Elizabeth Nash Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario

-Conducted research to support program and service areas-Staffed the reference desk to connect clients with reliable and relevant information resources, services, and expertise-Created comprehensive literature searches-Searched electronic databases such as Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, and Scopus-Selected books to be purchased for the Employee Resource Centre-Designed and edited the library’s bi-monthly newsletter-Planned and implemented social events as part of the division’s Social Committee-Volunteered as the Secretary of the Canadian Federal Library Strategic Network

Ottawa, Ontario

-Created in-depth literature scans to support evidence-based policy and decision making-Performed reference interviews to ensure that clients were receiving proper information-Gathered information through media monitoring tools such as NewsDesk, Factiva, Eureka, Hoover’s, and Mergent-Extracted key information from large Excel documents in order to create final reports-Balanced multiple projects and priorities under tight deadlines -Shelved books, periodicals and reports -Used JIRA to track metrics

Montreal, Quebec

-Elected to represent student interests through advocacy, event planning, and negotiating with administration -Responsible for voicing the ideas, requests, and concerns of all students in the program-Created a mentorship program to help incoming first-year students-Helped to facilitate the program’s re-accreditation process by representing students on the School of Information Studies’ Advisory Committee and Work Group -Served as a liaison between students in faculty departmental meetings -Coordinated the annual Info-Nexus conference for information professionals-Helped create a new tech-oriented student association -Organized a program-wide clothing sale

London, Ontario

-Supervised and managed fifty members of the Arts and Humanities Students’ Council (AHSC) and six Departmental Committees -Proactively engaged with campus media to promote the AHSC’s brand and image -Coordinated in a political environment with administration, faculty, and other stakeholders to bring programming and resources to students-Implemented a new training program to leverage each member’s skills-Balanced multiple ongoing projects and priorities, such as the creation of a new website, advocacy initiatives, and event programming-Responded in a professional and timely manner to manage crisis scenarios -Wrote public relations documents such as advertising materials and outreach publications

Master'S Degree, Information Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature, French Language And Translation