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Employ information systems and current technologies to address real-world situations, informed by social and cultural perspectives. For LIBR 575: Academic Libraries, I collaborated on a team project to develop an AI literacy instructional tool for post-secondary students. Our initial research found that as ChatGPT and other Large Language Models drastically reshape the information landscape,…
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Identify information needs and respond through the design and provision of information products and services During my second year in the MLIS program, I worked as a Student Librarian at the David Lam Management Research Library at UBC. In this role, I provide reference and research support to students and faculty within the Sauder…
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Draw upon knowledge of professional ethics, the rights of Indigenous peoples, and principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion to guide their practices. In LIBR 582, I worked on Echoes from the Stacks, a digital collection that digitizes borrowing cards from music scores by historically underrepresented composers held in the UBC Music, Art, and Architecture…
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Develop respectful reciprocal relationships with professional and community groups Working at the David Lam Library has been an important part of my professional growth, especially as it is my first job in Canada as a newcomer. Through this experience, I have started to better understand what it means to build respectful and reciprocal relationships…
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Design and conduct research and evaluation studies to inform evidence-based decision-making Evidence-based decision-making is an approach that I have always valued and actively integrated into my practice. In my previous work as a social media content strategist, I used user data to inform my content creation and sharing strategies. Through my MLIS studies, I…
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Effective collaboration, decision-making and leadership in team settings Throughout my MLIS studies, all of the projects I have worked on have been team-based, which has given me opportunities to develop my understanding of teamwork and collaboration across a variety of contexts. Unlike my previous MA degree in literature, which emphasized independent thinking, the MLIS…
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Reflect in an informed and critical manner on information infrastructures and practices, acknowledging the role of power and privilege, the ongoing influence of colonization, and the value of diverse worldviews; My understanding of information infrastructures and practices has been shaped through my metadata coursework, where I examined classification systems and controlled vocabularies as products…
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Organize and manage information to facilitate access, reflection, and use in a range of contexts My understanding of organizing and managing information developed through both foundational learning and hands-on practice. In LIBR 509: Foundations of Resource Description and Knowledge Organization, I explored the conceptual principles behind classification systems, controlled vocabularies, and metadata standards, and…