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Dates/Times
Thursday September 28^th
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (via Zoom)

Title: Mastering Zotero: Discover the Power of Citation Management

Summary: In this workshop, we will show you the value of managing citations and how easy it is to create your own library! We will show you a world where your bibliography assembles itself while you pour your energy into writing and research! Join us to dive deep into the magic of Zotero and discover tools and tricks to streamline your research process.

What’s In Store?

• Understanding the power of citation management
• Learning to manage citations effortlessly with the desktop application and browser plugin
• Become comfortable using Zotero alongside highly used LIS databases
• Discover the power of syncing libraries across multiple devices
• Find out how to collaborate on group projects and share resources

Kevin Oswald

I am a third year PhD student in Library and Information Science. I came back to school to do my MLIS in 2019 and citation management was a major source of stress. I was introduced to Zotero early on and have been an advocate of citation management ever since. I have tried endless alternatives including EndNote, Mendeley, and PaperPile and while they all have their strengths, I always come back to Zotero. I am so grateful to have learned about citation management software so early on in my studies as I have been able to build the skills and competencies to manage very large quantities of academic writing as I work through different phases of my dissertation. I have learned a lot the hard way so you don’t have to!

Sodiq Onaolapo

Sodiq Onaolapo (Honour-lap-or) is an LIS Doctoral Candidate at FIMS, Western University, He obtained his undergraduate and Masters degrees in Library, Archival, and Information Studies with distinctions from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research interests include Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Scholarly communication, mobile learning, collection management, and the adoption and use of information technologies in different contexts. Sodiq has co-authored research articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dates/Time
Thursday September 28^th
12:00-1:00 – In-Person
Computer Lab 3010 (beside Grad Lounge on 3rd floor)

Title: Mastering Zotero: Discover the Power of Citation Management

Summary: In this workshop, we will show you the value of managing citations and how easy it is to create your own library! We will show you a world where your bibliography assembles itself while you pour your energy into writing and research! Join us to dive deep into the magic of Zotero and discover tools and tricks to streamline your research process.

What’s In Store?

• Understanding the power of citation management
• Learning to manage citations effortlessly with the desktop application and browser plugin
• Become comfortable using Zotero alongside highly used LIS databases
• Discover the power of syncing libraries across multiple devices
• Find out how to collaborate on group projects and share resources

Kevin Oswald

I am a third year PhD student in Library and Information Science. I came back to school to do my MLIS in 2019 and citation management was a major source of stress. I was introduced to Zotero early on and have been an advocate of citation management ever since. I have tried endless alternatives including EndNote, Mendeley, and PaperPile and while they all have their strengths, I always come back to Zotero. I am so grateful to have learned about citation management software so early on in my studies as I have been able to build the skills and competencies to manage very large quantities of academic writing as I work through different phases of my dissertation. I have learned a lot the hard way so you don’t have to!

Sodiq Onaolapo

Sodiq Onaolapo (Honour-lap-or) is an LIS Doctoral Candidate at FIMS, Western University, He obtained his undergraduate and Masters degrees in Library, Archival, and Information Studies with distinctions from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research interests include Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Scholarly communication, mobile learning, collection management, and the adoption and use of information technologies in different contexts. Sodiq has co-authored research articles in peer-reviewed journals.

The FIMS Graduate Library is looking to hire a team of Student Library Assistants (SLAs) to work part-time in public service and project-based roles in the Library for the coming academic year. We value diverse perspectives, experiences, and differences, and encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds and positionalities to apply, including: IBPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities. We are committed to building a diverse team; one that reflects and is representative of community the FIMS Graduate Library serves.

What we are looking for…

• currently enrolled LIS graduate students who have completed, or who will complete, LIS 9003 by the end of August 2023
• students who are keen to gain hands-on work experience in a small, special academic library
• people with the ability to work on-site, part-time (including evenings and/or weekends) through the Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 academic terms
• skills and interest in social media, public service, and library and educational programming and/or project work (Please note: Not all individuals require strengths across all areas; we are looking to build a team with these interests and capacities overall)

What to expect in the SLA role…

• 6-9 hours of work (3-hour shifts) per week
• regularly assigned shifts (i.e., the same hours each week) with the opportunity to pick-up additional hours and the flexibility to trade shifts with SLA colleagues
• both public service and project-based work assignments
• independent, as well as collaborative work (at times, working solo, on-site in the FIMS Graduate Library)
• the opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience in many aspects of day-to-day library operations, as well as the planning and execution of library services and programming
• rate of pay: $22/hour

We encourage International graduate students to apply. In order to be eligible to work on campus, International graduate students must: 1) be enrolled at Western full-time; 2) have a valid study permit that includes working conditions; and 3) have an SIN number. If you are unsure of your eligibility to work on campus, please consult the following Government of Canada resource: Who Can Work On Campus? or book an appointment with an International Student Advisor here at Western.

If you require specific support to apply for this position, please get in touch and we will work with you to identify the best way to support you.

To apply, please submit an application via email (Attn: Melanie Mills, Director, FIMS Graduate Library) to fimslib@uwo.ca. Include an up-to-date resume or curriculum vitae, along with a brief statement that confirms your eligibility and outlines your interest in working at the FIMS Graduate Library for the coming academic year.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Interviews are anticipated to be scheduled during the week of July 24^th – 28^th, 2023.

