UBC’s Ingrid Parent has received an award from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, recognizing her global engagement.
UBC Library is the latest academic research library to have signed the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development.
The conclusion of University Librarian Ingrid Parent’s presidency of IFLA and an update on the LibQUAL survey are highlighted in the Fall 2013 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter. Other news covers the digitization of Canada’s oldest feminist periodical, the acquisition of the oldest book in UBC Library’s collections and more. The Library’s submission begins on […]
University Librarian Ingrid Parent reflects on the highlights of 2013 at UBC Library.
An article by Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian and President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (2011-2013), appears in the July-September 2013 issue of Biblioasia (Vol. 9, Issue 2). The piece, entitled “Libraries: A Force to Transform Societies,” begins on page 9 of the publication.
UBC’s Annual Review is now available as an online-only publication. Highlights include Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian, becoming the first Canadian to be appointed as the President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. To read more about this story, proceed to the Milestones tab and select August 2011.
An update on UBC Library appears in the fall 2011 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, published on behalf of the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Check out the update on pages 21-23 for the latest on the B.C. Historical Newspapers Project, the B.C. History Digitization Program, UBC’s fundraising and alumni engagement campaign […]
On August 18, Ingrid Parent – UBC’s University Librarian – became the first Canadian President of the International Association of Library Associations and Institutions. This appointment has received much media coverage, with articles appearing in the Vancouver Sun, the Vancouver Courier, the Tyee, Quill & Quire and the Epoch Times (Chinese-language version only). Ingrid was […]
