The Making Research Accessible initiative: Co-op Term Reflections
A reflective report about my first co-op term for the Making Research Accessible initiative, a collaboration between UBC Library and the UBC Learning Exchange that aims to improve access to scholarly research among people who live and work in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Back-of-the-Book Index: Cottage Loaves and Plain Bricks
A back-of-the-book index for a local history about bakers in early-20th-century Waltham Forest (an East London borough). Includes an introductory note explaining the indexer's decisions.
Falling Down the Wikihole: An Inquiry Into Idle, Time-Intensive Wikipedia Browsing
A preliminary exploration of a research question related to information studies. Includes a statement of purpose, literature review, sample instruments and codebook. For practical considerations, this inquiry stops short of actual field study, but it sets the stage for future research.
Sveglio: A Virtual Guide to Everything Coffee
This activity follows the steps of system prototype design from beginning to end. It includes a statement of purpose, a survey of similar extant products, user research. The final product is a working prototype that follows both established user experience heuristics and recommendations from independent research.
Subject Headings for Children's Books
A list of subject headings, with hierarchal and relational sequences, corresponding to a small collection of children's books.
Connect To Your Future: A Web Resource for Nontraditional Nursing Undergraduates
A prototype for a website intending to assist the specific informational needs of those prospective undergraduate nursing students commonly considered "nontraditional" or "mature."
Topic Briefing: Toward A More Intersectional Digital Humanities
A comprehensive briefing, addressed to the Directorial Board of Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria, that offers practical solutions to improve diversity and intersectionality in digital humanities spaces.