Information Science Student Association
The Dalhousie student chapter of the Association for Canadian Archivists has organized a tour of the Nova Scotia Archives on Wednesday, March 18. The tour starts at 1:00, but you can meet the group in the Rowe Atrium at 12:45.
March is another busy month in the School of Information Management, so we’ve assembled a calendar of events and deadlines to keep you on track. Something missing? Contact Jenna or Alieda to get it added to the calendar.
The SIMSA AGM will take place March 17, 2015 in the SIM Common Room at noon. Join us as we discuss the past year, goals for the upcoming year, and elect the 2015-16 executive team. The positions that are to be elected are:
• Co-Chairs
• VP Academic
• VP Non-Academic
• Financial Officer
• Communications Officer
• IWB Chair
You can click here to find detailed descriptions of the SIMSA executive positions. Nominations will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on March 9.
This event is also a potluck, so be sure to bring something if you can. See you there!
To assist in SIMSA fundraising, Dr. Bertrum MacDonald has generously donated 2 tickets to an upcoming show for the choir he performs in, the Halifax Camerata Singers. The show, entitled A Time for All Things, will take place March 28 at Saint Benedict Parish (45 Radcliffe Drive, Halifax).
Entries into the draw are just $2 for the chance to win 1 of 2 tickets. Entries can be made with either Andrea Kampen or Hannah Steeves. The draw date for this contest is March 25. Money raised will be used for SIMSA events, such as the end of semester celebration.
Visit the Facebook event for A Time for All Things for more information about the performance.
Jeffrey Roy from the School of Public Administration will examine the evolution and effectiveness of open data strategies in the public sector with a particular focus on municipal governments in Canada. It will also delve more deeply into whether open data can facilitate innovative forms of governance with an empowered and participative society.
From May 4 – 15, 2015, Dalhousie will be hosting a two-week summer institute to provide training in the digital humanities. The workshops, which draw on the well-established DHSI at the University of Victoria, will provide an ideal environment for discussion surrounding new computing technologies and how they are influencing teaching, research, dissemination, creation, and preservation in different disciplines.
To register, please go to http://stay.dal.ca/KxRegistration/dhsi15.
Early registration fees are $100 per course for students.