Readers Advisory for Arabic Books

As part of the online course LIBR 545: Adults Popular Reading, I developed Reading Advisory (RA) descriptions for six Arabic titles including fiction and non-fiction works. I attempted to include a wide array of genres and to step out of my reading comfort zone to read and develop a RA description for titles of book genres that I would normally avoid based on personal preference. This article includes a reflection of the process of walking through this assignment.



Library Catalogue: Video Tutorial

A group of 4 classmates, including myself, designed a video tutorial for the Out on the Shelves library catalogue. We were lucky to have on of the library volunteers among our group members working on this project. Through this project, we made use of different technologies and tools to create an effective tutorial that teaches efficient use and searching the library catalogue.



Contributing to the “Listening to the Earth” Online Exhibit

For the final project of LIBR 588 course: Theory and Practice of Oral History, in the University of British Columbia iSchool, my colleague, Derek Oxley and myself have worked on interviewing, editing, and transcribing an audio clip as part of an online exhibit, “Listening to the Earth”.



Seminar on Censorship

I have worked on designing a seminar for a group of 4 people as part of LIBR 508 course work (Information Practices in Contemporary Society). The seminar's main objective is to summarize and critically approach readings on the subject of censorship in libraries and internet filtering.