Congratulations to SIM alumna, Tracey Jones-Grant, this year’s recipient of the Norman Horrocks Award for Library Leadership. Please take a look at the News Release published by the Nova Scotia Library Association for more details on Tracey and the award.
Social Media in both official languages
Note: This article originally appeared in New Brunswick’s provincial newspaper, the Telegraph-Journal.
Bilingualism, meet Twitter
By Erin O’Halloran, Principal & Information Specialist, CloudScout Information Services
New Brunswick has an opportunity to do something that hasn’t been done anywhere in Canada yet – mandate how government organizations use social media in both official languages.
As a communications tool, social media’s popularity has exploded. Using social media properly can assist any organization with mass communications, brand management, customer service or recruiting. However, with the benefits of social media come expectations as well. The culture of social media is based on a conversation model where communications can be informal, and happen in real-time. This culture is difficult to fuse with traditional communications methods, which require drafts, translation, and a planned release – a process that enables government organizations to communicate in both official languages and abide by the Official Languages Act (OLA).
Employment Opportunity: Marker for BMgmt
MARKERS POSTING
POSTING DATE: September 30, 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 7, 2011
POSITION: Marker [Sept. – Dec., 2011]
DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Bachelor of Management
PAY RATE: $14.63 hour
WORK ASSIGNMENT: The marker will assist with MGMT 2401 – Introduction to Marketing Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Marking assignments
Career Development PPD for MLIS Begins Oct 13
It is with excitement that we announce that our PPD sessions will be beginning on Thursday, October 13th. The Career Development PPDs are setup this semester so they do not conflict with any 1st or 2nd year MLIS courses.
Our Upcoming Topics are:
Making Career Connections (with special guest): Thursday, October 13 @2:45pm
Resumes for IM Professionals: Thursday, October 27 @2:45pm
Cover Letter Success: Thursday, November 17 @2:45pm
Surprise Topic (to be released in the next 2-3 weeks): Thursday, November 24 @2:45pm
These PPD sessions are all facilitated by Robert Wooden from Management Career Services (MCS) and are customized and restricted to MLIS students. All sessions are held in Rowe 3089.
To review the complete description of each session, head over to the SIM Event Calendar or access myCareer.
RSVP is required. Log onto my.dal.ca and access the myCareer system (located under the Services Tab). Once in myCareer, access the Events Calendar under Management Career Services 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.
Student award for business ethics.
The Ethics Centre is providing an award for graduate students in the amount of $5,000. The purpose of the award is to fund research leading to a report to be submitted to the Centre on a topic related to applied business ethics. The Terms of Reference for the Award, including the selection process, may be viewed at http://www.ethicscentre.ca/EN/education/ethics_award.pdf. The deadline for the receipt of applications is October 21, 2011.