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• Develop organizational systems, controlled vocabularies, and classification schemas to improve the accessibility and discoverability of information, resources, and content. Significant projects include the following:
• Enhanced discoverablity of information by completing thorough, thoughtful indexes for non-fiction trade and academic books about politics, history, education, indigenous studies, and gender studies.
• Developed requirements for and guided selection of a new subject… Show more Develop organizational systems, controlled vocabularies, and classification schemas to improve the accessibility and discoverability of.
• Developed requirements for and guided selection of a new subject taxonomy for categorizing scholarly journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals.
• Advised a Mi’kmaq cultural centre on the development of indigenous-centred taxonomies and thesauri and design of information architecture for their archival collections database. Show less

• Manage the library catalogue, metadata, and custom subject thesaurus for this collectively-operated special library of alternative publications.
• Created and managed ongoing development of an accessible and inclusive Zine Subject Thesaurus for cataloging and indexing zines, artist books, and other alternative publications about art, media, popular culture.
• Designed, upgraded, and… Show more Manage the library catalogue, metadata, and custom subject thesaurus for this collectively-operated special library of alternative publications.
• Designed, upgraded, and maintain a web-based library system with open source content management software Drupal, which includes a searchable and browsable catalogue and member and circulation management.
• Coordinated the creation of thousands of original catalogue records and thesaurus term records in collaboration with the volunteer collective and diverse user communities.
• Created documentation and provided ongoing training and support to volunteers with varied technical knowledge on how to catalogue publications, select subject terms, and manage the library system. Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Managed support, documentation, and sales for this university-based, international non-profit organization that furthers open access to scholarly research by developing open source software for publishing scholarly.
• Directed a team of 19 support, systems, sales, administration, and development staff to deliver fee-based hosting, support, training, and development services to over 400 clients, which contributed 50% of the.
• … Show more Managed support, documentation, and sales for this university-based, international non-profit organization that furthers open access to scholarly research by developing open source software for publishing.
• Increased software adoption and decreased support demands by coordinating community members, staff, and partners to create, maintain, and translate software documentation and improve its usability and accessibility.
• Created foundational organizational policies, procedures, strategies, and plans to improve operational efficiency and service delivery; foster equity, diversity, and inclusion; and increase software usage and revenues.
• Expanded awareness and support for the organization’s mission through presenting at and participating in international conferences and events.

• Assisted libraries, archives, associations, and small businesses with improving content discoverability and operational efficiency by researching, evaluating, designing, and implementing information systems to manage.
• Identified and prioritized software requirements and researched, evaluated, and made recommendations on commercial and… Show more Assisted libraries, archives, associations, and small businesses with improving content.
• Identified and prioritized software requirements and researched, evaluated, and made recommendations on commercial and open source solutions to best meet the organization's needs.
• Created information architecture schemas for content data and coordinated implementation of the application and data entry or cataloguing of content.
• Created user-friendly documentation and provided training to staff and volunteers with limited technical knowledge on how to use the new system. Show less

• Responsible for ongoing management and development of a digital library of research on public policy issues published by Canadian non-profit organizations, government departments, think tanks, and academic research.
• Evaluated publications for their quality and relevance and delivered hundreds of new documents to subscribers on a monthly basis.
• Managed and standardized document and publisher metadata across… Show more Responsible for ongoing management and development of a digital library of research on public policy issues published by Canadian non-profit.
• Managed and standardized document and publisher metadata across an in-house Access database, an ONIX database, and multiple online catalogues.
• Managed a small team of Collection Editors working in remote locations. Show less

Coordinated a survey project to collect information from health libraries and knowledge services in Nova Scotia for the purpose of developing a consortium of health libraries in Nova Scotia.

Halifax, Canada Area

In this temporary position, I provided research and information literacy support to staff in a provincial government department, which included conducting literature searches and environmental scans, facilitating workshops on doing research on the internet and in scholarly databases, and researching and evaluating knowledge management software tools.

Halifax, Canada Area

I worked at this university library full-time during the summer and part-time during the school year while completing my Master of Library and Information Studies Degree. In the reference department I provided one-on-one instructions to students and faculty on use of the library catalogue, electronic databases, statistical resources, the internet, and.

Halifax, Canada Area

Independently managed all aspects of this small, special library, including collections management, cataloguing, technology, circulation, and reference services.

Kamloops, BC

I ensured the impeccable presentation and uniformity of financial statements and correspondence with regard to formatting, spelling, and grammar.

Kamloops, BC

Developed and coordinated marketing and community economic development projects for this non-profit small business and community development organization.

Master Of Library And Information Studies, Library And Information Science

Completed classes in indexing and controlled vocabularies, cataloguing and metadata, collections management, database design, and.

Ba, English