Here’s what you need to know about our symposium on Feb 13

On Friday, the symposium will delve deeper into issues presented during the seminars with presentations from past SLAIS alumni, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, the Privacy Commissioner of BC, and more.

Official Poster Designed by ACA@UBC Graphic Designer, Megan Janzen

The event will consider what and how students should be learning so they can assess information critically and generate new ideas in a society that is rapidly changing, why and how community partners are integral to the future success of students’ careers, what is the role of experiential learning in the curriculum, how the symbiotic relationship between theory and practice should be conveyed, whether graduate education should be centered on a specialized or on a general program, and what is the role of research and the importance of innovation in a professional graduate program.

Student registration is only 10$ and includes lunch for the symposium.

General registration is 45$ and also includes lunch for the symposium.

Visit our website for a full list of speakers, schedules, registration and the forum to submit questions for the panels: http://acasymposium2015.sites.olt.ubc.ca

Email us at: aca.slais@gmail.com

Follow us on twitter: @ACAUBC, #aca2015

Here’s what you need to know about our seminars on Feb 11 and 12

The ACA@UBC is hosting its 7th international seminars and symposium from Wednesday February 11th to Friday February 13th. Archivists, librarians, professors, professionals, alumni and those interested in archival studies are welcome to attend!

Coffee will be provided during the seminars in the morning on a first come first serve basis. We encourage all students to attend the seminars.

The panels on Wednesday and Thursday will discuss:

• What archivists should be learning
• What to expect after graduation and in the workplace
• What the future looks like for archival education

Read more about the panels and speakers here: http://acasymposium2015.sites.olt.ubc.ca/seminars/

If you have a question for the panel, you can submit it:

• Via twitter with the hashtag, #aca2015
• Through our online forum http://acasymposium2015.sites.olt.ubc.ca/submit-a-question/ 
• You can email us aca.slais@gmail.com
• You can ask the day of the panel!

If you have a class you cannot get out of, or work, come out to only one seminar that day! (Although if you’re a MAS or DUAL student you shouldn’t be penalized for missing class). Better yet, try to come to all of them! This is a great opportunity to participate in the conversation of what you should be learning and what to expect once you’re out of SLAIS.

We hope to see you there!

SLA@SLAIS is hosting another special library crawl!

Please join SLA@SLAIS on Friday, January 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for their special library crawl / tour (registration link for morning and afternoon tours provided below).

Special library locations they will visit include:

Crane Library
Richard Allison Library at Regent College 

X̱wi7x̱wa Library

Rare Books and Special Collections

and the Visual Resources Library!

Where: Meet at SLAIS at 10:15 a.m., or at Crane Library (2329 West Mall) at 10:25 a.m.
When: Friday, January 30

Register now (space is limited):

Morning tour (Crane and X̱wi7x̱wa): Register

Afternoon tour (Richard Allison Library, Rare Books and Special Collections and Visual Resources Library: Register

Today is the last day for symposium early-bird registration!

Register before midnight to pay only $35.00 to attend the ACA@UBC’s 7th international seminars and symposium, Professional Education and Archives: What Does the Future Require?

Yes, LUNCH is included in that amazing bargain price!

After midnight the price goes up to $45.00! 

 

Issues registering for the symposium? Use Chrome, Safari or an updated browser!

Hi Everyone,

We have received emails detailing some issues when trying to register for the symposium in Firefox or old browsers.

Please try using Google Chrome, Safari or another updated browser. If you still experience issues, contact us at aca.slais@gmail.com

If we are still unable to help you, we can always take down your information, register you, and you can bring cash or a cheque on the day of the symposium.

Thanks!

Reminder: Student proposals for 2015 ACA Conference due Mon Jan 12

Are you an archival studies student with an idea that you want to share with the archival community? Are you researching a paper and would like to take it to the next stage? Are you honing your public speaking skills, and looking for ways to enhance your CV? The ACA 2015 Program Team wants to hear from you!

Proposals are now being accepted for the annual New Ideas, New Voices: The Student Session.  All full-time students who are presently enrolled in, or will graduate from, a Canadian Masters program in archival studies in the 2014-2015 academic year are eligible to apply.  The Program Team will select three papers (15 to 20 minutes in length), each by a student from a different institution.

Thanks to the Association of Canadian Archivists Foundation (ACAF), those selected participants who do not have full-time employment will receive a bursary (administered through their school), which covers the cost of the registration fees as well as some assistance for their travel and accommodation expenses.

Click here for more information about submitting a paper proposal.

Click here for more information about submitting a poster proposal.
The deadline for submissions is Monday January 12, 2015.

Pub Night tomorrow at the Wolf and Hound!

Welcome back to a new semester at SLAIS! We hope everyone had a great winter break!

We are hosting a pub night for all SLAIS students this Friday January 9th after the iSchool welcome potluck. We’re meeting at 7:30pm at the Wolf and Hound, which is located at 3617 W Broadway (Alma bus stop).

There’s a facebook event as well – feel free to join it: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/790866144334315/?ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited&source=1

Hope to see you there! 

Celebrate the new year, new semester with an ACA@UBC meeting this week!

The first meeting of the new semester is this Wednesday January 7, 2015, from 12:30 – 1:30 pm.

See you there!