Barbara Whiston
Assistant Librarian at Loyola High School of Montreal- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Loyola High School of Montreal
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Librarian
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Sep 2019 - Present
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Consultant
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United States
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Advertising Services
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Information Management, Community Building & Communications
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Aug 2010 - Present
By providing a wide range of services, I help SMEs realize their mission and vision.I have helped organizations in a wide range of industries, including education, non-profit, financial and health.
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School Librarian
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Jan 2019 - Sep 2019
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Fraser Hickson
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1 - 100 Employee
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Librarian, Community Builder, and MINIBIBLIOplus Programme Coordinator
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Aug 2017 - Jan 2019
With great pride, I help the Fraser Hickson promote literacy in our community by cultivating the innovative and successful outreach programme, MINIBIBLIOplus. I oversee collection development and operations, recruitment of new partners, and our precious volunteers.
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Online Community Facilitator | Modérateur de la plateforme des connaissances
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Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
I provide training and support to the members of Konnect, the SERENE-RISC online knowledge sharing platform. As moderator, my focus is to cultivate the community by promoting the resource, managing membership, supporting members, and providing training. I tripled membership on Konnect in seven months, and increased engagement.
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Library Technician
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2012
All aspects of high school library operations.
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McGill University School of Information Studies
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Canada
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications & Research Assistant, Graduate Student
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Sep 2004 - May 2008
As a graduate student in the School of Information Studies at McGill University, I fulfilled several mandates including1. Researcher for the Human Resources research group at the Conference Board of Canada, where I conducted secondary research and prepared reports and presentations.2. Research assistant for the Oxfam Quebec project, in which I performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of questionnaires in English and French.3. Proofreader for the Office of Student… As a graduate student in the School of Information Studies at McGill University, I fulfilled several mandates including1. Researcher for the Human Resources research group at the Conference Board of Canada, where I conducted secondary research and prepared reports and presentations.2. Research assistant for the Oxfam Quebec project, in which I performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of questionnaires in English and French.3. Proofreader for the Office of Student with Disabilities, in which I acted as a writing coach for students in need of various types of accommodation and support. Show more Show less
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McGill University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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2001 - 2005 4 years , Montreal , Established the academic administration service that oversaw graduate program delivery in more than eighty (80) departments.
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Administrative Officer, Department of Philosophy
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1998 - 2001 3 years , Montreal , Improved service to students and staff by successfully and singlehandedly lobbying for a 50% increase in support staff at a time of austerity and budget cutbacks. Lead a community of practice.
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Administrator and Programme Coordinator, Admissions and Placement, Faculty of Law
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1997 - 1998 1 year , Montreal , Recruitment, alumni relations, outreach and event planning.
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Administrator and Graduate Programme Coordinator, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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1992 - 1997 5 years , Montreal , I established and lead a community of practice, streamlined the processes, developed and implemented improvements in communications and developed document management strategies that facilitated operations and reporting.
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Administrator and Programme Coordinator, Admissions and Placement, Faculty of Law
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1991 - 1992 1 year , Montreal, Canada Area
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Administrator
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Sep 1990 - 1991 1 year , Montreal, Canada Area
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Education
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McGill University School of Information Studies
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McGill University
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Marianopolis College
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West Hill High School