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About Me
Hi! I'm Michael Wong!
I am an information professional who works at the WSIB corporate archives and enjoy learning about improvements to systems.
This is a short personal page of my professional background and experience.
Contact Information
Archives Experience
Archivist (2019 - Present)
WSIB Corporate Archives, Founded 2017
Projects and Duties
Professional Development and Outreach
Conference Talks (See Below)
Research Requests
Developed automated processes for acquisitions and research requests
Developed feedback surveys for clients
Developed data reports for research requests
Continued research support throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Digitization
Started the archive digitization project
Set up digitization centre
Developed workflows for the digitization project
Continued digitization project throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cataloguing
Involved with the acquisition of archiving softwares
Developed cataloguing standards for collection
Preservation
Preservation of files within Hollinger Boxes
Completed a cross-city archives move of over 900 Hollinger Boxes of files alongside artifacts
Process Development
Involved with the hiring of contract archivists
2025
Involved with the hiring, training, and management of co-op students
2022, 2023, 2024
Created new project management systems
Conference Presentations
ACA (Association of Canadian Archivists)
Virtual, 2026
Talk: Case study: Archival Theory vs Corporate Reality at the WSIB Archives
Presenters: Alisha Barron, Michael Wong, Monica Dolmanyos and Jane Lynes-Fisher
The Corporate Archive works within a larger institution whose primary functions do not align with that of the Archive's - preserving corporate history. It is the Corporate Archivist’s job to impart the importance of archival theory and practice to the corporation. They must take a flexible approach to theory when needed in order to meet the needs of the broader institution and the unique circumstances of each Archive. At the WSIB Archive, these circumstances include inheriting an obsolete filing system that does not align with archival standards of arrangement and maintaining a client-friendly system, while moving the Archives towards more widely accepted archival standards. Using the WSIB Archive as a case study, we will discuss the unique challenges of establishing and running a Corporate Archive and navigating the obstacles of employing and adapting archival theory while managing user expectations in a corporate environment.
2025, 50th Anniversary Conference, Ottawa, Carlton University
Poster: The Value of a Corporate Archive
AAO (Archives Association of Ontario)
2026, Toronto, University of Toronto, St. Michael's College
Talk: Archival Theory into Practice, Applying Archival Theory to the WSIB Corporate Archives
Education
Masters of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS)
University of Alberta, 2025
Library and Information Technician Diploma, Honours
Seneca College, 2019
Placements at: Toronto Public Library Administration/Services Centre, WSIB Corporate Library
East Asian Studies Experience
B.A., Hons. East Asian Studies
York University
June 2016
TESOL Certificate
York University
June 2016
Work with York University's Korean Section
Grader
AP/KOR3600 - Contemporary Korea, Winter 2024
AP/KOR3600 - Contemporary Korea, Fall 2020
AP/KOR3650 - Understanding Korea through Korean Films, Winter 2020
AP/KOR3610 - Korean Popular Culture and Korean Wave, Full Year 2019-2020
Contemporary Korea: Identity, Society, and Culture, Fall 2019
Understanding Korea through Korean Films, Winter 2019
Contemporary Korea: Korean Popular Culture and Korean Wave, Winter 2019
Contemporary Korea: Identity, Society, and Culture, Fall 2018
Research Assistant for Textbook Development
Research Assistant (Textbook Development), Fall 2018 - Winter 2019
Korean Language Online Course
Korean Language Online Course Contributor and Video Editor, Summer 2015, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Korean Language Online Course Transcriber and Translator (AP/KOR 1000), September 2018
Classroom Assistant
Understanding Korea through Korean Films, Winter 2015-2016
Languages
English - First Language
Cantonese - Advanced conversational
Japanese - Basic level of written and conversational
Korean - Basic level of written and conversational
Other
I have also been:
An English Teacher
A Dental Glove Company Clerk
A Javascript and Typing Coach
An Amateur Tidying Consultant
The Second City Training Centre Improvisation Program Graduate
Toronto
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