Sarah Sooknanan

I strive to obtain a position where my experience can be applied in a professional environment so that I can continually aid in the management of digital and print content to enable discovery and access for users.

416-***-****

sarah.sooknanan

@ryerson.ca

EXPERIENCE

Markham Public Library, Markham — Library Services Associate August 2022 - Present`

● Delivers front line information services both in person and virtually, including assisting customers with databases and catalog searching.

● Provides information literacy instruction to customers.

● Demonstrates readers’ advisory skills. Maintains an awareness of current trends in literature, genres and formats.

● Delivers MPL’s programs in person and online.

UTSC Digital Scholarship Unit, Scarborough (Remote) — Emerging Professional Internship

November 2021 - March 2022

● Checked digital objects metadata for quality control to be ingested into Islandora.

● Maintained information on digital platforms.

● Made corrections and revisions to digital media material metadata to the style guide of the DSU.

● Created workflow documentation and OER’s using digital tools that are a part of the DSU’s digital pedagogy.

● Contributed and created linked data for the Wiki edit-a-thon. Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Toronto (Remote) — Practicum Placement

May 2021 - September 2021

● Created metadata from Hansard scrapbook clippings from the 1800’s.

● Researched information pertaining to clippings that documented the readings and passing of bills.

● Ingested metadata in the VITA platform.

Scholars Portal - Metadata Team, Toronto (Remote) — Student Library Assistant

January 2021 - October 2021

● Updated new incoming journal titles in Spotdocs.

● Implemented unfinished metadata for new journal entries.

● Compiled missing issue reports to vendors for the journals team.

● Sorted through URI retractions to remove duplicate or retracted data from SKILLS

Microsoft

Word/Excel/Power

Point/Teams

RAD/MARC/RDA

/LCSH

SharePoint

Time Management

Customer Service

Cataloging

Organization Skills

Communication

Project

Management

the database.

● Sorted through a Canadian map collection to input unfinished metadata. University of Toronto Mississauga Library, Mississauga — Graduate Reference Student Assistant

September 2019 - April 2020

● Answered reference and research questions from the UTM community.

● Used the ExLibris’s Alma/Primo platform.

● Performed searches in multiple databases on di erent subjects based on students' individual assignments.

● Provided instructions in using electronic and print resources and tools.

● Assisted in creating informational displays for the library. National Ballet of Canada Archive and Library, Toronto — Volunteer September 2018 - March 2020

● Organized and stored documents and photographs according to the NBoC archival standards.

● Added and edited accession records to the NBoC Soutron multimedia database.

● Appraised and preserved records for Karen Kain’s ICON exhibition. Blink Optometry, Scarborough — Receptionist/Optometric Assistant September 2015 - Present

● Provide customized services to clients in a fast-paced o ce environment.

● Facilitate pre-testing methods and note taking for patients.

● Keep clear communication between doctors and clients through phone calls, meetings, and the booking of appointments.

● Set up and maintain schedules using RevolutionEHR.

● Provide information and answer patient inquiries in a clear and patient manner.

● Researched and implemented SEO for marketing.

● Organize files (hard copy, faxes, and emails), balance settlements and invoices.

● Performed training for contact lens insertion and new employees. EDUCATION

University of Toronto, St. George Location — Master of Information September 2019 - August 2021

Archives and Records Management and Library Science. Ryerson University, Toronto — Bachelors of Fine Arts September 2013 - April 2017

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