Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, September 2006 – May 2009 [ see diploma ]
iSchool, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Coursework:

Collection Management Instructional Role of the Librarian Information Technology Resource Description and Access Information Sources and Services Information Society and Organizations

Information Retrieval Digital Libraries Open Access Indexing Research Methods Classification Theory*

Management Preservation Public Libraries Children”™s Literature Services for Families and Early Literacy in the Preschool Years

*This course is no longer offered.

Two-Week Practicum: New York Public Library (December 2007)

Co-op: Co-operative Education is an optional student work program offered through many Canadian universities. These highly competitive, full-time positions take place in professional organizations across Canada and around the world. I completed two work terms, totaling a full year, with McPherson Library at the University of Victoria [ see co-op details in Experience ].

Awards:

• Received the Beverly Maureen Becker Memorial Prize for outstanding work in courses related to reference and information services
• Received an Honorable Mention in the 2008 SLAIS Co-op Student of the Year competition

Bachelor of Arts in English, September 1999 – May 2003
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Coursework: Focused on creative writing, cultural studies and post-colonial literature
Honors: Participated in Honors Program, graduating magna cum laude