The Institute on Governance and Dalhousie University are launching a unique Inter-Jurisdictional Executive Leadership Program for leaders and managers in Nova Scotia who work in the municipal, provincial and federal spheres. Participants in the program will be granted advanced standing in the Master of Information Management program at Dalhousie University. A unique aspect of the program is a shared real-life complex project in which participants from the program are divided into inter-jurisdictional groups, including the federal government, the Nova Scotia government, and the municipal sector. The IOG/Dalhousie Inter-Jurisdictional Executive Leadership Program provides busy public sector executives with both theoretical and practical experience and tools so that they can do their jobs better. The Institute on Governance team of former senior public servants from in the policy and program areas and from both the federal and provincial domains will be supplemented by expertise from the Dalhousie School of Public Administration. Further information about this program may be found here.
SIM Professors Part of New Ocean Frontier Institute
The Canadian government announced today a $94 million dollar investment in the Dalhousie-led Ocean Frontier Institute. Combined with a large private donation and contributions from other partners, the collaboration among Dalhousie, Memorial, and UPEI has a budget of over $200 million. Two SIM faculty are contributing to this “game changer for ocean research“.
Dr. Mike Smit will collaborate with colleagues in the Faculty of Computer Science to co-lead two of the initial OFI projects focused on ocean data and technology. “Data collected by shared research infrastructure for the benefit of the OFI and/or its international partners needs to be available, discoverable, and usable by a set of people with highly varied data skills,”, said Dr. Smit, referencing some of his work on data literacy. “Data produced by the OFI will, when possible, need to be shared publicly for the benefit of national and international researchers and related to the evolving national research data infrastructure. Building and understanding varied information and data management policies and practices will be important to ensuring OFI can collaborate the way it needs to in order to tackle challenging research questions.”
Dr. Bertrum MacDonald is working with colleagues at Memorial University to understand how the science produced by bodies like OFI is translated into policy and decision-making. This work ties in well with his Environmental Information: Use and Influence (EIUI) interdisciplinary research and the launch of EIUI’s new book, Science, Information, and Policy Interface for Effective Coastal and Ocean Management.
These projects illustrate the broad applicability of information management to a variety of fields and contexts. We are excited to watch as the largest research award in the history of Dalhousie University takes shape over the next few years, and we look forward to hearing more about the contributions of our colleagues to this important initiative!
Master of Information Management Information Session
On September 15, 2016, please join Dr. Martine Durier-Copp, Director of the Centre for Advanced Management Education, to learn about our online Master of Information Management (MIM) Program. Designed and delivered by world-class academics working in an award-winning faculty, the industry-focused MIM program perfectly aligns information management (IM) theory with day-to-day workplace realities to help you devise relevant and real-world solutions to the risk- and change-related problems your organization faces.
Welcome to a new school year!
On behalf of all SIM faculty and staff, we wish to welcome all new students (and welcome BACK all returning students) to the 2016-2017 academic year! We hope to start off your studies this year on a high note with our Orientation activities. Be sure to keep an eye on the schedule and contact us if you have any questions! (sim@dal.ca)
Orientation activities are mandatory for incoming students. Please check the events list below or our events calendar for the full schedule. Contact JoAnn if you are unable to attend a session.
We encourage you to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and the SIM Blog. Visit the SIMSA Facebook page to connect with your Student Association.
Welcome to Ken Field – SIM Researcher-in-Residence
SIM is excited to welcome Ken Field to our School as Researcher-in-Residence for the 2016-2017 academic year!
Ken is available to consult and collaborate with students and faculty on various research-related matters. Contact him at kfield@trentu.ca to set up an appointment or visit him in Office #4027.
BIOGRAPHY
Ken has worked at Trent University for the past 28 years occupying roles as a serials cataloguer, serials librarian, access services librarian, and is currently the head of Trent’s first branch library on its Durham Campus in Oshawa, Ontario, and the University’s Copyright Officer. He obtained a BMusEd from Dalhousie in 1980, a Master of Library and Information Science from UBC in 1984, and a Graduate Professional Certificate in Library Sector Leadership from the University of Victoria in 2011.
In addition to his work in the Library, he was Principal of Lady Eaton College, one of Trent’s five residential colleges, from 1996 to 2000, and was Acting Head of the Durham Campus in 2012/13.
During his sabbatical year, he will be undertaking a citation analysis of publications of Trent Humanities and Social Sciences faculty for a 2 or 3 year period in order to gain a better understanding of the types and sources of the resources that faculty have been using in their research. The goal is to provide the Library with a better sense of whether the resources it collects and makes accessible are meeting the research needs of the faculty. He will also continue to actively monitor developments in copyright, both nationally and internationally, and provide advice and guidance to the Trent University community on how any changes may effect the application of copyright law to community practices.