On a cool Thursday this past April, the Toronto chapters of SLA and Desk Set hosted the popular “Pub Quiz” annual event. Held at the Dora Keogh on the evening of April 12th, the event was organized by Programming Director Katya Pereyaslavska, with Ricardo Laskaris—Reference Assistant at York University Libraries—serving as quiz master. Ricardo’s questions touched on [...]

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Come join your fellow new information professionals for an informal pub night!  With summer just around the corner, there’s no better time to grab a drink and connect with your peers before the season’s vacations.  Whether you’ve just graduated or have been in the profession for a few years, come share your thoughts and experiences [...]

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Tuesday June 12, 2012 – Tuesday June 12, 2012 Map and Directions | Register Description: Law librarianship is a specialized practice. It takes months (if not years) of daily exposure to the documents and disciplines of legal research to make a librarian confident that the information they’re supplying is timely and accurate. That knowledge does [...]

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Announcing: the second workshop in the 2012 SLA Toronto Chapter Professional Development Series with Ulla de Stricker! When: Thursday May 17, 2012 Registration opens: 5:30pm Event start: 6:00pm Where: Martin Prosperity Institute, MaRS Centre 101 College Street, Suite 420, Toronto, ON Map and Directions | Register Description: Everything we leave behind for others to see— [...]

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Registration for this event is now full.  Participation by webinar is available! When: May 15, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Where: Insurance Bureau of Canada, 777 Bay Street, Suite 2400, Presidents Boardroom RSVP: Amra Porobic (librarian@ibc.ca) 416-362-2031 (free event) Description: Are you thinking of revamping your library’s presence on your intranet? Do you need a [...]

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With the generosity of our sponsor, Carswell: The Executive Board would like to say a special thank you in person to all of our members for their support and continued membership of the SLA Toronto Chapter at the Special Appreciation Event on May 24th! Let us show you our gratitude by joining us for a [...]

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SLA Toronto and sponsor, Infomart, are proud to announce the winners of the 2012 SLA Toronto Infomart Student-to-Conference Awards, Stacey Nordlund and Heather Buchansky. With Infomart‘s generous support, Stacey and Heather will each receive a $1,500 grant to attend the SLA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois from July 15-18, 2012. “The Infomart Student-to-Conference Awards program is an effort to identify [...]

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Legal Searching for the Non-Legal Librarian Law librarianship is a specialized practice. It takes months (if not years) of daily exposure to the documents and disciplines of legal research to make a librarian confident that the information they’re supplying is timely and accurate. That knowledge does you no good at all when you’ve got to [...]

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What: SLA Toronto & TSLIS Network Article Club When: Wednesday May 16, 2012 – 6:30-8:30 pm Location: Dora Keogh – Front Room, 141 Danforth Avenue Toronto, Hosted by Eileen Lewis & Kate Johnson REGISTER by emailing Carmen Lee. SLA Toronto Chapter and TSLIS Network are delighted to provide you with a unique opportunity to participate [...]

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When: Thursday April 26, 2012; Registration at 5:30, Session begins at 6pm Where: Martin Prosperity Institute MaRS Discovery District 101 College Street, Suite 420 Toronto (416) 673-8580 Map and Directions | Register Description: Professional Branding & “Packaging”: Easy Ways to Promote Yourself as a Professional by Ulla de Stricker, the Career Guidance Chair of the [...]

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