Chantal de Medeiros, a student in the MLIS program, was interviewed recently to share her thoughts about the Data Privacy Day held at Dalhousie in January 2012.
MLIS accreditation certificate
SIM and other Dalhousie students collaborate to create an open access 3D-model archive
The website UNews.ca recently posted an article on the 3D Model Archive project currently being taken on by me and a number of other Dalhousie students.
As part of this project, SIM student Riel Gallant is now working on the 3D digitization of a number of objects from the Dalhousie Libraries’ Archives, while SIM student Amy Lorencz will soon be developing a method for cataloguing the 3D models created through this project and adding them to the Dalhousie Libraries’ 3D Model Repository.
Outside of SIM, Masters of Engineering student Gautam Chawla has also joined our team as a 3D Digitizer, while International Masters of Business Administration student Hugo Be Touze has come on board as a Researcher, bringing with him his extensive marketing experience.
3D Scanning at the Thomas McCulloch Museum. Photo Credit: Chris Putnam
Right now we are digitizing and cataloguing a large selection of marine biology related items from the Thomas McCulloch Museum, in addition to the Dalhousie Archives’ objects Riel is focusing on. Next we plan to proceed to the 3D digitization of on-campus artwork and human-anatomy related models and specimens.
Thanks to a grant from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the continued, generous support of CBCL Ltd., everyone involved in this project is receiving a wage for their work, which allows us to devote our full attention to ensuring that the objects we are working with are preserved and catalogued as accurately as possible.
Also, thanks to the Dalhousie Libraries and Donna Bourne-Tyson, we have access to a NextEngine laser scanner that allows us to digitize these objects.
If you see any objects on the 3D Model Repository that you really like, you should consider printing them off on the Killam Library’s 3D Printer and taking them home with you.
Mike Groenendyk
SIM student featured in Dal News
Please read SIM student Hilary Stamper’s analysis of the recent Data Privacy Day held at Dalhousie university.
Mock Interview Demonstration for MLIS students
Mock Interview Demonstration
This is an amazing learning event for audience members!
- Monday, February 18, 2013 @ 2:35 – 5:25, Room 3089
- RSVP via myCareer
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oin us as 3 MLIS students are interviewed in person by a small panel of Library/Information Management Professionals. The interview panel will be made up of representatives from Halifax Public Library and the Patrick Power Library at Saint Mary’s University.
In addition, a staff member from Management Career Services will provide written feedback on screen as the interview progresses. Upon conclusion of each interview, an interview debrief will be held with the interview panel and the student allowing audience members to ask questions.
“Participating in the Live Interview Demo was a worthwhile experience. The questions were specifically tailored to our field and we had the opportunity to engage with actual information practitioners. I appreciated the interviewers’ insightful and encouraging advice throughout the event.”
– 2011/2012 MLIS Student & PPD Participant in the Live Interview Demonstration