MIS student interested in academic, governmental and scientific librarianship
Applicable Skills
Communication Skills
In order to get through the uottawa MIS program, I had to learn how to communicate ideas and thoughts through academic papers and writing at the master level. There is a wide variety of writing me and my fellow colleagues were tasked with doing, such as argumentative essays, literature reviews and scenario analysis. I can say with confidence that I have a great deal of experience in academic writing now as demonstrated by the papers I have submitted in this program, though it is far from the only type of writing I have learned. During my coop experiences at the Library of Parliament as well as at INAC, I have written several emails to clients, coworkers and supervisors, as well as prepared reports for my section. I have also published a book with my colleagues in the Publishing Business course of last winter semester, which can be found under Files along with examples of my academic papers.
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Another demonstration of my communication skills would be the presentation I have made during the course of this program. Being concise is one of my ability that I pride myself on, which allows me to create effective presentation which aren't too long. This was especially true of the presentations I have made in the context of the Learning and Instruction course of this semester, from which an example can likewise be found under Files.
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Research and Evaluation
During the course of my academic career I have done plenty of research and evaluation for all the papers I have written. I have used numerous academic databases for my research, such as ProQuest, JSTOR, SCOPUS and PsycINFO among others. My class on Information Resource Retrieval in particular allowed me to enhance and sharpen my research skills, as well as taught me new research strategies for different research contexts. An example of project in that class can be found under Files.
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I also got the opportunity to apply my skills in my coop placement at the Library of Parliament. Over there I worked as a Research Librarian, where I answered reference services requests from Members of Parliament and the general public by researching through governmental databases such as LEGISINFO and the Library of Parliament's website. I would then report my findings in the form of emails and reports and send them to the client.
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Collaboration and Teamwork
Working with my fellow students for these past two years has definitely been a highlight of the MIS program for me. Never before in my studies have I connected more with the other students of my program, and it really added to my experience. I had the chance this year to be a member of the exec of AESISSA, where we planned out activities together. I've had two big projects where teamwork and collaboration played a crucial role: The book Moving through the Grey that we published as a class in Publishing Business, and the group presentation we had for suggesting adding a podcast to the Canadian Museum of History Website in the Management Principles for Information Professionals course, both of which can be found under Files. Nevertheless, my collaboration with my colleagues goes beyond these projects. We held multiple study sessions for assignments in this program and supported each other through this program, which to me represents true teamwork.
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