Experience

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  Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)

  • Court House Library, 361 University Avenue

  • Reference Librarian

    • Sep 2011 - Present
    • Court House Library, 361 University Avenue

    I'm working 3 days a week (T, W, & F), assisting our members with legal research, using electronic and traditional resources. I'm also in charge of our Social Media presence. Trying to be cutting edge witty and helpful, while not insulting vast swaths of the population, is proving trickier than I thought. Follow us at @TLAVoice or on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or right here on LinkedIn.

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  Bank of Montreal

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Librarian for the Legal & Corporate Compliance Group

    • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    A contract position in which I am overseeing the Library, its relocation, and ongoing reference & catalogue development. I expect to be here until September.

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  Blaney McMurtry, LLP

  • Library Manager

    • Jan 1990 - May 2009

    Manager, Library Services. · Management: - Responsible for library operations, budget, management of staff, and vendor negotiations; - Developed online catalogue and Memoranda of Law database using InMagic; · Reference: - Provided complex research as required by lawyers, students (articling & summer) and firm clients in many areas, i.e., legal, business, medical, scientific, general interest, and individuals, on a Canadian and international scope; - Worked one on one with students and lawyers in manual and electronic research; - Initiated proactive daily dissemination of information to practice groups regarding clients, current events and Competitive Intelligence; · Training: - Responsible for developing and managing ongoing training sessions for students and lawyers in variety of commercial databases; - Organized and supervised monthly training programmes with vendors; - Worked one on one with lawyers / students on enhancing research skills, both electronic and manual.

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  Woolley, Dale & Dingwall

  • Librarian

    • Sep 1986 - Dec 1989

    · Responsible for all facets of library management and research, including budgeting, and day to day duties which included shelving, looseleaf filing, etc.; · Encouraged & fostered the growing use of electronic research for legal and business purposes; · Singularly responsible for the training of new articling students in all aspects of research.

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  Goodmans & Goodmans

  • Library Manager

    • Mar 1985 - Mar 1985

    Developed and maintained InMagic 1.0 Memoranda of Law Database;