Bruce Harpham

Current

• Knowledge Management Analyst at University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. (UTAM)

Past

• Assistant Help Desk Advisor at University of Toronto
• Founder/Manager at iSchool Podcast
• Cataloguer at Iter

• Archives Technician at Library and Archives Canada
• Archives Assistant at Diocese of Huron Archives
• Archives Assistant at University of Trinity College
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present) at University of Western Ontario

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Education

• University of Toronto
• The University of Western Ontario
• University of Toronto

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Libraries

Bruce Harpham’s Summary

New information professional with skills in social media, social science, and technology.

Bruce Harpham’s Specialties:

Writing, presenting, project management, technical writing, policy research, research, social science, history

Bruce Harpham’s Experience

• Knowledge Management Analyst

  University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. (UTAM)

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  November 2009 — Present (1 month)

  Develop classification and taxonomy schemes to manage internal information.
  Other knowledge and information management duties as needed

• Assistant Help Desk Advisor

  University of Toronto

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2005 — September 2009 (4 years 5 months)

  Delivered technical support services to staff, students and faculty at the University of Toronto.
  
  Editor and Contributor to Assistant Help Desk Training Manual.
  
  Served as information architect on Help Desk Intranet.
  
  Provided quality control for Help Desk Knowledge Base.

• Founder/Manager

  iSchool Podcast

  (Libraries industry)

  October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)

  Launched a podcast series at the Faculty of Information with a team of volunteer graduate students
  
  Marketed the project to interested groups (e.g. book history, computer scientists, LIS educators) and received positive interest
  
  Learned audio production using Audacity.
  
  Maintained and updated the iSchool Podcast blog (http://podcasts.ischool.utoronto.ca)
  
  Impact: positive email responses from information professionals across North America, +1600 unique visitors to the podcast blog, +38,000 page views

• Cataloguer

  Iter

  (Information Services industry)

  September 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  Developed marketing leads for Iter at German, Austrian and Swiss universities.
  
  Catalogued manuscript materials using Sirsi Symphony Workflows
  
  Copyright compliance and image research for a new information service on the history of women writers
  
  Worked independently through full period of the fellowship

• Archives Technician

  Library and Archives Canada

  (Libraries industry)

  May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

  Repaired database records so that archivists and users could make better use of the LAC Database to conduct research
  
  Research on copyright and planning for a Web 2.0 project designed to bring Irish-Canadian photos and music in LAC's collections online. (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-new/013-359-e.html)
  
  NOTE: This position was part of FSWEP (Federal Student Work Experience Program).

• Archives Assistant

  Diocese of Huron Archives

  (Information Services industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  Planned and researched an online exhibit on the history of the Diocese.
  
  Conducted family history research for archival users
  
  Participated in site visits to collect and appraise archival materials
  
  Performed physical and intellectual arrangement and description of a variety of archival materials.
  
  Audited the archives' facility and prepared a report for the Archives Board.
  
  Note: This position was funded by Young Canada Works grant (that is why it only lasted three months).

• Archives Assistant

  University of Trinity College

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2004 — May 2007 (3 years 1 month)

  Described textual, graphic and other items using RAD standard.
  
  Assisted in planning a 2005 archives exhibit, "Faith in Divinity" which marked 150 years of the College's Faculty of Divinity.
  
  Learned a variety of physical conservation skills.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present)

  University of Western Ontario

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)

  Led two sections of undergraduate students (approx. 40 students total) in weekly discussions of history, primary documents and research.
  
  Provided research and assignment to students to assist in preparing assignments
  
  Collaborated with professors and other graduate teaching assistants to design course assignments, structure and other matters
  
  Assessed student assignments including book reviews, essays, tests and exams.
  
  Provided academic advice to students during weekly office hours and via email.

Bruce Harpham’s Education

• University of Toronto

  Master of Information Studies , Archives and Records Management, Book History and Print Culture , 2007 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Project Manager (iSchool Podcast: Bringing public lectures at the University of Toronto to a broader public through podcasting), Section Editor (Faculty of Information Quarterly)

• The University of Western Ontario

  Master of Arts , History , 2006 — 2007

  My main focus of study in this program was 19th century Europe and Britain.

• University of Toronto

  Honours Bachelor of Arts , History, Political Science , 2002 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  News Editor (Salterrae, the student newspaper of Trinity College),
  Staff Writer and Associate News Editor (The Varsity),
  President (History Students' Association)

Additional Information

Bruce Harpham’s Interests:

public policy, user experience design, podcasting, history, travel, Canadian history, European history, technical writing, information policy, copyright, book history, archives, knowledge management, information management

Bruce Harpham’s Groups:

Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA), Canadian Library Association (CLA), Special Libraries Association (SLA), Ontario Library Association (OLA)

•    University of Toronto Alumni (5,000+)
•    Faculty of Information Alumni Association, University of Toronto
•    SLA Knowledge Management Division
•    Special Libraries Association
•    UWO Alumni
•    Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS)
•    New Academic Librarians: Networking to success
•    KMWorld
•    SLA Government Information Division (SLA-DGI)
•    SLA Toronto Chapter
•    SLA Academic Division

Bruce Harpham’s Honors:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2008-2009)

SLA Toronto Chapter Conference Stipend 2009 Award to attend the SLA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. (Sponsored by FPinfomart)

Faculty of Information Alumni Association Conference Travel Grant (2009) to attend the Canadian Library Association Conference in Montreal, QC.

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