LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE & CRITICAL INFORMATION POLICY STUDIES
University of Toronto | 2013-2015
2013-2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
University of Toronto | 2013-2015
2013-2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
FALL 2013
WINTER 2014
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SUMMER 2014
FALL 2014
WINTER 2015
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FALL 2013
MOOCs: History and Future Roles of Librarians >>
WINTER 2014
The Anarchist Archives
MOOCs: History and Future Roles of Librarians >>
- Foundations in Library and Information Science (INF 1300) final group project
- Presented with Kelly Durkin, Catherine Lamoureux, Melissa Munro, Lucy Szczesniak, and Megan Palozzi
WINTER 2014
The Anarchist Archives
- Information Workshop I: 4th World Documentation (INF 1005) final collaborative class project
- Created a proposal for the establishment of an online archive documenting the activities and cultural influence of the anarchist hacker group Anonymous worldwide
- Member of the User Experience team, developing search methods and the organizational structure of the archive and advised partner teams on budget, staffing, and resources required to accomplish goals
User Experience - Final Report | |
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The Atlas of Your New Life - Scaping From Prison: Connecting newly released women prisoners with community resources>>
Library Olympics: Roving Reference >>
SUMMER 2014
IBBY Collection at North York Central Library >>
FALL 2014
Ourduino 2241 >>
WINTER 2015
LGBTQ Services at Edmonton Public Library
Grade 12 Archaeology Studies at the ROM
Open Access and eBooks Licensing
- Information Workshop II: Library as Conversation (INF 1006) final group project with Kelly Durkin, Safia Jaffar, Carla Murphy, Lucy Szczesniak, and Meaghan Valant
- Created a program plan for a prison library serving pre-release female prisoners to aid in their reintegration
- Based on David Lankes' theories of new librarianship, conversation, and scaping
- Adapted to a public library-based program for presentation at the 2015 Ontario Library Association Super Conference
Library Olympics: Roving Reference >>
- Introduction to Reference (INF 1310) group video project with Amanda Chernawski, Natalie Ross, Shadi Shahkhalili, and Lucy Szczesniak
- Created an entertaining instructional video about how to perform effective roving reference in a public library
- My main responsibilities included co-writing the script and acting
- Video filming and editing by Natalie Ross
SUMMER 2014
IBBY Collection at North York Central Library >>
- Information Professional Practicum (INF 2173) project, in collaboration with fellow iSchool student Eva Athanasiu
- Created booklists and programming to supplement and promote the IBBY Collection at Toronto Public Library
FALL 2014
Ourduino 2241 >>
- Critical Making (INF 2241) group blog, created with Yara Matar and Alex Piitz, documenting our Arduino-based projects over the course of the term
- As a final project, built a wearable technology that displays the wearer's heart beat via a blinking LED light
WINTER 2015
LGBTQ Services at Edmonton Public Library
- The Public Library in the Community (INF 2155) final group project with Sasha Krieger and Aeron MacHattie
- Developing a proposal for a hypothetical community-led program to be offered at Edmonton Public Library for the LGBTQ community
Grade 12 Archaeology Studies at the ROM
- Public Programs and Education (MSL 2332) final group project with Victoria Galvin-Grant and Navroop Gill
- Creating a proposal for a hypothetical educational program to be offered at the Royal Ontario Museum
- Program will collaborate with Grade 12 Interdisciplinary Studies teachers to develop an Archaeology Studies course-creation electronic toolkit with the aid of ROM educators and researchers
Open Access and eBooks Licensing
- Information Policy, Regulation and Law (INF 2181) final group project with Nahid Azari, Janel Cheng, Jessica Lapp, Natalia Pietrzykowski, and Mark Wilson
- Presented on the various stakeholders involved in eBook licensing and Open Access alternatives, including a panel of guest speakers Bobby Glushko (Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian, U of T Libraries) and Nelly Cancilla (Copyright Outreach Librarian, U of T Libraries)
- Prepared an annotated bibliography summarizing the issue and providing classmates with recommended resources to learn more
CHAIR | 04/2014 - 04/2015
Children and Youth Advocacy Group, University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CHAIR; FACULTY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE | 04/2014 - 04/2015
Master of Information Student Council, University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT | MARCH 2015
iSchool Student Conference - Toronto, ON
CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER | JANUARY 2014 & 2015
Ontario Library Association Super Conference - Toronto, ON
Children and Youth Advocacy Group, University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
- Partner with publishers to organize book drives for donation to the Toronto Children's Book Bank
- Liaise with community partners to arrange events and educational sessions for iSchool students on child and youth advocacy in libraries, museums, and other information institutions
- Spearhead creation of group constitution to apply for official group status
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CHAIR; FACULTY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE | 04/2014 - 04/2015
Master of Information Student Council, University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
- Sit on Faculty Council on behalf of student council to represent the student body in decision-making
- Organize class representatives and collect feedback from students to advocate for their needs
- In the Fall 2014 term, achieved the highest percentage of class representative participation in three years
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT | MARCH 2015
iSchool Student Conference - Toronto, ON
- Presented the Atlas of Your New Life poster with Kelly Durkin, including contributions from OLA Super Conference participants
CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER | JANUARY 2014 & 2015
Ontario Library Association Super Conference - Toronto, ON
- In 2014, demonstrated Arduino robotics projects to participants in MakerKids' pop-up makerspace