Application deadline: Friday, July 21^st, 2023 (12pm, EST)

Emily Carlisle-Johnston and Noah Churchill-Baird (with Western Libraries) and Melanie Mills (FIMS) will provide a brief overview of student-run journals and publishing, and available supports to facilitate this work here at Western. The trio will then moderate an open dialogue for participants who may be interested in running a journal for their specific program or discipline here at Western. All are welcome! Registration encouraged; please email: fimslib@uwo.ca. 

Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins, Associate Director, TA Programs, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Western University

When you experience success in your academic or personal life, do you feel like a fraud? When someone praises you for a job well done, does it feel unearned? When you experience failure, who takes all the blame? In this highly interactive talk based on content from Upskilling Graduates for Success: Cultivating Wellbeing in Workplaces and Communities, let’s explore what imposter syndrome looks, sounds, and feels like for you; discuss why it won’t automatically go away when you graduate; and try up to four strategies to lessen its impact on yourself and each other. 

Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins is the Associate Director, TA Programs at the University of Western Ontario’s Centre for Teaching and Learning and a certified CliftonStrengths® coach. She has partnered with every faculty and university college at Western to develop a diverse set of educational resources and assessment tools. In 2016, she led the creation of a student-driven wellness education innovation hub teaching evidence-based mental health and wellness strategies to university students, staff, and faculty. Dr. Atkins has a special interest in engaging students with traditionally marginalized identities in the academy, peer mentorship and education, holistic student development, anti-oppressive practices in education, and students as partners in teaching and learning.

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(Rescheduled from December 2022; new date TBD)
Nancy Goebel, Head, Faculty Engagement, Augustana Campus Library, University of Alberta

Public libraries are positioned well to significantly impact users in so many ways! One way that we can collectively do this is by considering how empathy can be demonstrated in all that we do. In this presentation, you will learn about areas of library work where empathy can make a difference!  Research findings will be shared as the kickoff to thinking about intentionally bringing empathy into public libraries.

About the speaker: Nancy Goebel (she/hers) is Head, Faculty Engagement of the Augustana Campus Library of the University of Alberta (Camrose, Alberta). 

The Augustana Human Library created the foundation for Nancy’s interest in what libraries can do to foster the development of empathy in library staff and students. Following a year’s research leave, she has gained many insights into this area. In a world with much strife, empathy is crucial.

Paul Schmidt, Associate Director, Writing Support Centre, Western University

This session is geared toward incoming LIS graduate students and will focus on strategies and skills to write with impact, though graduate students from all FIMS programs are welcome to attend and participate. Paul has taught in the Faculty of Engineering and in the Ivey Business School for more than a decade. He values clear, concise writing and abhors hearing the word ‘leverage’ used as a verb. 

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Panel Presentation, with: Jacqueline Gratton, MLIS student; Dr. Pam McKenzie, Acting Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral, FIMS; Maria Rodriguez, WHE Program Coordinator

This session will introduce the Western Heads East (WHE) internship program, which is also an international learning opportunity eligible for course credit. Western Heads East is a collaboration between Western staff, students, faculty, and African partners using probiotic foods to contribute to health and sustainable development. Jacqueline Gratton, a recent MLIS graduate, will share her summer 2022 experience of doing a virtual internship and pairing it with an Individual Study course to receive related course credit. 

Jacqueline Gratton was a Western Heads East intern in the Summer 2022 term and did an individual study on “Culturally Sensitive and Relevant Information Management” alongside the internship. Professor and Associate Dean at FIMS, Dr. Pam McKenzie, supervised Jacqueline’s MLIS Individual Study project related to her Western Heads East internship. Maria Rodriguez, the WHE program coordinator works with interns before, during and after the experience and as a mediator with the local community partners. 

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At the Wampum Learning Lodge, adjacent to the Faculty of Education at Althouse College

In partnership with Danica Pawlick-Potts’ LIS 9370 course, hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) and facilitated by an Indigenous Elder, FIMS students, faculty, and staff are warmly invited to participate in a Kairos Blanket Exercise (KBE), an experiential learning exercise that takes “participants through the history of the colonization of Turtle Island to better understand the ongoing impact of Canadian government policies, institutions, and colonial ideologies, and their intergenerational effects on Indigenous Peoples and communities”. The session will be offered in the newly opened Wampum Learning Lodge, adjacent to the Faculty of Education at Althouse College. Space is limited, so registration in advance is required.

N.B. If you are unable to attend this program offering, another KBE for the FIMS community will be offered in the spring.

by Bree-Anna Green

As we all know, items in the FIMS Graduate Library usually do not circulate but are available for use in the library to read, copy or scan. Other items in the collection are available for loan for our graduate community, such as our board games, comics and graphic novels, children’s materials, Indigenous authors, and DVDs.  

Recently, the FIMS Graduate Library started working on a new project titled the “Borrow-Me Book Project” – for this project, we were fortunate enough to receive second (or third) copies of some of the most popular books in our collection, and the result is the introduction of our new “Borrow-Me Book Collection”.  

This new collection will be found intermingled with books from our core collection. In order to make it easier for students to find the items they are looking for, the “Borrow-Me” version of certain books will be placed right beside the original copy from our main collection. To distinguish books in the “Borrow-Me Book Collection”, we have added the words “Borrow-Me” below the book’s call number highlighted in yellow. Additionally, we have added a sticker on the front of the “Borrow-Me” books to further distinguish books in the “Borrow-Me Book Collection”.  

To sign out a Borrow-Me book, simply bring the book to the service desk and we will sign it out for you. We hope that students will get some good use out of the new collection – let us know what you think!