SHOUT! For Libraries

This episode covers Forum for Information Professionals (FIP), a student-run conference hosted by UAlberta SLIS students held on Feb. 7, 2020. Check out our interviews with the keynote speaker Sharon Siga, with presenters about their research of various topics, and with FIP organizers about running the conference!

Show Notes

This episode covers Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) held on Feb. 7, 2020. FIP is a student-run conference hosted by the students in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.

In this episode, several conference presenters talked about their works, with topics including climate change, refugee information needs, libraries values in the technology industry, and cataloguing indigenious syllabics. We also had the opportunity to chat with the keynote speaker Sharon Siga, CEO of the Strathcona County Library. Finally, FIP organizers would share their thoughts on behind-the-scene stories of running this conference.

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Music credits:
Retro by B_Sean: freesound.org/people/B_Sean/sounds/421888/
Drums for Fun 75 bpm by tyballer92: freesound.org/people/tyballer92/sounds/450290/
D to A and more D A by aceinet: freesound.org/people/aceinet/sounds/425819/

What is SHOUT! For Libraries?

SHOUT! For Libraries is a show on CJSR 88.5 FM about the topics affecting libraries around the world. Each month, students from the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies take an in-depth look at the serious issues that matter to librarians, like censorship, diversity, and… romance novels.

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