The Toronto Desk Set was the product of a raucous night at the Happy Village, a local bar close to the apartment where we lived while interning at two different libraries at the University of Chicago in the summer of 2010. Having rubbed shoulders with the Chicago Desk Set and perused publications about the original [...]

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The SLA Facebook page for the Blue Winter Article Club describes January as a cold and dreary month, and true to form, this past month’s event featured rain and a notable subway delay that either trapped a few attendees underground or forced them to walk from their downtown offices to the Dora Keogh pub. So [...]

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This year, the CALL 2012 Conference will be held in our own city, Toronto!  The Canadian Association of Law Libraries may be legal in name, but our Conference has sessions planned that are geared to help information professionals in many capacities. The theme this year is Towering Opportunities/Possibilités Immenses and we hope that you will [...]

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All eyes and ears will be on Chicago from July 15 to 18 when SLA holds its annual conference at McCormick Place. All educational sessions have been planned around this year’s theme which is  “Practising Agility in an Open World Economy”. In addition to the educational sessions there will be networking events and opportunities to [...]

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Hi Fellow Toronto (West) Chapter Members! Your Toronto West subgroup planning committee is wondering what kind of an event you would like to see next and when you would like it? We’ve collected some interesting ideas from previous meetings and wanted to get a sense of what would be most popular. Please have a look [...]

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Thursday March 15th, 2012. – TIFF Bellbox bar (second floor) – 6:00 pm SLA/TSLIS Network Article Club SLA Toronto Chapter and TSLIS Network are delighted to provide you with a unique opportunity to participate in March article club!  You are invited to join your fellow Information Professionals in the lively discussion regarding the most interesting [...]

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The SLA Toronto Chapter is pleased to present “The 2012 SLA Toronto Professional Development Series with Ulla de Stricker”.  Beginning in March, Ulla will provide two stimulating series of workshops geared towards new information professionals and the Faculty of Information’s student group. Regular programming April 26: Professional Branding and “Packaging”: Reputation and Image Count! May [...]

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SLAtor has partnered up with the Toronto Desk Set’s monthly pub quiz event this month. Our quiz master will be a long standing SLA member  - Ricardo Laskaris. The general theme is “Information.” WHEN: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 TIME: 6:30pm-8:30pm COST: cost of your own beer WHERE: The Pour House Irish Pub TO RSVP: please email our [...]

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The SLA Toronto Chapter and Springer invite you to join in a unique half-day workshop for Corporations and Hospitals about eContent, such as eBooks, eJournals and other electronic databases, as a research and library resource on Thursday, Feburary 23rd in Toronto, Ontario. Springer has partnered with Mary Ellen Bates to open the session as your [...]

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Solo Group invites you to a panel session on the position of solos in challenging times. We will talk about turbulence triggers, changing role of our profession, how to defend our value, and how to prepare for the worst case scenarios. Location: Insurance Bureau of Canada, 777 Bay Street, Suite 2400, President’s Boardroom. Closest subway [...]

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