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Students at McGill's School of Information Studies in Montreal are happy to invite you to the Web2.You 2012 conference. 

Web2.You is a full-day event organized by students at McGill's School of Information Studies in Montreal. Now in its fifth edition, the conference hosts international and local speakers and explores the implications of Web 2.0 technologies in professional information settings. 

This article presents reports from four Librarians Without Borders student volunteers from McGill University who recently participated in a service-learning assignment at a school library in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Beginning a career in this fascinating and constantly changing field is both exciting and daunting.  The job search, while at times exhilarating, is emotionally taxing. Having the option and desire to be mobile, I applied for public library positions in many communities across Canada and I was very fortunate to be offered the position of Youth Services Librarian at Huntsville Public Library.   Re-locating to Huntsville, Ontario, a town

The McGill ABQLA Student Chapter was very pleased to invite Lora Baiocco, Heather Brydon, and Joanne de Groot to speak about their careers, experiences and tips for students interested in public libraries on February 9, 2011.  For this event, Panel Discussion: Careers in Public Libraries, the seats in the School of Information Studies’ beautiful conference room were remarkably full.

Panellists each described their careers and current responsibilities, offering background on how they entered the library world. They then spoke about professional development and strongly encouraged students to become involved in the library community.  Their suggestions for involvement included joining associations and participating in conferences, whether it be by volunteering, attending, or presenting or by following the event on Twitter if attendance is not feasible.

We would like to inform you that the next EBSI-SIS Career Fair will take place at the Grande Bibliothèque on March 17, 2011. This event, planned by and for students from McGill University’s School of Information Studies (SIS) and Université de Montréal’s École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information (EBSI), will be a major career and networking opportunity. Please find attached the official announcement. We hope that you will share this information with your colleagues.

The McGill ABQLA Student Chapter hosted a "Saturday Hike Up the Mountain" on the first weekend after classes began.  The group of of first and second year MLIS students from left to right:  Laura Markiewicz, Ane-Marie Quiring, Becky Burbank, Adrienne Smith, Adam Baron, Caroline Gerbaulet-Vanasse and Amber McNair.

The McGill ABQLA Student Chapter aims to connect McGill students to the Montréal and Québec library scene, whether for the short term while in school or with a long-term career in mind. We organize social and professional events for students and invite them to participate in events organized by the ABQLA. Some of our popular events include hosting guest speakers, library visits, a trip to a Sugar Shack, as well as spirit activities for special holidays like the Halloween Pumpkin Sale and the Valentine’s Day Candy Gram Sale.

This fall, McGill students elected the new ABQLA Student Chapter Executive Committee for 2009-2010. This year's representatives are from left to right:

My name is Amanda Halfpenny and I am the new president of the student chapter of the ABQLA at McGill for 2009-2010. Last week marked the beginning of a new school year and the Library and Information Studies program at McGill is teeming with new arrivals who all seem nervous but optimistic about this new stage in their lives.