CV

Ania Dymarz
ania.dymarz@utoronto.ca

Education

Master of Information Studies, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. 2007-2009. Library and Information Studies stream.

Master of Arts (Thesis) Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta. 2003-2005. Focus on Modern Japanese Women’s Literature.

Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature. University of Alberta. 1998-2003. Graduated with first class honours. Focus on Italian and Japanese Language and Literature.

Scholarships and Awards

  • University of Toronto Fellowship approx. $8000. (September 2007, September 2008)
  • Canada Graduate Scholarship- Master’s, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), $18400. (May 2004 to May 2005)
  • Graduate Student Scholarship, Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education, $2000. (April 2005)
  • Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award, FGSR, University of Alberta, $200 (Feb 2005)
  • Professional Development Grant, Graduate Student Association, University of Alberta, $200 (March 2005)
  • Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship, University of Alberta, $4,622 (Sept 2004)
  • Graduate Intern Tuition Supplement (GITS), University of Alberta, $3538 (Fall and Winter term 2003-2004)
  • AIEJ (Association of International Education Japan) Scholarship, Government of Japan, Approx. 960,000 yen (Sept 2001)
  • T4K Undergraduate Scholarship, University of Alberta, $1000 (Sept 2001)
  • Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarship, University of Alberta, $2500 (Sept 1999, Sept 2000)
  • Dr RP Galbraith Entrance Scholarship, University of Alberta, $1000 (Sept 1998)

Professional Experience

Online Tutorial Practicum: Gerstein Library, University of Toronto. September - December 2008.

  • Researched best practices in online tutorials and information literacy.
  • Created tutorials using Captivate 2.
  • Conducted workshop sessions on tutorial subject matter to Faculty.

Assistant Library Technician: Earth Sciences Library, University of Toronto. September 2008 - May 2009.

  • Sent out electronic interlibrary loans using Ariel.
  • Created study guides for subject specialties.
  • Fielded user queries at the circulation desk.
  • Provided reference services for students in the evenings.

Circulation Staff: Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto. February - June 2008.

  • Performed standard circulation functions.
  • Assisted users with search inquiries and short term loan material.

Special Library Practicum: Image Research Library, CBC Toronto. January - April 2008.

  • Researched and weeding images in the photograph collection.
  • Compiled metadata for select images for inclusion in the CBC intranet.

Employment Experience

English Language Teacher: Maly Rynek Language School, Krakow, Poland. 2006-2007.

  • Planned and executed tailored lesson plans for advanced students.
  • Collaborated with team teachers on lesson plans.
  • Successfully prepared students for international proficiency exams.

Research Assistant: Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta. 2003-2004.

  • Researched a list of pre-modern Japanese women’s poetry in English translation for an on-line database.
  • Complied research findings using database software.

Volunteer and Professional Development Activities

Member: Canadian Library Association. 2008 - present.

Co-chair: Housing Memory graduate student conference. Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, March 2009.

  • Created budget and fundraising documents, solicit and select papers, recruit keynote speakers, draft grant proposals.
  • Managed a group of volunteers.
  • Made connections and communicate with the faculty, students, and professionals.

Vice-President: East Asian Studies Graduate Student Group, University of Alberta. 2004-2005.

  • Helped organize the “First Graduate Student Conference in East Asian Studies.”
  • Applied for and secured funding from the Graduate Student Association.
  • Coordinated the Fifth Annual Asian Film Week “Lost in Trans-Nation..” organizing, marketing, and presenting the event at the University of Alberta.

Graduate Representative: Graduate Student Association, University of Alberta. 2003-2004.

  • Student Representative on the Departmental Council in the Department of East Asian Studies, September - December 2003.
  • Department Representative at the University-wide open house.

Conference Presentations and Colloquiums

“Reaching and Teaching Faculty: The Citation Searching Case Study at the Gerstein Library” TRY Conference presentation. May 5, 2009.

“Defining the Movement: Student Initiatives at the Faculty of Information” TRY Conference Poster, University of Toronto. May 5, 2009.

“Myth-making and Translating: An Anecdotal and Critical Reading of Cultural Crossings in the Myths” Series Print Crossing Cultures Graduate Student Colloquium, University of Toronto. February 9, 2008.

“Kurahashi and Kafka: Textual Resonance in the Space of the Body” East Asian Council - Japan Studies Association of Canada (EAC-JSAC) 2005 Conference, Edmonton, Canada (Sept 29-Oct 2, 2005)

“New Directions in the Critical Study of Japanese Women’s Literature”. Association of Teachers of Japanese Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (March 31, 2005)

“Writing the Body of Ethnicity and Gender: Identity Formation in Yell-Oh Girls!” American Comparative Literature Association 2005 Annual Meeting, Penn State University (March 11-13, 2005)

“Reading the Body of ‘Modern Japanese Women’s Literature’” Harvard East Asia Society’s 8th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Harvard, MA (March 4-6, 2005)

“Beyond Fiction: Critical Currents in Kurahashi” Forum on Japanese Studies Building Bridges Between Disciplines, University of Alberta (Jan 21-22, 2005)

Poster Presentation “Situating the Work of Kurahashi Yumiko: Ins(ide) and Outs(ide) of ‘Japanese Women’s Literature’” Celebration of Research on China Japan and East Asia, University of Alberta (Jan 19, 2005)

“Surveying the Land- and Body-Scapes of Kurahashi Yumiko’s ‘Anti-World’” First Graduate Student Conference in East Asian Studies, University of Alberta (August 5-7, 2004)

“On How to Map the Space of Nothingness: A Survey of the Landscape of Kurahashi Yumiko’s ‘Anti-worlds’” East Asian Studies 1st Graduate Student Colloquium, University of Alberta (April 13, 2004)

“Positing the Anti-World of Kurahashi Yumiko” The Graduate Student Symposium: Talking Across Disciplines, University of Alberta (April 8, 2004)

“Possibly Postmodern Japan: (Con)textualizing Kurahashi Yumiko’s “Uchūjin” (”An Extraterrestrial”)”. The 13th Arts Graduate Students’ Conference: Mediations: Negotiating Cultural Landscapes, University of British Columbia (March 3-5, 2004)

Research & Publications

Journal Publications

  • Dymarz, A. & Rettig, M. (2009) “Guest Editorial.” Faculty of Information Quarterly, 1:3.

Conference Proceedings

  • Dymarz, A. (2006) “Surveying the Land- and Body-Scapes of Kurahashi Yumiko’s ‘Anti-World.’” Canadian Review of East Asian Studies, 1:1, 61-68.
  • Dymarz, A. (2006) “Beyond Fiction: Critical Currents in Kurahashi.” Canadian Review of East Asian Studies, 2:1, 108-113.

Online Tutorials

Research Guides

Other Skills

Languages:

  • Fluent in reading, writing and spoken English.
  • Fluent in reading, writing and spoken Polish.
  • Proficient in reading French.
  • Basic Japanese.

Computer Skills:

  • Proficient in a variety of softwares and platforms.
  • Strong research skills in academic databases, public resources, and commercial services.
  • Familiar with emerging web technologies including RSS, blogging software (blogger and wordpress), wikis (pbwiki and mediawiki), and social networking tools (facebook and twitter).