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Canberra

Canberra, Australia

Leading a team responsible for selecting and indexing content for the Library's databases.Maintaining authority files and ensuring quality control of data entry.Contributing to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of team procedures and guidelines.Contributing to client service delivery through producing information products and providing direct services to clients.Engaging with Library and DPS business owners of systems that relate to and/or are integrated with the Library's thesaurus and databases.Contributing to corporate activities and work with section and branch senior staff by providing administrative, technical and project support.

Canberra, Australia

Leading a team responsible for selecting and indexing content for the Library's databases.Maintaining authority files and ensuring quality control of data entry.Contributing to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of team procedures and guidelines.Contributing to client service delivery through producing information products and providing direct services to clients.Engaging with Library and DPS business owners of systems that relate to and/or are integrated with the Library's thesaurus and databases.Contributing to corporate activities and work with section and branch senior staff by providing administrative, technical and project support.

Canberra, Australia

Undertaking day-to-day management of the Library's Parliamentary Papers digitisation project, including: preparing files for uploading into the Library's databases; quality assurance of records and documents; researching and creating sources; uploading digitised documents and troubleshooting issues that arise in the process; and liaising with the digitising vendor over delivery and return of files.Assisting in formulating procedures and guidelines for the project.Setting work priorities and providing guidance to other staff working on the project.Liaising with and providing feedback to managers in the section.Contributing to client service delivery through liaising with clients, internal staff and external agencies to resolve operational issues.

Canberra, Australia

Selecting and indexing items relevant to the Parliament from newspapers and online sources for the Library's database.Performing quality assurance of data entry.Contributing to corporate activities by providing administrative and technical support to senior officers in the branch.Contributing to ongoing projects by classifying and preparing information files for digitisation.

Canberra, Australia

I rehearsed and performed with this small vocal ensemble around Canberra and NSW.

I performed with this internationally renowned choral ensemble around the world.

Indooroopilly, Qld.

Providing high quality customer service.Cash handling.Creating appealing poster and standee displays.Displaying marketing and film classification information.In 2006 I was Head of Ushering at the Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas in Toowoomba. My responsibilities included: training new employees, acting as a role model, and working with higher-level management to make decisions about the most effective ways to run the department.

Using the Oliver library management system and applications such as SCIS, Blackboard, Oz-Cataloging and DVC at an advanced level.Acquiring information for the Library’s collection.Assisting with purchasing and storage functions of the library collection.Providing research assistance to students under the direction of teaching staff.Copy cataloging.Upgrading records to suit relevant retrieval standards.Handling correspondence and phone calls.Establishing and maintaining working filing systems.Assisting with the circulation and maintenance of the Library’s collection.Assisting with the digitizing of resources.Assisting with the creation of displays.Monitoring the performance of, and coordinating repairs to, specialised library equipment.

Canberra, Australia

I was selected from a competitive field of LIS students across the country to complete a 4-week internship in the Information Access branch of the Library. I gained skills and experience across the different sections of the branch, including in:Accessioning items into the collection.Stocktaking items in a historical collection.Fixing broken links in the catalogue.Cataloguing new fiction titles.Returning and loaning items.Creating reports such as overdues and lists of subject headings.Assisting with selection of monographs and online news items.Coordinating interlibrary loans.Retrieving archived newspaper clippings and microfilm.Weeding print collections.Designing a library tip sheet and writing a screencast script.Selecting and editing television and radio material for an electronic media database.Contributing to ongoing digitisation projects by: digitising print materials; using a thesaurus to find appropriate subject headings for archived press releases; entering information into a spreadsheet to keep track of archived materials being sent off-site for digitisation.

The Cultural Atlas of Australia is an interactive digital map that displays the places and locations that appear in iconic Australian films, novels, and plays. It is the first national survey of Australian narrative space across these mediums.My duties included:Searching archives, databases and library catalogs for relevant scholarly material. Creating and maintaining a thorough bibliography of relevant scholarly material. Closely reading and watching texts to take note of landscapes and locations represented.Using Google Maps to determine coordinates for these spaces.Entering information into a Microsoft Excel document.While my work on this project was driven by guidelines implemented by my research supervisors, my research objectives and deadlines were largely self-organised. I was responsible for communicating consistently with my supervisors to outline my progress and maintain direction.

Brisbane, Australia

I was selected out of a competitive field of UQ applicants to intern at ABC News Online in Brisbane one day a week for 10 weeks. I was introduced to the online, radio and TV departments of the newsroom and gained an appreciation for the way they work together. I was also given considerable opportunities to work with supervisors in these departments, performing the duties they perform on a daily basis. These included: Subbing and tagging stories, and writing headlines, to short deadlines.Devising story ideas.Researching background to stories.Arranging and conducting interviews. Writing stories for publication. Continually monitoring other outlets' news feeds.Using programs such as iNews, Metatagger and Site Producer.Sourcing and cropping photographs (including consideration of copyright).

I was responsible for managing the College Library's circulation desk and supervising the conduct of students in the library during my shifts. I also promoted the Library's collections to fellow students.

Brisbane, Australia

I wrote short reviews and interview pieces in a style appropriate for the magazine's audience of urban young adults interested in the alternative arts scene.

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism/Arts(Honours)

High School

Graduated with an OP1, prize for Dux of the School, subject prizes for English, Maths B, Ancient History and Music, and a J.K. Winn medal.