sessions, assignment preparation and evaluation;
- Availability for two hours per week for consultation with students.
A syllabus for the course is available.
If you are interested in this position, please apply in writing by the deadline to:
Kim Humes
School of Information Management
Faculty of Management
Dalhousie University
1459 Oxford Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2
All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the courses and approval by the University.
Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, and women.