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SAVE THE DATE! – January 23, 2017 – Continuing Education Event

by Jennifer Bancroft | 28 November 2016

HLABC is putting together what we hope will be an exciting and engaging program for a full-day CE event early in the new year. More information will be coming soon, but for now, please mark your calendars.

Date: Monday, January 23, 2017 (exact timing of events TBA)
Location: Woodward Library, UBC

* Please note that we will also be offering online access to this event for those unable to join us in person in Vancouver on this date. *

A few other updates and reminders:

Our wonderful Treasurer, Antje Helmuth, will be stepping aside in the spring of 2017 after several years’ service. Please consider putting your name forward for this position! Antje has refined the tasks associated with this role to a science, so you’d have a great starting point.
Just a reminder that the presentation slides from the June 28th HLABC CE event are now available for download on the members area of the HLABC website.
Our Vancouver-area meet-up is fast approaching – please join us! (Date and Time: Wednesday, December 7th from 5-7pm / Location: Steamworks Brewing Company (601 West Cordova, Vancouver, by Waterfront Station) – mention HLABC at the door / RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hlabc-vancouver-gathering-tickets-29705770760)

Hope to see you at next week’s HLABC meet-up and January’s CE event!

CALL – Call for Submissions for the May 16-19, 2017 CHLA/ABSC Annual Conference

by HLABC | 17 November 2016

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The 2017 CHLA/ABSC Planning Committee invites submissions for the Annual Conference of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada (CHLA/ABSC), to be held in Edmonton. The theme of the conference is “Northern Illumination/Lumières du Nord.”

The online abstract submission site is now available via the CHLA/ABSC conference website. To be considered, submissions must be received by December 1, 2016, 9:59 pm MST.

Authors are asked to rank how they would prefer to present their work: as a paper, poster, or lightning talk. Abstracts not accepted to a first choice will be considered for second and third choices.

When submitting structured abstracts, authors will note whether their abstract is a research abstract or program description abstract:

Research abstracts report on designing, conducting, and analyzing a research project.
Program Description abstracts describe the creation and improvement of products, programs, technologies, administrative practices, or services conducted by librarians and information professionals.

Refer to the FAQ page for additional information.

For more information, contact:

Janice Kung janice.kung@ualberta.ca
Sandy Campbell sandy.campbell@ualberta.ca

JOB OPPORTUNITY – UBC iSchool (SLAIS) Co-op Students Available for Fall or Winter Work Terms

by HLABC | 2 August 2016

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Students from the UBC iSchool (School of Library, Archival and Information Studies) are still available for Fall co-op work terms (September-December). We’re also starting to post positions for the Winter term (January-April), and some of our students are available for full-time or part-time 8 month work terms spanning September-April.

Educated in one of Canada’s leading schools for information professionals, UBC iSchool students are equipped with the latest knowledge for obtaining and managing information in an increasingly complex world. Students learning the latest in library, information management, and archival fields can be an ideal fit for that special project or short-term vacancy you’ve been looking to fill.

Types of Work UBC iSchool Students Perform:

Archives & Preservation of Information
Records Management
Library & Information Services
Data Discovery & Wrangling
Information Systems Management
Information Policy
Information Analysis & Retrieval
Research

To assist you throughout the hiring process, the UBC Arts Co-op Program can help with drafting job descriptions, determining salary, coordinating interview scheduling, making offers, and monitoring student success during the co-op term.

For more information, contact the UBC Arts Co-op Program Graduate Programs Coordinator, Anna Jubilo at 604-822-4223 or anna.jubilo@ubc.ca, or visit www.artscoop.ubc.ca/employers.

NEWS – New HLABC Executive

by HLABC | 29 June 2016

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At yesterday’s annual general meeting, in-coming President Kristina McDavid announced the new members of the HLABC Executive for 2016 to 2017.

Your Executive is now comprised of the following members:

President: Kristina McDavid
Past-President: Leigh Anne Palmer
Vice-President/President-elect: Fiona Chiu
Secretary: Chantalle Jack
Treasurer/Membership: Antje Helmuth
Continuing Education & Programming Director: Helen Brown
Communications Director: Jennifer Bancroft

Please feel free to contact the Executive at any time. We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas for the year ahead!