Meet the authors

Mary Aksim is a second-year Master of Information Studies student at the University of Ottawa's School of Information Studies and is expected to graduate in Spring 2018. She also holds an MA in Linguistics from the University of Toronto. She has split interests in information management, cultural heritage resources, digital humanities and exhibits. She works as an information management consultant in Ottawa.

Ravneet Bajwa obtained a B.A. with specialization in Psychology and Minor in French as a Second Language. Started Master of Information Studies in 2015 part-time, and has worked for the Government of Canada since 2013. She expects to complete her MIS in December 2018. 

Xiaofan Cai is a first-year student of Master of Communication program in University of Ottawa. She completed a Bachelor of Arts with Major in Journalism in China. Her research interests include social media, fan culture and feminism.

Grace Clark is an artist and master’s student in the Information Studies program at the University of Ottawa, with a background in English and Greek and Roman Studies. Moving Through the Grey: Publishing in Motion is her first written publication, but will hopefully not be her last.

Anna Gopenko was born in Leningrad, USSR and has lived in Canada for over 20 years. Her background is in Linguistics and Translation, but her new passion is library management. Her dream is to be part of a systematic review team, working on health science/medicine related research issues.

Zongjun (Tom) Jiang is a Master of Communication student at the University of Ottawa. He has a background in media and communication theory, and post-video production and creative 3D design.

Xiaohan Li is a first-year Master of Communication student at the University of Ottawa. She has a background in English and experience working as an editor. She is interested in the role that new media plays in the publishing industry.

Wanting Ma is a first-year Master of Communication student at the University of Ottawa. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University. Her research interests lie in the field of academic writing practices, particularly associate with ethical grey areas. 

Brittany Melia is first year Master of Information Science student at the University of Ottawa. She completed her undergraduate degree at Carleton University in English literature. She is interested in reading and writing all types of fiction and literature, particularly fantasy and British literature. This summer she will be working as a co-op student and research librarian at the Library of Parliament. 

Roshae Miller is a communication enthusiast from Jamaica. She earned her undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of the West Indies, Mona. Before pursuing a Master of Communication degree at the University of Ottawa, she worked as a Television Producer, a Social Media Manager and a Public Relations and Education Officer.

Ellen O'Dair is in her final year of the Master of Information Studies program at the University of Ottawa. She is interested in collections management and the challenges facing libraries in the 21st century. She holds an Honours degree in English and Ancient Mediterranean Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Originally from London, Ontario, Raphaël Plamondon is a first-year student in the Masters of information studies program at the University of Ottawa. He completed an Honours degree in psychology at the same university. He has an avid interest in webcomics – following more webcomics than he can now keep track of. He currently works at the University of Ottawa’s Management Library.

Sarah Potts is a first-year Masters of Information Studies student at the University of Ottawa. Her research interests lie within understanding Canadian cultural phenomena and the importance that reconciliation plays within Indigenous Librarianship and principles. At current, she is a teaching assistant in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Ottawa and part-time student Doula. 

Evan Sterling is a second-year masters' student in the Information Studies program at the University of Ottawa, with an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and engineering. He is interested in changes in how scientific research is communicated and shared, and will be a science and engineering librarian at the University of Ottawa starting in May 2018. 

Jiaxin Yao is a Master of Communication student at the University of Ottawa. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a strong interest in makeup vlogging, she set up her own makeup blog on Wordpress in 2016. Visit her blog here! 

Zhinan Yu graduated from Carleton University’s Communication Program and is now in the Master of Communications program at the University of Ottawa. She has a strong interest in the dynamics, intersecting natures, evolutionary process, and interdisciplinary nature of communications research, and is interested in its potential for negotiating relations to various social contexts like gender and religion.