Professional Projects

Poster highlighting the record number of women in the 116th Congress.

Women of the 116th Congress

I created this poster using Canva software. It highlights the record amount of women we have serving in the 116th Congress. Each image used is available freely in the public domain. This poster is available to all, and is tagged with a CC BY-NC-SA license. It is formatted for 36" x 24", but can be easily scaled down.

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Information Literacy Sessions at
Northern Essex Community College

Every librarian at NECC is tasked with teaching a variety of information literacy classes. I use Google Slides for all of my presentations and create unique URLs (created with bit.ly) for each lesson. This allows for students to have access to the slides during the class, and until the end of the semester.

Although I have slides, I use them in conjunction with the discovery of resources, hands-on searching, and hearty discussion of the topic(s) covered.

Title slide for a presentation to an Intro to Entrepreneurship class.

Title slide for a presentation to a Human Services Practicum class.

Title slide for a presentation to a 200-level Psychology class.

Title slide for a presentation to an exercise science class.

Research Guides at
Northern Essex Community College

I am tasked with creating and maintaining a variety of research guides at NECC. These are two that I am most proud of.

The "How to Format Your Research Paper" was a continuation of a project that I started working on at a previous position. It has quickly become one of the most utilized guides at NECC.

The "How to Use Google More Effectively" guide was born out of attendance in a workshop held by Alan November. It breaks down many of the confusing aspects of Google searches, and is used regularly by students, faculty, and staff.

To see more of my work with LibGuides 2.0 software please visit the NECC Research Guides website.

Displays at Northern Essex
Community College

These are some of the signs that I have created for various displays at Northern Essex Community College.

All signage was created using either copyright-free images, or my own personal images, and Canva software.

I am new to Canva, however, I am excited to have the opportunity to use such an intuitive and creative tool. I have seen a significant increase in the quality of my signs/posters in this past year. I look forward to spending more time learning the ins and outs of this collaborative and innovative tool.

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signpost with different cities and their distances.

A chicken standing on a cat standing on a dog standing on a donkey in a field.

Magnetic Poetry poem: Got a poem stuck in your brain? Take a minute, spell it out. If you get stumped, that's okay. Poetry is hard, Dinosaur.

Post-it poetry Haiku: Grab a post-it and a pen, Write a poem and add it to the board. The End.

Part of the Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2018) display at NECC. Statistical Data from the
2015 & 2016 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health by SAMHSA.

Life is short, seek adventure written atop a photograph of the Pacific ocean taken from the mountains on the West side of the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

"Check out something spooky" written atop a photograph of a dark forest and an orange moon.

"Where did the library lead you" written atop a photograph of a macadamia nut milk latte with a heart drawn in the foam.

Hawaii State Public Library System Displays

These are some of the displays, signs, and projects that I have produced as a Substitute Librarian III for the Hawaii State Public Library System. All signage was created using copyright-free images and easel.ly software.

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Making Professional Posters

This slideshow and hour-long instruction session was created based upon the needs of current LIS students, many of whom are tasked with creating a professional poster for the first time. The session covers many of the basic points of poster making, such as the importance of slide sizing. The session was capped off with a viewing of multiple student posters from previous semesters.

This was the fifth version of this presentation. I presented to LIS students in October 2015, October 2016, and September 2017. I also presented to LIS faculty and community members in the summer of 2016, and students & faculty at Windward Community College in Spring of 2017.

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