Kathryn Lebere Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Provided research and reference services, such as case law and secondary source research, media monitoring, and document delivery for partners, associates, and students, often on tight deadlines• Managed the library’s print collection, including acquisition, circulation, distribution, and weeding• Prepared and distributed daily, weekly, and monthly legislative and current awareness updates to ensure timely and accurate information delivery to Firm members• Facilitated the completion of major expert-witness requests, including the collection of hundreds of articles, patents, and decisions• Managed the Research Team’s intranet pages and created libguides for various practice groups• Co-authored the Research Team’s best practices documentation to ensure consistency in research deliverables and internal and external communication• Assisted with student training and led orientation events to advertise the Firm’s research services and library collection• Met with vendors to evaluate new products

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Provided research and reference services to lawyers, students, law clerks, and staff• Helped manage the print collection, including acquisition, circulation, distribution, and weeding• Prepared and distributed weekly and monthly legislative updates and news alerts to ensure timely and accurate information delivery to lawyers and students• Collaborated with Records Management on digitization projects

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Collaborated with academics to create a digital edition of John Derricke’s Image of Irelande, encoded in TEI-XML• Finessed the project’s schema and created custom TEI markup• Modernized the text for students and lay readers

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Liaised with researchers and academics to develop an RDF vocabulary, declared in SKOS, to support the ontological mapping of cultural heritage datasets to CIDOC CRM• Created workflows and training materials for 30+ employees to facilitate consistent and timely documentation development• Wrote, edited, and encoded documentation for 15+ tools to allow diverse users to create and explore linked open data• Authored the official introduction to linked open data pages to explain important concepts to users, researchers, and students• Worked alongside the UX team to help design and create accessible images for the LINCS Portal• Led tutorials on how to use GitLab and write user documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Digitized 300+ conference and seminar materials using FileTrail for records management• Assisted with collection circulation, legal research, and reference questions

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Linked Early Modern Drama Online (LEMDO):• Managed 10+ employees, project workflow, and budget to ensure completion of deliverables• Wrote, edited, and encoded 300+ documents and their metadata in TEI-XML to create interactive and interoperable texts and datasets• Acted as Remediating Editor of LEMDO’s edition of Othello• Liaised with 40+ academics and students across North America and Europe to support cross-institutional collaboration• Co-authored a successful Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant, securing $200 000 in funds• Developed a records management system to improve project archival practices• Scripted and edited training videos for employees and external contributors to facilitate learning• Wrote a project management manual and quickstart documentation to solidify project protocols and help employees adapt to their roles

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Map of Early Modern London (MoEML):• Managed 10+ employees, project workflow, and budget to ensure completion of deliverables• Wrote, edited, and encoded 300+ documents and their metadata in TEI-XML to create interactive and interoperable texts and datasets• Acted as Transcriber, Markup Editor, CSS Editor, and Toponymist for the first digital edition of John Stow’s 1598 and 1633 Survey of London• Acted as Markup Editor for the first digital edition of London's Mayoral Shows• Developed a records management system to improve project archival practices• Wrote a project management manual and quickstart documentation to solidify project protocols and help employees adapt to their roles• Presented at dozens of fundraising events, orientations, and conferences to disseminate project knowledge to other institutions and the public• Conducted extensive research

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Instructed children ages 3-12• Presented at promotional events

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Cumulative Average: 91% (Awarded Ruth Cameron Medal for highest graduating average) Coursework: • LIBR 504: Management of Information.

Bachelor Of Arts, Honours With Distinction, History And English

Cumulative Average: 89% (8.24/9.00 GPA) Awards: 13 merit-based scholarships, totaling over $15 000