Kerry, Linda and I went into the 504 section today for what we're calling “First Friday Q&A” – something we did informally last semester but are now doing under the banner of the student council. The idea is to give students a chance to ask any and all questions they might have after they've had […]
Another recurring feature on this blog is that I've done a few “random thoughts” posts connected to various holidays over the past few months. I didn't do one on Monday so here's a belated Happy Labour Day to you and some good old fashioned randomness…What I Learned On My Summer VacationShort of a trip to […]
Florence Hwang, a recent grad from the program, attended a federal libraries career networking event in Ottawa and reports back with these tips on her blog (reprinted with permission):* Instead of listing relevant courses you have taken in your resume, provide examples of projects you did in school.* Experience counts. Put down your volunteer experience […]
Got an e-mail from the department today (Sunday? Wow, they work hard over there!) saying that a spot had opened up in a class I initially didn't get into. So I'm going to drop one of my alternate classes and take this one and my final schedule will be this:Monday PM – “Public Library in […]
At the end of my first semester, I posted “10 Tips For New Library School Students“. On Tuesday, I'll begin my third (and final) semester of library school. I honestly can't believe how fast the time has gone. In honour of that mini-milestone, here's another similar list: TEN THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN LIBRARY SCHOOL (SO […]
Got a chance to plug my blog after giving a brief (?) talk about the role of the Student Council's Academic Rep during the orientation session for the new students today so I thought I'd write a “Welcome” post in case there were a few new visitors stopping by to check it out. For some […]
I'm posting this mainly as a head's up to future students who might have an opportunity to be involved in this conference as a volunteer or in some other way (if you're brave, why not submit a proposal to present at the conference?) John Buschman is the closing plenary speaker and that's almost enough to […]
I went on a semester exchange to York England when I was in undergrad. Because of the constant excitement of new experiences and meeting new people and learning new things, I never really got homesick in my four months there, even though everybody warned me that I would. But when I got back to Canada, […]
GG winning author, Art Slade (who is coming to FIMS on October 23 for the Lunch Bucket speaker series – mark your calendars!), discusses the reasons he became (and stayed) a reader as a young boy on his blog. His answer? Heavy metal. Two thoughts. Why did I become a reader? I think mainly because […]
The Summer 2006 Spirit of Librarianship winner was announced at the Destressor on Wednesday afternoon. Bruce Fyfe came out on top in a very close race. It was a great event with a number of nice touches – they gathered all the nominees on the stage to be acknowledged before making the announcement, all nominees […]
