UBC iSchool Portfoilo

Statement of Professional Identity I am developing a professional identity at the intersection of library and information science, learning analytics, digital services, and user-centered design. My professional interests focus on how information systems can be designed, evaluated, and supported in ways that improve learning, strengthen access to knowledge, and make digital environments more equitable and usable. Through my MLIS studies at the University of British Columbia, m

Course: LIBR 507: Methods of Research and Evaluation in Information Organizations Artifact: LIBR 507 Research Protocol Design  (group project) My role: Group member; contributed especially to the Ethical Considerations section, the Approach to Data Analysis, and the development of the interview questions. The protocol’s team contribution table identifies these components as part of my work.  This artifact reflects my achievement in PLO 10: contributing to the advancement of t

Among the MLIS Program Learning Outcomes, PLO 9: develop respectful, reciprocal relationships with professional and community groups, has become one of the most important to my professional development. This outcome matters to me because it shifted how I understand the value of technical knowledge in library and information work. Earlier in my program, I often thought of technical ability primarily as an individual strength: the ability to solve problems independently, learn

Among the MLIS Program Learning Outcomes, PLO 8: design and conduct research and evaluation studies to inform evidence-based decision-making, has been one of the most important to my growth as an information professional. As I think about my future in librarianship, research support, and information work more broadly, I do not see evidence-based decision-making as something limited to formal academic research. I see it as a professional habit of mind: the ability to define a

Course / Experience: LIBR 559U: Blockchain Technology for Information Professionals   Artifact: LLM-Powered Archival Q&A for Clio-X  developed for the Blockchain@UBC Blockathon for Social Good My role: Team lead; led the design and prototyping of an LLM-based archival question-answering workflow, coordinated the retrieval pipeline and containerized execution logic, and helped guide technical and architectural decisions under platform, privacy, and compute constraints. Github:

Course: LIBR 570: Marketing of Information OrganizationsArtifact: Enhancing Woodward Library’s Research Services: Marketing Plan Proposal  (group project)My role: Group member responsible for parts of the situation analysis, goals and objectives development, evidence integration, revision, and consistency checking across the final presentation. This artifact reflects my achievement in PLO 6: communicating clearly using a range of media suited to diverse audiences and goals. I

Course: LIBR 575: Academic Libraries Artifact: Exhibits for Asian Diaspora Communities in Academic Libraries of North America: An Environmental Scan  (group project) My role: Group member; contributed to environmental scanning, comparative analysis, synthesis of findings, and development of the final presentation. This artifact reflects my achievement in PLO 5: reflecting in an informed and critical manner on information infrastructures and practices, acknowledging the role o

Course: LIBR 515: Data Visualization Artifact: Interactive dashboard, infographic, and project website on urbanization, invasive species, and native bird decline in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia My role: Team member; contributed to the development of the visualization project through data preparation, tool-based design decisions, and the interpretation and communication of findings through the final report and project deliverables. Github: https://github.com/nemoming

Course: LIBR 555: User Experience Design / Information Design I – Systems Artifact: Building the User-Centered Digital Repository  (group final project) My role: Group member; contributed to user interviews, user journey mapping, visualization/prototype development, and the final presentation. The slide deck identifies interviews and journey-map creation as shared work across the team, and lists visualization as a contribution by Liuyu Li and Mingzhe Xue.  This artifact refle

Course: LIBR 506: Human Information Interaction Artifact: Mobile App for Newcomer Families to BC  (group final project) My role: Group member; contributed to needs analysis, resource gathering for newcomer families, and the development of content and service ideas for the portal/app concept. This artifact reflects my achievement in PLO 2: identifying information needs and responding through the design and provision of information products and services. In LIBR 506, our group

Course: LIBR 559S: Research Data Management Artifact: RDM Final Project Submission – Geospatial Data  (group project) My role: Group member; contributed to the research, synthesis, and presentation of issues related to geospatial data formats, metadata, deposit practices, access, and ethical considerations. This artifact reflects my achievement in PLO 1, especially its professional ethics dimension: drawing upon ethical principles to guide information practice. The project f