EDUCATION

Degrees

• 2004 – Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS), University of Western Ontario, London, ON.

• 1997 – MA Comparative Literature (First Nations Literature), Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

• 1992 – BA Honours English, Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.

• 1989 – Bachelor of Religious Studies (BRS) - Historical Theology, Concord College, Winnipeg, MB. (Now part of Canadian Mennonite University)

Additional Certifications

• 2001– Developing OnLine Help Systems with RoboHELP – Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC.

• May/1999 – Instructional Skills Workshop for Graduate Students – Centre for Teaching & Academic Growth, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Administrative

• Jun/2006 - present – Director of Library Services, St. Mary’s University College Library, Calgary, AB.

• Sep/2002 - Dec/2002 – Office Manager (contract), Greenpeace Vancouver, Vancouver, BC.

Teaching

• Jan/2006 - May/2006 – Information Services Librarian (term certain), Mount Royal College Library (now Mount Royal University Library), Calgary, AB.

• 2003 - 2004 – Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS), University of Western Ontario, London, ON.

• 1998 - 1999 – Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

• 1992 - 1993 – Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

Committee & Service Work

• 2016 December - present – Chair, CEO Search Committee, The Alberta Libraries (TAL)

• 2016 September - present – Member, IT Advisory Committee, St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2015 - present – Vice Chair, Executive Committee, The Alberta Libraries (TAL)

• 2015 - 2016 – Member, eCampus Copyright Advisory Committee, eCampus Alberta

• 2014 - present – Member, Cyclepalooza Planning/Steering Committee, Cyclepalooza.ca

• 2012 - present – Member, Saint John's Bible Committee, St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2010 August - 2011 March – Appointed St. Mary’s University Institutional Representative to the Copyright Board of Canada for the hearings on Access Copyright’s Proposed Tariff & Interim Tariff.

• 2010 - present – Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Copyright, St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2006 - present – Member, Steering Committee, Southern Alberta Integrated Libraries (SAIL)

• 2006 - present – Member, Board of Directors, The Alberta Libraries (TAL)  

• 2006 - present – Member, Library Committee – St. Mary’s University College Library (StMU)

• 2006 - present – Member, Academic Council – St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2006 - present – Member, Dean’s Council – St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2006 – Member, Access Committee – St. Mary’s University College (StMU)

• 2011 - 2012 – Member, Post-Secondary Library Directors Steering Committee, The Alberta Libraries (TAL)

• 2010 Nov 19 - 2013 Apr 30 – Member, Post-secondary Library Directors Standing Committee (PLDSC), The Alberta Libraries (TAL)

• 2010 - 2012 – Chair, Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL)

• 2007 - 2010 – Chair, Steering Committee, Southern Alberta Integrated Libraries (SAIL)

• 2006 June - 2016 January – Chair, Library Committee – St. Mary’s University College Library (StMU)

• 2003 - 2004 – Graduate Student Representative, FIMS Appeals Committee Representative, Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS), University of Western Ontario

• 1996 - 97 – Chair, Organizing Committee – Graduate Students’ Conference: Thinking in 3 V: The Voice, The Verbal, The Visual, University of Alberta, April 5, 1997

• 1995 - 96 – Member, Organizing Committee – Graduate Students’ Conference: Purveyors of Fine Spirits: Brewing Cultural Studies, University of Alberta, Apr. 14-15, 1996

Contract Work

• Nov/2004 - Oct/2005 – Database / Web Designer, Raoul Wallenberg Centre, Research & Education Project / London, ON.

• 2000 - 2001 – Writer & Content Developer, Registrars.com, Vancouver, BC.

• 1999 - 2000 – English Tutor Pacific Education Group, Vancouver, BC.

• May/1997 - Oct/1997 – Field Researcher, Cultural Resource Inventory, Little Red River Cree Nation, John D’or Prairie, AB.  

• 1996 - 1997 – Copy Editor Academic Technologies for Learning, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

• Jan/1996 - Apr/1996 – Research Assistant, Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.

• 1992 - 1993 – Tutor & Exam Invigilator Nathan Macay Centre for Learning Disabled (now Disability Resource Centre), University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.

   

SCHOLARLY PARTICIPATION

Refereed Publications

• 2000 – “Narratives of Community,” (refereed) inCanadian Literature, No. 167, Winter 2000.

Academic Presentations

• 1999 (October 18-20) – “Who’s Eating Whom: Textual Cannibalism, or the Literary Subversion of Algonquian Windigo Lore.” Gathering Wisdom: Second Biennial Aboriginal Peoples Conference (Refereed). D.A. West, Ed. Thunder Bay: Aboriginal Resource & Research Centre; Lakehead University.

Unpublished Work

• 1998 – Neufeldt, Brad, "Cultural Confusions: Oral/literary Narrative Negotiations in Tracks & Ravensong" (unpublished Canadian theses = Thèses canadiennes | Thesis (M.A.), Edmonton: University of Alberta, 1997).

Non-Refereed Publications

• 2014 - [ongoing] –bibOER is a bibliography of Open Education Resources (OER): MOOCs, curricula and textbook repositories. Most of the materials listed in this collection have been published under Open Access, Creative Commons, Public Domain principles, or a combination of the these three. This is intended to be a clearinghouse, of sorts, of copyright permissive & alternative resources for teaching. Materials in this collection are grouped in the following categories: Analysis, Commentary & News, Associations, Consortia & Agencies, Blogs & News sites, Guides & Directories, and Repositories. <https://www.zotero.org/groups/biboer/items/collectionKey/UTAMSXJW>

• 2013 - [ongoing] – CYCLEPALOOZA | Sculpture Inventory. This project applies indexing techniques using online geographic GIS services (Google Maps) and image hosting and video hosting services (flickr) to catalogue outdoor & publically accessible art. This map inventory marks locations of various outdoor sculptures throughout Calgary, AB. Some of these were featured on an annual cycling sculpture tour held during the Calgary Cyclepalooza festival (see http://cyclepalooza.ca/). This tour was led by Brad Neufeldt & Farnaz Sadeghpour (Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University Of Calgary).

• 2011 - [ongoing] – Bibliographia Electronica is a bibliography of nearly 400 publicly & freely accessible online educational resources of particular use to academic research & study. While it is by no means comprehensive, it includes access points to online archives & museums, databases, indices, directories, reference tools, etc. <https://www.zotero.org/groups/bibliographia_electronika/items/collectionKey/ZK9BI7H2>

• 2011 - [ongoing] –Canadian Copyriot is a publicly accessible bibliography of online resources, information, and statutes & case law related to copyright in North America, (specifically Canada, but also including information related to the U.S. context). <https://www.zotero.org/groups/canadian_copyriot/items/collectionKey/C9RS4WX4>

• 2011 - [ongoing] – bibliographia akademeia technika OS (batOS) is a publicly accessible bibliography of online open source software resources of particular use to academic research & study. It includes access points to both the software project / download sites as well as wikipedia entries for specific open source software alternatives. In addition is also has entries for open source guides, and NGO advocacy groups. <https://www.zotero.org/groups/bibliographia_akademeia_technika_os/items/collectionKey/VTTJXXJQ>

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Faculty Association, St. Mary’s University College

• Canadian Library Association (CLA)

• Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL)

• Foothills Library Association (FLA)