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Learning & Curriculum Support Librarian
As a member of the Learning & Curriculum Support Team, I design and deliver a range of sessions, classes, course-support materials, and one-on-one consultations that facilitate student learning and engagement, and the timely completion of assignments and programs through the acquisition and mastery of effective research skills.
About Me
B.A. (Saskatchewan), M.A. (Saskatchewan), M.L.I.S. (Western)
I received my MA from the University of Saskatchewan in medieval Icelandic literature in 1996 and my MLIS from the University of Western Ontario in 2005. Before coming to Guelph, I worked as a Reference and Research Help Librarian at Robarts Library at the University of Toronto and a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Augustana Campus Library of the University of Alberta where I taught credit-courses in Augustana Library’s award-winning information literacy program.
My research interests include the training and development of librarians as teachers in higher education, research behaviours across disciplines and popular culture representations of libraries and librarians, reading, literacy, and higher education.
Scholarly & Professional Contributions
Selected Conference Presentations
“The Learning Commons goes to School with the Dirty Dozen.” (with Dale Lackeyram and J.P. Lewis). 5th Annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference, Kingston, ON, June 16-18, 2010. [accepted]
“Still in School: Learning about Librarianship from your First Contract.” Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON, January 31 – February 2, 2009.
“Information Literacy and the New Librarian: Preparing to Teach, Learning to Learn.” Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON, January 31 - February 3, 2007.
“True Words: The Dreams in Laxdæla Saga.” The Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada, Learned Societies Conference, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, May 23 – June 7, 1996
“Learned Men: The Rise of the Private Library in 18th Century Scotland.” Cultural Studies in Canada Conference, University College, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, May 12-15, 1994
Professional Associations
American Library Association (ALA), Member 2007 -
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Member 2007 -
Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), Member 2007 -
Ontario Library Association (OLA), Member 2004 –
Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA), Member 2004 -
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), Member 2008 -
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Member 2008 –
Teaching Assistants and Graduate Student Advancement (TAGSA) (special interest group of STLHE), Member 2009 –; Secretary/Treasurer 2010-2012
Committees
Senate Committee on Non-degree Studies