PRACTICUM PROJECTS
Scott Library, York University, Toronto, Ontario (April 2012—July 2012)
Toronto Reference Library (Performing Arts and Languages), Toronto, Ontario (April 2011—May 2011)
Information Centre, Victoria Park Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario (February 2011—March 2011)
Information Centre, CSA International, Toronto, Ontario (October 2010—November 2010)
- Managed and catalogued the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal System’s online video collection
- Spearheaded a records management project that reconceptualized the organization of PKP’s Community Documentation, and created prototype of proposed design to demonstrate to PKP publishers
- Developed a customized metadata application profile for enhanced searchability and retrievability of PKP’s digital assets
Toronto Reference Library (Performing Arts and Languages), Toronto, Ontario (April 2011—May 2011)
- Conducted reference interviews and located requested resources at the Audio/Visual information desk; informed patrons about the policies and conditions for material use
- Completed a special classical music acquisitions project involving researching new materials to purchase from multiple vendors; used Symphony to check in new materials, verified that inputted metadata was correct
Information Centre, Victoria Park Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario (February 2011—March 2011)
- Searched Horizon’s Cataloguing Module for records to copy catalogue; assigned barcodes and linked records to new items purchased, and processed new materials for circulation
- Spearheaded a collection development project that involved evaluating the current young adult and English literature collection, deselecting items, and making recommendations for purchase
- Prepared materials for Poetry in Voice recitation contest and participated as both a prompter and French language judge
Information Centre, CSA International, Toronto, Ontario (October 2010—November 2010)
- Created Codes pathfinder for accessing provincial and federal legislation using InMagic (DB/TextBase) and presented demonstration on its use to CSA executives
- Uploaded and massaged content from the IHS Standards Expert Database for derivative cataloguing purposes
- Updated records, processed materials, and maintained and managed the CSA Standards collection