SLA Toronto Solo Group invites you to the Winter 2013 session on digital initiatives in solo libraries.  This session offers an overview of two projects newly implemented in two organizations.  Mark Rose will touch upon issues encountered in his recent launch of eBooks at the Muniscope Library.  Amra Porobic will talk about her role in [...]

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Co-hosted by Eureka.cc, this webinar will focus on the importance of monitoring social media channels to ensure your online marketing efforts are consistent and effective. Social medias are the new buzz and could easily be dismissed as a passing trend. While some social medias may wither or some rapidly gain acceptance and become the next [...]

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When: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 – 6:30-8:30 pm Location: Victory Cafe, 581 Markham Street, Toronto, ON M6G 2L7 Host: Zachary Osborne RSVP by emailing Zachary  (zachary.osborne AT utoronto.ca) by Sat Feb 9   SLA Toronto and TSLIS Network are pleased to invite you to participate in the first Article Club of 2013! This edition will focus on marketing and the [...]

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When: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 – 12:15-1:30pm Where: Martin Prosperity Institute, 95 St. George Street, 9th floor, Toronto ON All SLA Toronto Chapter members are welcome to attend.  Come learn what your board is doing and give us your feedback and suggestions.  Volunteers are always appreciated. Please let our President, Kim Silk (kimberly.silk @ rotman.utoronto.ca) know if you plan [...]

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Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the 2012 fall edition of The Courier newsletter. I hope you are having a busy and happy autumn. It’s hard to believe that another year is coming to a close. Looking back to the beginning of 2012—which seems like just yesterday—there were three things I wanted to contribute to the Toronto [...]

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Welcome to the fall 2012 issue of The Courier! As always, we’d like to thank everyone who contributed articles to this issue. As Laura noted in her President’s Letter, the SLA Toronto Chapter had a number of events—engaging article clubs, post-SLA conference dinners, and the summer social—to wrap up another eventful summer season. A key [...]

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SLA 2013 BOARD ANNOUNCED With autumn comes election season—and while our colleagues in the U.S. ponder who they will choose for their president for the next four years, SLA has chosen its executive slate for 2013. Congratulations to the elected Board of Directors for 2013: President-Elect: Kate Arnold Treasurer: John DiGilio Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect: Kama [...]

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Please join me in welcoming the following new members who joined our Chapter from July 2012 through September 2012. Anca Iancu, Toronto Mariam Hasan, Toronto Gayle Jessop, Waterloo Amy Poon, Brampton Melissa Fraser, Ottawa Cathy Mark, Toronto Lindsay Gibb, Toronto Margot Brown, Toronto Alexandra Taylor, Toronto I look forward to meeting each of you at [...]

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The Martin Prosperity Institute, a leading think tank, which studies the role of place in global economic prosperity, has moved to its new home at the Rotman School of Management. Previously located in the MaRS Discovery District at College & University, their new offices are on the 9th floor of Rotman’s new South building at [...]

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Heather Buchansky is the Online Projects Librarian at Robarts Library, University of Toronto. She graduated with a Master of Information from the University of Toronto in June 2012, and also holds a teaching degree. During her time at U of T’s iSchool, Heather was a member of the SLA Toronto Student Group, serving as co-webmaster [...]

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