1999 NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Library and Information Technician Diploma
1998 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Bachelor in Arts (Major in Music and History)
1995 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY B.A. (2 years towards a Major in Library Studies)
1992 CENTENNIAL COLLEGE C.E.G.E.P. Diploma in Arts
1998 NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WordPerfect 6.1, Lotus 1-2-3 r5, Access, HTML Assistant Pro 2, DB/Textworks
1995 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WordPerfect 6.0, In-Magic database
2008 Scanning and Records Management Project Clerk Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board
Taking old minutes, decisions, orders, and approvals in binders and converting these paper documents into the portable document format (PDFs). These confidential and public access documents were made optical character recognition (OCR) readable so that these could be cut and pasted into a word processing program or made searchable by various keywords, names, terms, and the like. Search variables were highlighted in powder blue within a particular page of a document. Once these were double checked so that the scanned copies corresponded with the original paper black and white (monochrome) documents, that the OCR process was done well, and that pages were annotated thoroughly, these records were uploaded to a database. Great care was then taken to catalogue each document efficiently, using standard naming conventions, and missing pages in the original were diligently noted as comments. Credit was then given to the archivist and cataloguer of these documents.
2008 Resource Room Assistant The WorkBridge
Data entry of all materials to be weeded, researching and printing out of jobs, creating folders for posted jobs, making a Powerpoint presentation outlining services of The WorkBridge, creating a job websites list, and other tasks as assigned.
2002-2007 Library Clerk Spring Garden Memorial Library
Shelving of all print and nonprint materials, shelfreading, holds list, cleanup of all materials, patron referrals to Information Desks, and other duties as assigned.
Summer and Spring 1999 Library Technician Work Term Nova Scotia Teachers Union Library
Dewey cataloguing of books, documents, and videotapes, data entry of produced records using Eloquent Librarian software system, call number labelling and shelving of catalogued materials, literature searches using paper indexes and the Internet, photocopied or downloaded search results for library patrons, weeding of vertical files and newspapers.
Spring 1998 Library Technician Work Term Nova Scotia Community College
Weeding books, checking-in periodicals and publisher's catalogues, weeding and updating the vertical file cabinet, shelfreading, shelving books, guides, manuals, and periodicals, posting e-mail bulletins on library listervs.
1996-97 Music Librarian Researcher Dalhousie University
Researching appropriate journals, encyclopedias, books, indexes, databases, and OPAC.
Summer 1996 Librarian Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities
Cataloguing magazine articles, entering material on library listings, labelling material, entering material on index cards, shelving. Vertical shelving of newspaper articles, photocopying and enlarging material as required.
Summer 1994 Library Researcher Fraser-Hickson Institute (Montreal)
Conducted searches for patrons on library OPAC system. Data entry, circulation, and shelving.
Summer and Spring 1993 Library Technician Cote-Saint Luc Public Library (Montreal)
Stacking shelves with books and magazines, circulation, and some weeding.
Concordia University
Played guitar and facilitated students with disabilities.
1989-1994 Did planning and production of yearbooks which included photography, editing, graphics and typeface selection, facilitated students with learning disabilities, played guitar, and completed any tasks as required at Centennial College and Concordia University during winter, spring, and summer breaks.
English, French, German Written and Spoken
Plays musical instruments (guitar and others), Singing (Solfege), Philately, Numismy, Photography, Videography, Toastmaster