CV

Work Experience

Information Services Librarian – Concordia University College of Alberta (August 2011 – present)

Reference Assistant – Grant MacEwan University – (October 2009 – August 2011)

Research Assistant for Dr. Lisa M. Given – School of Library and Information Studies: University of Alberta (May 2010 – present)

Research Assistant for Dr. Shannon Scott – Faculty of Nursing: University of Alberta (May 2010 – August 2010)

Research Assistant for Dr. Martin Abegg – Department of Religious Studies: Trinity Western University (September 2004-April 2005)

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Dirk Büchner – Department of Religious Studies: Trinity Western University (September 2004-April 2005)

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Thomas R. Hatina – Trinity Western University (September 2003-April 2005).

Education

Master of Library and Information Studies – University of Alberta (ALA accredited program), Edmonton AB – (2009-2011)

• Relevant coursework: Web-design, Reference, Digital Reference, Information Literacy Instruction, Science and Technology Librarianship, Qualitative Research, Research Ethics.

Master of Arts in Biblical Studies – Trinity Western University, Langley, BC – (2003-2005) Completed.

• MA Thesis: Ouellette, Dana. 2005. Driving out injustice: A socio-economic interpretation of Mark 11:11-25 in light of Mark’s listening audience. (unpublished).

Bachelor of Arts– University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB – (1999-2003) Completed

• Major: Classics, Minor: Linguistics

Publications

Ouellette, Dana (2011). Subject guides in academic libraries: A user-centered study of uses and perceptions (top ranked). Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 35(4).

Ouellette, Dana. (2011). Subject guides in academic libraries: A user-centered study of uses and perceptions. (top ranked abstract) At Exploring Interactions of People, Places and Information: 39^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Fredericton, NB: June 2-4, 2011.

Ouellette, Dana. (2011). Subject guides in academic libraries: A qualitative analysis of student perceptions. At The Forum for Information Professionals. Edmonton AB: February 11, 2011.

Given, Lisa M., Heidi Julien, Dana Ouellette, & Jorden Smith. (2010). Evidence-based information literacy instruction: Curriculum planning from the ground up (poster). At Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Pittsburgh, PA: October 26, 2010.

Scott, Shannon, Tami Wong, Dana Ouellette, Mandy Archibald, & Lisa M. Given. (2010).  Exploring tools to assess consumers’ health information needs. (poster). Margaret Scott Wright Research Day. Edmonton, AB: October 22, 2010.

Ouellette, Dana. (2003). A comparison of the baptism of Jesus narratives in the synoptic gospels. Axis Mundi. http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/axismundi/2002/A_Comparison_Of_Baptism.pdf

Service

“What do students actually want?  A user-centered approach to subject guides.”  (forthcoming) Presentation to Staff at Mount Royal University Library (Invited by Becky Wilson) September 9, 2011.

What are U of A Students saying about LibGuides?  Presentation to staff at Coutts Education Library University of Alberta  (Invited by Katherine Koch) July 27 2011.

What are U of A Students saying about LibGuides? Presentation to staff at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean University of Alberta (Invited by Tatiana Usova) July 7 2011.

Improving Subject Guides: a User-Centered Approach: A presentation to the reference staff at Grant MacEwan Libraries Professional Development Day. (Invited By Katherine Koch), May 19, 2011.

School Of Library and Information Studies Curriculum Committee (member). University of Alberta, September 2010- present.