Dalhousie School of Information Management faculty member, Fiona Black, has been awarded an Insight Development Grant (IDG) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The project, “Developing Transnational Approaches in Print Culture: New Questions and Methods” involves an international team led by Dr Black including Dr Sydney Shep at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and Dr David Finkelstein at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (Scotland). IDG grants are part of the new program design at SSHRC and are intended to support research that moves in new directions intellectually and methodologically. The two-year project will innovate with digital media and methods and provide opportunities for information management students to do thesis research, contribute as research assistants, present at international conferences and co-author scholarly papers. The project plan is to explore an approach to transnational enquiry through the lenses of labour history and migration studies and concomitant skills transfer in the printing and allied trades. SSHRC is interested in research projects that contribute to knowledge and may also contribute to contemporary policy development. Immigration and skills transfer are highly topical in many regions. This project’s analysis of historical information and data will contribute potential new frameworks for immigration policy development.
Creating a CLA Network for New(er) Academic Librarians
As you know, The Canadian Library Association is undergoing organizational change right now; you can read about it on their CLA Future blog. One of the most visible and most important changes for the general membership is the introduction of networks. CLA Networks will be self-governed, self-initiated groups that meet the short-term and long-term goals of its members (see FAQ Q3 for details).
MIM Students Receive Diplomas
The School of Information Management (SIM) is pleased to announce that the following Master of Information Management (MIM) students were awarded their Graduate Diploma in Information Management from Dalhousie University during the Spring convocation:
- Christine Leanne Fedoruk, Post-production Team Leader, Hansard Services;
- Sarah H. Horrocks, Administrative Officer of the Killam Trusts;
- Musema Abdo Mossa, Information Management Officer, Health Canada;
- Angela Petropoulos, Controlled Document/ QA Administrator, Maxxam;
- Michele Wood, Researcher/Evaluator, Department of Health & Social Services, Nunatsiavut Government (Newfoundland & Labrador).
Collections Intern, MSVU Art Gallery
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COLLECTIONS INTERN
MSVU Art Gallery is hiring a Collections Intern for the summer. The Collections Management Intern is a summer student position. This position will support the management of the permanent collection, as well as assist with exhibitions, public programs and day-to-day operations of the Art Gallery. This position represents the university’s commitment to developing future art gallery professionals. Working closely with the gallery Technician and Program Coordinator, the Collections Management Intern will assist all aspects (physical, digital and research) of the Permanent Collection.
Applicants must be eligible for the Young Canada Works program to qualify for this position. See link for details: www.youngcanadaworks.ca
Convocation Award Winners
Congratulations to our convocation award winners!
- Anne Galler Award (Special Libraries Association – Eastern Canada Chapter): Julie McLellan
- APLA Award: Leah Brisco
- Beta Phi Mu Candidates: Naomi Balla-Boudreau, Tracy Daley, Nicole Dixon, Sophie Doiron, Barbara Hill-Taylor, Eugene MacDonald, Robert Martel, Julie McLellan, Rosalind Morrison, Amy Paterson, Nicole Radzikowski, Anna Walsh, Monica Ward
- Director’s Award: Barbara Hill-Taylor
- Information Technology Prize: Nicole Dixon
- J. Clement Harrison International Award: Kamau Osborne
- Leadership Award: Amy Paterson
- Louis Vagianos Medal: Danny Jacobs
- Nova Scotia Library Association Prize: Sophie Doiron
- SIM Research Award: Kathleen Staves & Danielle Cossarini
- SIMSA Outstanding Service Award: Erin O’Halloran