IBM Career Info Session – September 24
IBM will be on campus Wednesday, September 24 for a career information session with students in the Faculty of Management. Please RSVP via MyCareer (located in your MyDal portal) as seats are limited.
IBM is one of the biggest technology firms internationally, with 12 research laboratories worldwide and, as of 2013, has held the record for the most patents generated by a company for 20 consecutive years.
If you are interested in technology, research, and corporate librarianship, it would be worthwhile to attend and ask about opportunities for Information Managers at IBM.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Career Info Session – September 29
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) will be on campus on September 29 to speak exclusively with MLIS students about career opportunities in state intelligence and security. The information session will take place at 12:00 noon in Rowe 3089.
Internships are available for MLIS students.
CSIS is Canada’s primary national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada’s national security, and conducting operations, covert and over, within Canada and abroad. The Atlantic Region Headquarters is located in Halifax.
If you are interested in public service, research, and analysis, this event is not to be missed.
Brown Bag Lunch, “Conference Sessions” – September 23
SIMSA’s Brown Bag Lunch series kicks off this Tuesday, September 23, at 12:00 noon in the Common Room. The discussion topic, “What’s the Deal with Conferences Anyway?”
Speakers include:
- Jennifer Grek Martin, veteran researcher and conference presenter
- Alieda Blandford, attendee to the 2014 Canadian Library Association National Conference in Victoria, B.C.
- Jennie Thompson, co-chair for the 2015 Information Without Borders Conference Committee
Topics will include planning, attending, and presenting at conferences, and we will discuss why conferences are such an important element in professional development.
Hope to see you there!
Association of Canadian Archivists AGM & Elections – September 19
The Dalhousie Student Chapter of the ACA (Association of Canadian Archivists) will be holding their elections on Friday September 19th at 12:00pm in the SIM Meeting Room (down the hall from the SIM Common Room).
The position that is available is First Year Co-Chair. The responsibilities for this position are as follows:
- Act as the liaisons between the Chapter and the ACA.
- Preside over all Chapter meetings and creates an agenda, delivered to the Executive Committee prior to the meeting.
- Oversees the activities of the Chapter and ensures goals and objectives are carried out.
- Provides the Executive Committee with a brief of activities once per semester to be compiled into the Annual Report
- Preparing and submitting the Annual Report to the ACA Board by May 15th of each year in collaboration with the Treasurer
- Has signing authority, in conjunction with the Treasurer, over the cheques of the Chapter.
If you are interested in the position please come prepared with a short statement of why you would like to be considered for the position. If you cannot make the meeting but would still like to be considered for the position please email Alyssa Dawson (alyssa.dawson@dal.ca) your statement of interest by 11:00am Friday September 19th.
Dal Reads Event – September 25
This year’s Dal Reads pick is Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a plot-driven novel about the power of information. It’s written in an engaging, conversational style, and also contains a generous dose of humour, mystery, travel, Google, code breaking, and secret societies – what’s not to like?
Copies of the novel are available at the Killam. Pick up yours today, and join the university-wide community book club engaged in the book.
The first Dal Reads discussion will take place on Thursday, September 25, at 5:00 at the University Club. Come by the pub and share your impressions of this fantastic read with fellow students, faculty, and librarians! (There will be snacks!)
You can find out more about Dal Reads events at https://blogs.dal.ca/dalreads/ or follow them on Twitter, @dalreads.