EDUCATION
Master of Information Science – Library and Information Science concentration
University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
Graduation: April 2019
Bachelor of Arts – Double Major Studio Art & Philosophy
University of Guelph
2012-2016
Exchange – MA courses in Philosophy
University of Copenhagen
2014
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Metadata Librarian
University of Toronto Libraries
May 2019 – Present
- Using tools such as SirsiDynix Symphony API, MySQL, MarcEdit, OpenRefine, and Excel for metadata retrieval, batch edits, data analysis, and large scale metadata clean up.
- Supporting electronic resource discovery.
- Collaborates with various UTL libraries and affiliates on metadata processes.
- Participates in various UTL committees and groups, including the Cataloguing and Authorities Interest Group (CAUG), the Research Interest Group (RIG), and the Carpentries at U of T Group.
TALint Student- E-Resources and Metadata
University of Toronto Libraries
Sept 2017 – May 2019
- Evaluating and editing MARC Records.
- Evaluating and editing bibliographic information for databases, retrieving and overlaying correct records from Knowledge bases.
- Daily work with Sirsi, Intota, MarcEditor and MARC 21 formatting.
- MySQL database querying.
- Managing and delivering a 5 part workshop series for staff in the Collection Development Department, with a focus on data. Workshop content can be found here.
- Original cataloguing for 16 Digital Collections records.
- Reconciliation of records from a variety of sources, which commonly requires record assessment, replacement, and documentation.
- Developing training materials for incoming employees.
Halton Hills Public Library Practicum Student
Halton Hills Public Library
October 2018 – December 2018
- Worked collaboratively with colleagues to create a spreadsheet of community assets for their experimental community asset mapping project.
- Developed and communicated to other staff the procedure for mapping the resources into maps, organized by type of resource (i.e. sports and recreation, faith, etc.).
- Mapped all sports and recreation resources.
ORCID Outreach Practicum Student
Ryerson University
May 2018 – July 2018
- Created a libguide which was AODA compliant and featured on the members.orcid.org/resources.
- Delivered 3 workshop sessions attended by 12 faculty and researchers about ORCID creation, maintenance and FAQs.
- Met one-on-one with 19 liaison librarians with the purpose of ensuring all librarians have an ORCID, and teaching how to talk about ORCID and how to prepare for FAQs.
- Sought and received approval to implement a Single Sign On service, which required explaining the technical specifications, and responding to the Privacy and Cybersecurity offices.
Collection Services Page
Orangeville Public Library
Oct 2015 – Aug 2017
- Working in Horizons for purchase requests, MARC Record editing.
- Familiar with Bibliocommons, Dewey Decimal System, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Excel.
- Daily shelving and customer service within the library.
- Participating in quarterly professional development opportunities ranging from tours of regional libraries and brainstorming sessions about our upcoming renovation to diffusing difficult and confrontational situation.
Summer Reading Program Assistant
Orangeville Public Library
Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
- Developing and implementing programming for the TD Summer Reading Club for a total of 1161 participants over the course all programs, with 1251 individual instances of book reporting.
- Increased program by 177 new participants.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Up and Comer Award (2018) Against the Grain Media
By nomination, Up-and-Comers are new professionals to the library/vendor/publisher/researcher fields, who are future library leaders and changemakers.
NASIG John Riddick Student Grant (2018) NASIG
Developed to promote engagement in the information supply chain, this grant is awarded to current MI or MLIS students from across Canada, the United States and Mexico based on application, reference, and CV.
OCULA Lightning Strikes Award Winner (Feb. 2018) OCULA
First round of judging based on creativity, relevance of the topic to academic librarianship, and appropriateness of the topic for a lightning talk by an OCULA panel of judges, followed by delivery of the proposed lightning talk by a vote of all audience members attending the Lightning Strikes Student Award Session.
Master of Information Fellowship (Sept. 2017) University of Toronto
Full tuition fee scholarship offered to a limited number of outstanding incoming students to the Master of Information (MI) or Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) programs. Requires academic excellence in the admitting undergraduate degree(s) – minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of A- (3.70/4.00) or better.
Jakob Amsutz Prize (June 2017) University of Guelph
Awarded to the graduating student with the highest average in honours philosophy.
Guelph Creative Arts Association- Gordon Couling Scholarship (Oct. 2015) University of Guelph
Established by the Guelph Creative Arts Association in memory of Gordon Couling. The student who achieved the highest grade in Art History and Studio Art courses will be selected.
University of Guelph Printmaking Prize (2015)
Awarded to the student judged to have made the outstanding academic contribution to the practice of printmaking during the semester.
WORKSHOPS
Two-Day Library Carpentries Curriculum (Introduction to Data, Tidy Data, OpenRefine, Introduction to Git, FAIR Data)
May 27 & 28, 2019, with Elaine Wong, Bank of Canada, Ottawa.
OpenRefine Library Carpentries Curriculum
April 18, 2019, with Rachel Wang, Ryerson University Library and Archives, Toronto.
Discovering & Developing your Core Competencies to Structure your Career Trajectory
April 15, 2019, Information & Museum Studies Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto.
Pivot Tables in Excel
March 11, 2019, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto.
Functions, Formulas and Fuzzy Matching
February 25, 2019, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto.
Introduction to Handling Data and SQL
February 19, 2019, with May Chan, Code4Lib 2019, San Jose, California.
Navigating Excel
January 21, 2019, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto.
Introduction to MarcEdit Workshop
March 9, 2018 with Antonio Muñoz Gomez and Sarah Gorman, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto.
PRESENTATIONS
Slowly but Surely: Diversity and Inclusion in action at University of Toronto Libraries
May 7, 2019, TRY+ Library Conference: Critical Times with May Chan and Rachel Wang.
Dilemmas of Block Chain and Publishing
July 30, 2018, Lightning Talk, FSCI San Diego.
Like Meerkats or a Symphony: Cases for Collaboration in Library Technical Services
June 8, 2018, Lightning Talk, Transforming the Community: NASIG 33rd Annual Conference.
Using Core Competencies as a Compass
April 5, 2018, University of Toronto Libraries Town Hall.
Traditional Knowledge and Knowledge Bases
February 1, 2018, OCULA Lightning Strikes Competition, OLA Super Conference.
Winner of the 2018 Lightning Strikes Award.
I know it’s around here somewhere… The importance of good metadata standards for research data
December 6, 2017, Lightning Talk, DLI Regional Training.
Mythmaking and Indigeneity: Critically addressing the myths which failed Tekahionwake Pauline Johnson and Annie Pootoogook
February 17, 2017, Art House Café Lecture Series, Grimsby Public Art Gallery.
POSTER SESSIONS
Metadata Cleanup and Access: Two Departments and Four Conclusions
May 1, 2018 with Karen Ho and Sarah Gorman, TRY+ TRY Library Conference 2018.
ARTICLES
OCULA Lightning Strikes Session at Super Conference 2018 Open Shelf Magazine.
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER AFFILIATIONS
The Carpentries (Software, Data and Library Carpentries), Instructor
Training completed October 2018.
THINC Lab, University of Guelph, Member
February 2019 – present.
OLA and OCULA, Member
February 2018 – present.
NASIG, Member
September 2017 – present.
CAPAL (Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians), First Year Co-Chair, Treasurer
University of Toronto Student Chapter.
September 2017 – April 2019.
