JOHN DINGLE

Contact: john.dingle@mail.mcgill.ca
Online portfolio: jdingle.weebly.com
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Library and Information Studies Candidate (Completion date: April 2015)
Proven ability to deliver reference services and instructional support across multiple disciplines, built
through one year as a Student Librarian and Library Co-op Student and five years of teaching experience
Excellent collaboration skills, developed through two years of experience as a copy editor
Demonstrated ability to independently manage long-term projects, shown by the completion of an M.A.
thesis for which I received the highest grade possible
Relevant training includes: Collection Management, Digital Libraries, Information Asset Management,
Information Visualization and Visual Analytics, Introduction to Archives, Research Data Management
Technology skills: Camtasia, Citation management applications, CONTENTdm, Drupal, GIS, MS
Office Suite, MySQL, Tableau, WordPress
Language skills: Spanish and French (intermediate)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Student Librarian
September 2014 present
Woodward Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Provide reference services and assist patrons in person and online via email
Facilitate instructional workshops on library resources including PubMed, EBSCO Academic Search
Complete, and ProQuest Summon for groups of between 15 and 80 students from various disciplines
Assess patron-suggested serials for possible acquisition and create report on value of visualization tools
for collection assessment and documenting UBC research output
Develop new research guide for interdisciplinary Science, Technology, and Society program
Teaching Assistant, History Department
September 2010 December 2014
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Assisted professors with the instruction of undergraduate History classes, 6 semesters in total
Planned and led discussions of class material with groups of around 15 students
Designed and evaluated assignments and examinations in collaboration with professor and fellow
teaching assistants
Co-op Student, Information & Instruction
May 2014 August 2014
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C.
Provided reference services across all disciplines in person and online via AskAway
Developed a new online references sources page and instructional video for the library website,
collaborating with the Web Experience Librarian and Liaison Librarians
Delivered library instruction workshops to groups of between 10 and 30 students from a variety of
disciplines
Graduate Research Assistant
September 2013 May 2014
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Assisted Dr. Heather OBrien of the UBC School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies with
projects connected to her research on user engagement with technology
Identified and compiled relevant resources dealing with E-government and facilitating access to
government information, especially health information

JOHN DINGLE
Contact: john.dingle@mail.mcgill.ca
Online portfolio: jdingle.weebly.com
ADDITIONAL WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Copy Editor
October 2012 present
The Source / La Source Newspaper, Vancouver, B.C.
Collaborate with writers and other editorial staff in the publication of a biweekly newspaper with a
circulation of around 3000
Edit articles for style, structure, and factual accuracy
Develop training materials and provide feedback for new copy editors
Assistant Coach, Curling and Soccer (volunteer)
October 2012 present
Special Olympics Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C.
Plan and supervise practices for groups of 10-50 athletes in collaboration with program head coach
Provide instruction on rules of the game and demonstrate essential skills
Assist in the organization and supervision of travel to tournaments for groups of 5-10 athletes
ESL Teacher
January August 2013
Pera College, Vancouver, B.C.
Planned and delivered lessons for diverse groups of students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds
and language competencies
Conducted evaluations and provided constructive feedback on oral and written performance
Collaborated with fellow teachers and program director in the organization and supervision of group
activities with multiple classes

EDUCATION
Master of Library and Information Studies, candidate
2013 present
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Awards and Honours
UBC H.W. Wilson Scholarship and UBC Faculty of Arts Graduate Award (2013)
Doctor of Philosophy in History, candidate (withdrew to pursue MLIS)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Awards and Honours
UBC Four Year Fellowship (2010)

2010-2013

Master of Arts in History

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

2006-2007

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and International Relations

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

2003-2006

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)

Canadian Library Association (CLA)