Academic resources:

 

At SLAIS:

• Professors
• Advisors
• Classmates
• Peer mentors

 

At UBC Library:

• Library and Archival Studies subject resource page
• Library workshops
• The SLAIS subject specialist librarian, Ellen George is wonderfully approachable and happy to help with any questions you might have about library and archival research

 

Elsewhere At UBC

 

• UBC Writing Centre and the Student Success
• Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth (TAG) workshops
• The Faculty of Graduate Studies also offers Professional Development Opportunities
• There's no link for it, but there's a student-run radical library in the AMS Resource Groups Area in SUB 245. It has lots of books that UBC Library doesn't carry, and they need volunteers.

 

Graduation resources:

 

Apply for Graduation

 

Don't forget to apply to graduate. Graduation application is completed electronically through the Student Service Centre

 

 

 

SLAIS Graduation Pictures

 

LASSA has made arrangements with Artona Photography studio for students graduating in Winter 2007 or Spring 2008.  If you wish to have your picture included in the composite that will hang in the hall at SLAIS, you must have your picture taken by Artona by January 31, 2008.  There is no charge if you don't order prints and just want your picture in the composite.

Useful documents:

Studio information

Information for SLAIS students 

 

SLAIS Graduation Awards

 

Students are encouraged to submit a letter of application for graduation awards offered by SLAIS. The deadline for letters of application are due April 15 of each year and students who have graduated in November or are applying to graduate in May of a given year are encouraged to apply (e.g. April 15th 2007 deadline - finished course work June 2006 through to April 2007 - apply). Check out the SLAIS awards page to see what awards are up for grabs.

 

 

 

 

Alumi Association

 

Want to stay connected with your class mates? Join your Alumi Association - new graduates get one year free! SLAIS Alumni

 

The Alumni Association has opportunities to serve on the Board or a Committee. Check out their website

 

Recommended study spots:

 

 Around campus:

 

 

• 1st floor (basement) of Koerner Library. Surprisingly not dungeon-esque, though it is dead silent there.
• Forestry building (but you'd need a key card to get in after 6:00 pm)
• Education Library - lots of illustrated books and young adult favorites to distract you from your studies. Particularly good company there on Sundays.
• MASS (Meekison Arts Student Space) in Buchanan D
• Beanery - located between Arcadia and Fairview Student Housing (turn right out of TEF and keep going)

 

 

 

Around Vancouver:

 

• Any wi-fi coffee shop (though you do have to buy something) with a little sunlight coming in.
• A West-Point Grey favorite: Think, on West 10th at Sasamat.  Free wireless, excellent tea and coffee.
• The downtown branch of the VPL  has some great study areas.

 

 

Group work:

 

Group study locations around the UBC campus:

 

 

• Information on group study spaces in the UBC Libraries network can be found via the UBC Libraries Computer Study and Support page
• Book study rooms at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
• Book study rooms at Walter C. Koerner  by using the sign-up sheets at the reference desk on the 2nd floor. Drop-in study rooms also available

 

Advice on working in groups