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Congrats to the SIM Class of 2018!

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MLIS_GradClass2018From SIM Director, Dr. Sandra Toze: The School of Information Management would like to congratulate all of our newest MLIS & MIM graduates! It was an eventful few days with a reception hosted by the Faculty of Management Monday night, followed by our breakfast and awards ceremony Tuesday, and finally the formal convocation ceremony and reception that afternoon. As was highlighted at our morning event, our students are impressive, and it was wonderful to meet and celebrate your achievements with your friends and families.  We extend our best wishes to those graduates who were not able to attend.

To celebrate Dal’s 200th anniversary all graduates received a Dal 200 pin, and a beautiful commemorative book.

We encourage you to read this wonderful profile about our MLIS graduate Brian Lesser produced by Nicole Maunsell in the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Management.

We welcome all our new graduates to the SIM alumni family, look forward to hearing about your successes and supporting you in your ongoing careers. Please continue to communicate with us via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter (@dalsimnews), and this blog. You are all now members of our SIM Associated Alumni, and we look forward to seeing you at Alumni events.

Special thanks also to our Award sponsors including APLA, NSLA, SLA, the Vagianos and Harrison families and our alumni. And special congratulations to the 2018 convocation award winners (see full list below).

Well done, Class of 2018. We are very proud of all of you!MIM_GradClass2018

–  Dr. Sandra Toze

2018 SIM Convocation Award Winners

Anne Galler Award (Special Libraries Association, Eastern Canada Chapter): Rebecca Shaw

Atlantic Provinces Library Association Award: Margaret Vail

MLIS Director’s Award: Alison Brown

MIM Director’s Award: Sean Hofstetter

Information Technology Leadership Award: Alicia Whidden

SIM Leadership Award: Lindsay Warner

Louis Vagianos Medal: Brian Lesser

Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA) / SIM Graduate Award: Christine Cousins & Adrienne Colborne

SIM Research Award (MLIS): Alison Brown

SIM Research Award (MIM): JoAnne Akerboom & Monty Price

SIMSA Outstanding Service Award: Rebekah Prette

Beta Phi Mu Candidates: Alison Brown, Brian Lesser, Kim Mortimer, Rebekah Prette, & Rebecca Shaw

Call for Participation: 2018 International Conference on Knowledge Management

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SIM is a sponsor of this event. Visit the ICKM website for full details.

14th International Conference on Knowledge Management

November 9th – 10th, Vancouver, Canada 

CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION

Knowledge Management seeks to spark action and change, moving beyond the end goals of collection and storage in previous iterations of practice and theory in the field. This separates KM from many other related fields. Even when focusing attention on codification and the elements that enable action, the end goal is always what that codification allows organizations and systems to do. The 14th annual International Conference on Knowledge Management seeks research and practice into work with knowledge that sparks action, decision making, change, etc. It will mark an important moment for reflection and advancement in the field. All topics are welcome, but topics that specifically address this action element are especially welcome.

ICKM provides academics, researchers, developers, practitioners, Information Professionals, and users from all over the world a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas concerning theoretical and practical aspects of information and Knowledge Management.

ICKM has a proven track record of success with the first conference held in Singapore in 2004, subsequent conferences have been held in Charlotte, North Carolina 2005; Greenwich, London 2006; Vienna, Austria 2007; Columbus, Ohio 2008; Hong Kong 2009; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2010; Johannesburg, South Africa 2012; Montreal, Canada 2013; Antalya, Turkey 2014; Osaka, Japan 2015; Vienna, Austria in 2016; Dallas, Texas in 2017. ICKM 2018 will be held jointly with ASIS&T 81st Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

All submissions will undergo blind peer review. Submissions should be labeled under one of the following types:

