Prof. Lynne Teather - Faculty of Information - University of Toronto

4th annual Job & networking Fair
FourTH ANNuAL JoB ANd
NETWorKiNG FAir A succEss
The iSchool hosted its annual job
and networking fair on January 29,
attracting more than 200 students and
organizations from all information
fields including archives and records
management, information systems and
technologies, library and information
science, and knowledge management.
The fair provided students with many
opportunities to meet and network
with professionals, and to learn more
about the skills and attributes sought
by today’s employers. For organizations,
the event served as a forum in which to
meet the new generation of information
professionals, establish a presence, and
receive resumés from students.
iNForMATioN AccEss:
coMMoNs, coNTroLs,
coNTroVErsy (iA3c)
coNFErENcE
The iSchool held its second annual
student-run conference, “Information
Access: Commons, Controls, Controversy
(IA3C),” from March 19 to 20, 2010. Featuring
students from Toronto, Montreal,
and New York, the conference included
a keynote speaker, student presentations,
and a round table discussion. The
keynote was dr. Joseph Janes, Associate
Professor at the University of Washington’s
Information School, and Founding
Director of the Internet Public Library,
who delighted participants with his
insights. Other presentations touched on
universal access and information poverty,
freedom of information and right to privacy,
curation as the facilitation of access,
the Internet as library, and museums as
“access on display.” This annual conference
provides students with an academic
platform in which to present and discuss
their work with peers, scholarly researchers,
and information professionals and
practitioners.
PHd rEsEArcH dAy 2010
The enthusiastic response to last year’s
PhD Research Day resulted in the
expansion of this year’s event to two
days. On April 12 and 13, twenty students
presented their research to faculty, peers,
and a respondent panel—almost twice
as many participants as last year! The
event was organized by Professor david
Phillips, Associate Professor and Chair
l-r: Ia3c co-chairs, Patricia
ayala and laura Shtern
of Doctoral Studies, and Areti Vourinaris,
Assistant to the Dean’s Office. “The format
of PhD Research Days gave students a
chance to clarify and hone their work, and
to present it to colleagues for their advice
and critique,” says Dr. Phillips. Doctoral
students enjoyed the exposure: “I think we
get wrapped up in our own research and
this was a great opportunity to step back
and hear what our peers are doing,” said
Melissa Fritz, who presented an overview
of her research, “Mom, Apple Pie, and
Policy: Examining the Social Construction
of the standard North American Family
in Canadian Child Care Policy Debates
(2004-2009).” The program included topics
ranging from “Online Support Groups
for People Living with Depression,” and
“Challenges with Frameworks for Privacy
Protection: Studying Systemic Failures,”
to “Preliminary Discussion of Research
on LGBT Archives and the Communities
They Serve,” and “Is Hearing Believing?
Perception of Online Information
Credibility by Screen Reader Users who
are Blind.”
Free Graduate Course
for New Graduates
Those students who convocated
in November 2009, or March/June
2010, qualify for one free course
(maximum value $600) at the School
of Continuing Studies, 18 months
from the date of graduation.
For more information call:
416-978-2400
or drop by at: 158 St. george St.
lysanne lessard
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