Committees
Canadian Library Association Student Chapter
The Canadian Library Association Student Chapter at the University of Alberta was founded in 2000. Our mission is to facilitate interactions between professionals and library students while encouraging participation in professional associations. Our membership is made up of students from the School of Library and Information Studies who meet periodically throughout the year to work on different committee projects. Incoming and continuing students are encouraged to join our Chapter and learn more about professional association work. For more information on the chapter, please visit the Chapter's website or contact Tara Forman [tforman @ ualberta.ca] or Jocie Wilson [jkwilson@ualberta.ca].
Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom
We are a group of Masters of Library and Information Studies students who are interested in promoting intellectual freedom and social responsibility. We believe that issues concerning censorship, freedom of expression, and social justice go hand-in-hand, and hope that through information updates and direct action, we will be able to emphasize the importance of intellectual freedom and social responsibility in the personal and professional lives of our readers and our communities.
For more information, please visit FLIF's website or contact Brianna Erban [berban@ualberta.ca], Madeline Vanderwerff[mvanderw@ualberta.ca] or Julie Ruel [jruel@ualberta.ca].
Partners' Week Committee
The Partners' Week Committee is a student run committee that works in consultation with a faculty liaison in the School of Library and Information Studies. The committee operates in collaboration with the School of Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (LISAA), and the School of Library and Information Studies Student Association (LISSA).
Partners' Week is held twice per year - once in the fall term and once in winter - and enables students to observe librarians and information professionals in the workplace. In the winter term, a Partners' Week reception (funded and organized by Partners in Education, LISAA, and LISSA) brings students, SLIS faculty, and information professionals together for another networking opportunity.
Information professionals from various types of organizations participate in this program, including academic and public librarians, government and legal librarians, archivists, and records managers.
Partners' Week helps students to relate the theory they learn in the Library and Information Studies program to the practice of the profession. Participating information professionals have been extremely supportive of the initiative. In turn, students have found Partners' Week to be an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and develop professional contacts.
For more information on Partners' Week, please contact Sarah Goetz [sgoetz @ ualberta.ca]or Maria Tan [maria.tan@ualberta.ca] or visit the PW website.
Forum for Information Professionals Committee
The Forum for Information Professionals (formerly Professional Development Day) is an annual one-day event of presentations and discussions on current topics facing librarianship. The event is hosted by the students of the School and organized by the Forum for Information Professionals committee. FIP is an opportunity for librarians and information professionals from all parts of Alberta to exchange ideas with library students and academics. Classes are canceled during the event to allow SLIS students and faculty attend. Speakers will include professional librarians, current and past students.
For more information about Forum for Information Professionals, please contact Quinn Fletcher [qfletche[at]ualberta.ca] [rmal@ualberta.ca] or Ali Grotkowski [alig[at]ualberta.ca], or visit the website.
Yearbook Committee
The yearbook committee publishes an annual yearbook for the School of Library and Information Studies. For more information about this committee, contact Daniel De Castro [ddaniel@ualberta.ca].
The 2007-2008 yearbook can be downloaded free of charge at: http://in.solit.us/archives/download/140752 and http://in.solit.us/archives/download/140751 (supplement with Year End Party photos).
Year End Party Committee
The Year End Party Committee is made up of first- and second-year students who plan and organise a celebration each spring. All MLIS students, faculty, and their invited guests are invited to attend. For more information about this year's grad plan, please contact Quinn Fletcher [qfletche@ualberta.ca] .