News and Announcements
November 26, 2009 - Paul Whitney, City Librarian for VPL, Presentation
Paul Whitney provided a comprehensive synopsis of events relating to intellectual property in Canada, recent developments with Copyright revisions and an update of the Google Books settlement. Writers, musicians, librarians, students, staff and faculty all attended this enlightening talk.
Watch Paul Whitney's 75 minute presentation here (Requires Windows Media Player)
Oct 10 2009 - RIP: A Remix Manifesto, Documentary Screening
Are those who have controlled "information" in the past, trying to cling to control over our future access to information and resources? This provocative video makes interesting and important points about the North American perspective on intellectual property.
September 24, 2009 - Geoffrey Glass, co-founder of Vancouver's Fair
Copyright for Canadians Chapter, Presentation Launching off the semester-long discussions of intellectual property rights, Geoffrey Glass challenged his audience to think about the changing nature of copyright law and the true spirit of "intellectual property".
July 18, 2009 - Summer Bowling Fundraiser
$260 was successfully fundraised for the LIBTSA Annual Student Bursary ($500). Thanks go to everyone (students, alumni, friends and family) who came out to support this event, to Dogwood Bowling & Billiards for generously splitting the proceeds 60/40 in our favour, and to Chapters of Langley for the prize donation of an underwater photography book.
February 23, 2009 - LIBTSA's Dress for Success Workshop
LIBTSA will be hosting a workshop on workplace dress on the evening of Monday, Feb. 23 at 7.00pm. It will held at the Sevenoaks Sears in Abbotsford, and family and friends will be welcome. This event will be geared for both men and women, and will cover clothing, makeup and skincare.
January 29, 2009 - 1:10 to 2:30 pm in Abby B101(lecture theatre)
LIBTSA invites you to join us as Phyllis Simon, founder of Kidsbooks and winner of the 2007 BC Community Achievement Award, visits UFV to share her insights and experience with books for children. Learn what's hot and take a peek into the fascinating world of the booktrade.
Kidsbooks is British Columbia's largest children's specialty bookstore. Amongst many recognitions, Kidsbooks has received the Specialty Bookseller of the Year Award from the Canadian Booksellers Association three times.
December 04, 2008 - New Award Recognizing Student Leadership
The UFV LIBIT department proudly announces the introduction of a new award (available in Spring of 2009), recognizing student achievement in leadership. This $250 award will be available to UFV students in the Library and Information Technology program who have demonstrated leadership through things such as community service, student activities, and volunteerism and are in good academic standing.
In order to build the endowment and offer a larger sum, we encourage alumni and community members to consider contributing to this important award. Information on giving can be found at UFV Giving.
November 06, 2008 - Upcoming Information Session & New Sessional Faculty
April 27th, 2009 at the Clearbrook Library in Abbotsford.
In other news Maryn Ashdown and Natalie Fouquette will be joining UFV LIBIT to teach LIBT 230 and LIBT 140, respectively this Winter 2009.
October 30, 2008 - Chris Field Wins Writing Prize
Congratulations to Abbotsford News Annual Writing Prize winner Chris Field!
"Recapturing the Past: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina after Five Years". Course LIBT 110, Instructor Corinne McConchie.
September 29, 2008 - Continuing Studies News
Coming in Fall 2009 we hope to be offering upgrading courses of interest to current Library Technicians. Help us design the structure of the courses and the topics that will be included by completing our survey at:
Take our Survey (Our survey has closed. Thanks to those who participated!)
