Spotlight on Student Research
Students to CLA
From May 28 to May 31, 2014, information professionals from all over the country descended on Victoria, British Columbia for the annual Canadian Library Association Conference and Trade Show. The conference offered more than 70 sessions, seminars, and workshops on everything from Open Access, copyright, cloud computing, and digital collections to book repair, social media, business services, and genealogy.
SIMSA executive officers (and CLA members) Andrea Kampen and Alieda Blandford attended the conference.
Stay tuned for their conference reports in the July issue of Inform.
Librarians Without Borders in Guatemala
Congratulations, Jaq-Lin!
Jaq-Lin Larder, chair of the Dalhousie student chapter of Librarians Without Borders, is currently in Guatemala developing and operating a school and community library.
The Saber Sin Límites (Limitless Knowledge) Community Library opened in 2010 as the first and only community library in Chajul, Guatemala, with 3,783 titles, two librarians, and many helping hands. The project depends on the contributions of volunteers.
You can find out more about LWB’s Guatemala project here
Or read the current Guatemala blog here.
The 2014-2015 Executive Officers
Congratulations to the newly elected 2014-2015 Executive!
Co-chairs: Andrea Kampen and Ben Worth
Vice-Chair (Academic): Valerie Collins
Vice-Chair (Non-academic): Maria Barlett
Financial Officer: Lee Wilson
Communications Officer: Megan O’Brien
Digital Publications Officer (returning): Alieda Blandford
IWB Chair: Hilary Lynd
New SIMSA Logo Announced!
Big thanks to everyone who participated in the poll to select the new SIMSA logo. It was a close race, but the clear winner is….!
Wear Your Favourite Books
Litographs creates art from the books you’ve read and loved. Posters, t-shirts, and tote bags are all created entirely from the text of classic books.