Name Company/Institution City Member Since Norah Xiao   Toronto 9/12/05 Michael Russell HRSG Ottawa 9/13/05 Bianca Di Nardo     9/20/05 Mireille Macia     9/20/05 Irina Ovis     9/20/05 Annie Belanger     9/22/05 Michael MacSween     9/22/05 Linda Boss Lang Michener LLP Toronto 9/26/05 Lily Mac     9/26/05 Lawrence Stewart [...]

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Irina Ovis is a first-year student in the Master of Information Studies program at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. She is a Certified Human Resources Professional and works as a Human Resources Generalist at the Canada Lands Company. She also works part-time as an Information Desk Assistant in the Business Information Centre [...]

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I am writing this piece as we prepare for the holiday season. Being a long time member of the SLA Toronto Chapter and past chapter president, I know you’ll grant me the time to be thoughtful in print. This has been difficult year. It started with the epic tsunami in Asia – unbelievable destruction in [...]

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There is no question that MLIS students who venture out into the library world via co-op positions gain many useful career experiences. Students who are placed in special libraries obtain an increased awareness of the roles and responsibilities within specialized libraries, and have the opportunity to contribute by providing insight and initiative gained from their [...]

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Librarians Without Borders and the UWO SLA Student Council assisted in the collection of books and donations for London Public Library’s ‘A Book For Every Child’ book drive. Annie Belanger, a UWO SLA student council member, initiated and coordinated the campus wide effort. Many volunteers, all MLIS students, made the effort possible in such a [...]

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Build yourself a custom conference experience March 28-30, 2006 Holiday Inn King Street, Toronto Once again the e-Content Institute and the SLA Toronto Chapter have teamed up to present the 17th annual Information Highways Conference. Are you interested in federated desktop search? Want to learn about new knowledge sharing tools? Are you looking for ways [...]

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This year Factiva continued to deliver information solutions that help organizations compete more effectively and make better decisions faster. Here are some notable highlights: Acquisitions 2B Group Adds Critical Elements for Effective Reputation Management In February, Factiva acquired London-based 2B Group as part of its strategy to offer media monitoring and reputation management solutions for [...]

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Canada’s Premier Periodical and Current Events Database Finding the right mix of Canadian periodical content can be difficult for information professionals seeking in-depth Canadian information. Micromedia ProQuest’s Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) is Canada’s definitive source for online periodical content in Canada. It delivers the best collection of bibliographic and full text reference and [...]

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www.oclc.org/ca/en Do you have remote users? Do your users think of you as remote librarians? If so, you may want to consider implementing a virtual reference service such as QuestionPoint. QuestionPoint can help you assist your users at their point of need regardless of where your users are or where your library is. It might [...]

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Fall is here and the new “SLA season” is about to begin. This is the time of year of putting away the flip-flops and sunscreen, bringing out the heavy sweaters and enjoying comfort foods like soups and stews. It is also a new beginning of sorts as the kids go back to school and the [...]

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