  • Research Papers. This is to present quality state-of-the-art research in all related KM areas; for researchers with interest in KM and related areas this is a primary citation source. Submissions should not exceed 20 pages.  These papers can be in many different formats to include:  integrative literature reviews, theories/frameworks, case studies, the broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative studies.
  • Experience Reports. This is for developers or users of KM systems having interesting evidence to share about a practical KM approach, product, solution, or application. Submissions should not exceed 15 pages.
  • Capacity Building Workshops. This come from trainers, teachers, or facilitators having done work of survey or wanting to share in-depth educational knowledge with a broad audience. The education track is an excellent opportunity to share tutorial and methodological findings. The anticipated audience will consist of additional interested people from industry. Submissions should not exceed 5 pages plus demonstrational material. Each contribution should include empirical application evidence.
  • Best Practice Demo or Forum. This is for practical work that can be presented through hands-on-experience or presentations to receive focused feedback. It is an opportunity to show KM cases, discuss and receive feedback from all participants. Submissions should not exceed one page plus technical installation requirements (if any).
  • Gong Show Contributions. This will consist of very short presentations about visionary and outrageous ideas towards the next generation of KM. The audience will vote for the best idea. If you have far-reaching idea about either technology or novel use this is your opportunity to share, get feedback, and even win an award. The submission required is a 5-page extended abstract indicating the originality of the approach.
  • Young Researcher Networking Event Contributions: Master or PhD students in one of the above mentioned areas, either in early stage or late stage, are encouraged to share ideas with peers and receive feedback in a relaxed atmosphere with senior people from research and development communities. Supervisors of master or PhD students are kindly asked to encourage their respective student participation. The submission required is just a one page abstract reflecting the theme and status of the work.
  • Works-in-progress posters. This is for research or practice in early stages looking to solicit feedback and spark discussion. Submission should include an extended abstract (not to exceed 1,000 words).

Submission Deadlines:

  • The deadline for research paper submission is June 15, 2018.
  • The deadline for all other submissions is July 15, 2018.

Submit Online at:  The Conftool submission site is available here: https://www.conftool.com/asist2018

Contact: ickmconference@gmail.com

For Further Information go to https://www.asist.org/events/ickm/

MLIS Alumnus Named Director of Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Read the full story here:

Erich ReedErich Reed (MLIS ’05) will become the new Director at Southwest Harbor Public Library in Maine, as of June 18th, 2018.

From the article: “Reed has been the librarian at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill for 12 years. Prior to that, he was assistant director at the Blue Hill Public Library. He holds a master’s in Library Science from Dalhousie University and a bachelor’s in American Studies from Brandeis University. He moved to Mount Desert Island with his family several years ago.

‘In the past few years since my family moved to MDI, I’ve loved getting to know the Southwest Harbor Public Library as a vibrant community hub,” Reed said. “I look forward to engaging with the community and staff to continue the library’s role as a cultural center and a public resource for lifelong learning.'”

Congrats, Erich!

MLIS/MPA Student Places Third in International Business Case Competition

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MLIS/MPA student Scarlett Kelly (and MPA student, Chris Smith) have placed third in the inaugural Supply Chain Advancement Network (SCAN)  Health Virtual Business Case Competition.

From the release: “This unique virtual competition enables emergent leaders from business schools around the world to compete and demonstrate their exceptional skill, knowledge and innovative ideas to advance health sector supply chain innovation. The competition encourages cross-disciplinary teams from business and health sciences to collaborate to build leadership capacity in health sector supply chain.”

About SCAN Health: SCAN Health is an international knowledge translation organization funded by the Government of Canada, Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) and hosted by the University of Windsor’s Odette School of Business.

Congrats Scarlett and Chris!

Read the full announcement here.

Fiona Black Retirement Celebration (May 23rd)

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Re-posted from Today@Dal:

It is with mixed emotions that I announce Fiona Black’s retirement from Dalhousie University on June 30.

Fiona came to Dalhousie in 2001 as an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, and later became the Director of the School of Information Management, which began her distinguished career in academic leadership.  Fiona served as Associate Dean (External Programs) as well as Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Management before joining the Office of the Provost in 2012 and being appointed Associate Vice-President Academic in 2013.

Please join us on May 23, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in the University Club Pub to wish Fiona well, to celebrate her many contributions to Dalhousie University, and to thank her for 17 years of sharing with us her passion for learning and teaching  –  Carolyn Watters, Provost

There will be a SIM celebration in future. Stay tuned!

 

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