About
If you have found your way here, you may actually be interested in who I am. The easy answer to this is Kim Stymest. To complicate things further, I am an Information Specialist working at the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Innovation. I previously worked as an academic business librarian at UOIT. I graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information (June 2010) where I was President of the Student Council for the 2009-2010 year. I am continuously eager to learn more and more about librarianship and what it means to be an information professional. Despite my background in Women’s Studies and Social & Political Thought, I am loving the business, finance and economics – oh my!
I finished my undergraduate degree in 2008 at York University majoring in Women’s Studies and Social & Political Thought. I ended up sort of unofficially specializing in anti-racist feminist mothering practices — a mouthful, I know! I was in school for six years straight — that’s right, straight, as in I took class in the summers, too, and yes, my student loans are huge! It’s been difficult and challenging, but incredibly rewarding.
I now find myself a new librarian and newly employed. It’s terribly exciting.
For anything else… stay tuned, it’s bound to be good!
If you are interested in perusing my professional experience, my resume is available under ‘Professional‘
DISCLAIMER: This is the personal blog of Kim Stymest. Any opinions expressed herein do not reflect the opinions of my employer, my colleagues, friends, or other organizations I associate with. Comments are always welcomed so long as they aren’t offensive, please. Criticism is also encouraged, but please also remain constructive.
Hi Kim!
Congratulations on your recent graduation! I came across your blog while searching for “Knowledge Ontario” and wanted to wish you all the best. I read your post on “Research Methods” from July, and am glad that you enjoyed your project. I enjoyed mine too! I took part in a group project on the Newbery medals, and whether or not certain “characteristics” made books more likely to win the prize.
Tina!
Thank you so much! And thanks for stopping by, regardless of how you stumbled on to it (though that’s always interesting). I hope you’re doing well. It sounds like your group project in Research Methods would certainly turn out very interesting findings. I’ll bet it was fun!