The latest issue of Inform is now available! It covers the period from January to June 2012 and can be found on the SIM website. We look forward to receiving your updates and hearing your feedback. Happy reading!
Article about an incoming MLIS student
I encourage you to read today’s post in Dal News about an article written by Alison Froese-Stoddard titled The Birth of Canada’s Multicultural Policy: Plotting the Official Acceptance of Diversity. This article won the Halifax Overseas Club Essay Prize and $4,000. Alison will be joining the MLIS program in September, when we will be very happy to welcome her and all her new colleagues.
A third dimension in printing – now at the Killam Library
Congratulations to MLIS students Riel Gallant and Michael Groenendyk on their work on 3D Printing at the Killam Library: A third dimension in printing – now at the Killam Library – Dal News – Dalhousie University.
Giving Back to SIM: A Challenge!
Did you know that university funding for scholarships and students assistantships at SIM is on the decline?
At last year’s CLA conference held in Halifax, a number of us from the SIM class of 2007 got together to talk about the difference that funding made for a number of our classmates. We wondered what we could do to restore some of that support and decided to invite our fellow 2007 alumni to donate to SIM.
Since that time, the class of 2007 has raised around $1,000 for the Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Fund. In the spirit of taking this idea further…
…we hereby challenge all classes of SIM alumni to donate to the fund.
Which class will give the most? We think that 2007 can’t be beat…
Why the Dalhousie-Horrocks Fund?While exploring the possibilities, we learned that the Dalhousie-Horrocks fund was very close to raising the amount it needs to reach before it can pay out an annual scholarship. We decided that supporting something in memory of Dr. Horrocks, combined with an amount of money that seems achievable to raise, made the fund a great fit for a fundraising challenge.
It is expected that the fund will annually provide a scholarship of a minimum of $2,000 for a student who “demonstrate[s] leadership potential in information management, specifically in libraries.” For information about the fund, visit: http://sim.management.dal.ca/Donations/Horrocks_Leadership_1.php
In order to begin paying out by September, 2013 the fund needs to reach its $50,000 base by September 30, 2012. We encourage you to donate before this deadline.
Check back in September to see which class reigns supreme!
Donating is easy – here’s how!
1. Give online at: giving.dal.ca/horrocksscholarship
In order to ensure that your donation is tracked as part of this fundraising effort, please enter the following:
a) Under “Area of Support” select “Select a Designation by Faculty” – make sure the drop downs read “Management / School of Information Management/ Dalhousie Horrocks National Leadership Fund”
b) Under “Dedication” select “In Honour of”
c) in the “In name of box” enter your class year
or…
2. Call 902-494-8801 or 1-800-565-9969 and make your gift over the phone – make sure to communicate the information above!
All gifts are eligible for a tax receipt.
Gifts made as a result of our efforts will be tracked so we can report back about our success. We suggest a donation of $50 but, as the saying goes, every bit helps!
Questions, thoughts, ideas for future giving, contact any of the following:
Kim MacInnis: kim.macinnis@gmail.com
Pam Maher: pmaher@dal.ca
Megan Fitzgibbons: megan.fitzgibbons@gmail.com
Yusuke Fitzgibbons: y.fitzgibbons@gmail.com
Monique Woroniak: mworoniak@gmail.com
Jane Willwerth awarded Stephanie Downs Memorial Award
We are very pleased to announce that Jane Willwerth has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Stephanie Downs Memorial Award.
As the recipient of the Stephanie Downs Memorial Award Jane will have the opportunity to make contributions to the lives of international students within the Faculty of Management by:
- Participating on the planning committee for the international student orientation.
- Acting as one of the facilitators during the international student orientation.
- Through consultation, providing content and updating the Faculty’s international student website
Candidates for the Stephanie Downs Memorial Award are selected for their demonstrated commitment to leadership, student life at SIM and to international librarianship.
After high school, Jane spent five months running after-school programming at the Prisoner Assistance Nepal Children’s Home in Kathmandu, Nepal. In the Home’s library, Jane saw for the first time how a small library could make a big difference.
Jane attended Carleton University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Rights and Political Science. This provided her with a solid grounding in international development with a special focus on African politics and gender. While at Carleton, Jane completed a practicum placement at Amnesty International Canada, where she worked under the organization’s Information Coordinator. Again, she found how library and information management skills play a critical role in the human rights and international development fields.
Now at Dalhousie, Jane seeks to marry her values to a set of in-demand skills that can help address legitimate international development problems. She is currently co-chair of the Dalhousie chapter of Librarians Without Borders (LWB), an organization that seeks to eliminate the information inequality that currently exists between different regions of the world. It is with LWB that Jane sees her skills and outlook converge, as she applies what she has learned in class to real-world development scenarios. The convergence continues as Jane completes a summer internship at the United Nations Multimedia Library, located at UN Headquarters in New York City.