Curriculum Vitae

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Education | Employment | Research | Presentations | Development | Awards | Languages | Memberships | Technical

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Education

Master of Library and Information Science
University of Western Ontario (January 2008- August 2009)

Master of Arts, Sociology
University of Guelph (September 2005- September 2007)

Bachelor of Arts (honours), Social Anthropology
Dalhousie University (September 2001-April 2004)
University of King’s College (September 2000- April 2001)

For a complete list of courses taken, click here.

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Employment

Librarian (sessional faculty appointment; August 2010-April 2012)
RDC Library, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB

• Liaison for Nursing, Pharmacy Tech, Educational Assistants, Early Learning and Child Care, Career and Academic Preparation, and Transitional Vocational Program
• Information literacy instruction in disciplines including Business Administration, Nursing, Kinesiology, English, Communications, & Biology
• Supervise staff and schedule in-person and virtual reference shifts
• Provide reference service in-person and virtually (5-8 hours per week)
• Design teaching objects for library assignments, staff training and database workshops
• Evaluate materials to assist with collection development
• Create and maintain online research guides
• Participate in committees including: Resource Planning, Information Fluency, Public Services (operational and training), & LibGuides.

AskON Intern (June 2010 to April 2012)
Knowledge Ontario / Ask Ontario, Virtual

• Deliver real-time virtual chat reference services to libraries across Ontario; 2 hours per week

Library Assistant February 2010 to May 2010
METRAC: Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children, Toronto, ON

• Copy edited, reviewed and helped to cross reference an extensive annotated bibliography of METRAC’s justice resources.
• Provided insight into the overall organization of potential use of the bibliography
• Created a Web site using WordPress to feature METRAC’s justice resources (in progress)

Library Co-op Student August 2008 to April 2009
Innis Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

• Taught information literacy instruction classes
• Designed instructional materials for course-integrated library assignments, database workshops and staff training sessions
• Provided front-line reference service in-person and virtually (14-20 hours weekly)
• Created web-based pathfinders, annotated bibliographies and FAQs to support the needs and interests of students, faculty, staff and library management
• Evaluated print and digital library resources to assist with collection development

Job Web Assistant April 2008 to August 2008
Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

• Formatted job advertisements for the web & posted them onto the faculty’s employment Web site and bulletin board

Research Assistant February 2006 to June 2007
Rural Women Making Change Research Alliance, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

• Researched, compiled and maintained an online database of bibliographic references relevant to issues on rural women

Teaching Assistant September 2005 to April 2007
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

Undergraduate courses:
– Social Anthropology
– Research Methods in the Social Sciences
– Introduction to Anthropology
– Social Deviance
– Qualitative Observational Method

• Helped students with research, writing and course content during office hours and virtually through email
• Led a variety of seminars, tutorials, study sessions and online discussions
• Assisted instructors with lesson planning and assignment design
• Evaluated students’ presentations, essays and assignments
• Invigilated examinations

History Museum Interpreter May 2003- August 2003
The Dartmouth Heritage Museum, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• Provided guided tours of two heritage homes, Evergreen House and Quaker House
• Managed the museum’s front desk
• Filed and catalogued museum resources and artifacts
  

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Research

Individual Study (2009). The Open Access Librarian: Educating and Advocating for Change. Unpublished, The University of Western Ontario. Faculty supervisor: Dr. Ajit Pyati.

Graduate Major Research Paper (2007). Making Beds, Making Change: Hotel Workers Rising in Toronto. Unpublished, University of Guelph, Ontario. Advisor: Dr. Kerry Preibisch. Co-Advisor: Dr. Belinda Leach.

Undergraduate Thesis (2004). The Lure of South Korea: Exploring the Contact Zones of Teaching English Abroad. Unpublished, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Advisor: Dr. Pauline Gardiner Barber.

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Presentations

Conference Paper (June 2011). The Open Access Student: No Open-and-shut Case (June 2011)
NEOS Miniconference, Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB

Conference Paper (May 2011). Digital Divide & Conquer: Why Open Access and Information Fluency Make a Great Team
Canadian Library Association’s 66th National Conference & Trade Show, Halifax, NS

Faculty Professional Development Sessions (April 2011). Digitize Your Students
Faculty PD Conference, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB

Webinar (April 2011). Digital & Media Literacy @ RDC
Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) Spring Meeting, Calgary, AB

Faculty Professional Development Sessions (December 2010). The Right to Research, & The Human Instruction Library
Faculty PD Conference, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB

Poster session (February 2010). Open Access Week and Beyond
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON

Staff Roundtable Presentation (April 2009). The Open Access Librarian: Educator or Advocate?
Mills Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Conference presentation (May 2007). Making Beds, Making Change
Canadian Anthropology Society and American Ethnological Society Conference (CASCA-AES), Toronto, ON

Conference presentation (March 2007). Making Beds, Making Change: Proposal overview
Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Conference, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

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Professional Development

Spring 2011: Session Convener:
WILU: Learning Under Living Skies, University of Regina, Regina, AB

Spring 2011: Session Convener:
Canadian Library Association’s 66th National Conference & Trade Show, Halifax, NS

Winter 2011: Handheld Librarian Online Conference Attendee
Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB

Winter 2010- 2011: Chair, Annual RDC Faculty Social
Faculty Association of Red Deer College (FARDC), Red Deer, AB

Fall 2011: Augustana Information Literacy Workshop Attendee
Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, Camrose, AB

Winter 2010: Session Convener
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto, ON

Winter 2009: OLA Super Conference Attendee
Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference, Toronto, ON

Winter 2008: Events Representative
MLIS Student Council, University of Western Ontario

Fall 2006- Winter 2007: Communications Officer
Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Conference, University of Guelph

Fall 2006- Winter 2007: Graduate Student Representative
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph

Summer 2006: Council member and conference volunteer
Teaching Assistant Conference Advisory Council, University of Guelph

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Awards

• Spring 2011: Faculty Conference Travel Grant
  Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
• Spring 2009: First runner-up, Student Essay Contest
  Canadian Library Association, Ottawa, ON
• Spring 2008: Kim Prize for outstanding Major Research Paper
  Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, ON
• 2000-2004; 2006; 2008: Renewable scholarship
  J. D. Shatford Memorial Trust, Hubbards, NS
• Spring 2007: Research Travel Award
  Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, ON
• Fall 2005: Entrance scholarship
  Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, ON
• Summer 2002 & Summer 2004: Bursary
  Summer Language Bursary Program, Canadian Federal Government, Ottawa, ON

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Languages

Native English speaker

Low to moderate proficiency in oral/written French
– Completed 6 week French immersion Summer Language Bursary Program, levels 1 & 2 (beginner)
Summer 2002: L’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC
Summer 2004: Université Laval, Québec, QC

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Memberships

Canadian Library Association (2009-)
Librarians Without Borders (2009-)
Ontario Library Association (2009-2011)
Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) (2007-2008)

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Technical Skills

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, EndNote, RefWorks, SPSS, NVivo, Photoshop, GIMP, SIRSI
Instructional Technology: WebCT/Blackboard/Moodle, Clickers, SMART Board, Camtasia, Lectora, SoftChalk
Operating systems: MAC OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Social Software: Blogging, Social Bookmarking, RSS feeds, Micro-blogging, Social Networking, Wikis, Photo sharing, Virtual Worlds
Web Development: HTML, XML, Dreamweaver, HTML Transit, Drupal, Joomla