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Meet Mayu Ishida, Reference Librarian at Woodward Library

Meet Mayu Ishida, Reference Librarian at Woodward Library

By Katya Roxas on June 11, 2020

Mayu Ishida shares what’s keeping her inspired during this unprecedented time and the unique path that has led to her work as UBC Library’s Reference Librarian at Woodward Library.

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Meet Kat McGrath, Renewals and Collections Librarian

Meet Kat McGrath, Renewals and Collections Librarian

By Katya Roxas on February 18, 2020

Before starting her career in librarianship, Kat pursued her dream to live self-sufficiently in the country. After working as a professional librarian for the past 30 years, Kat’s librarianship career led to her becoming UBC Library’s current Renewals and Collections Librarian.

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Meet Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian at UBC Library

Meet Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian at UBC Library

By Katya Roxas on December 3, 2019

After living in Montreal, Japan and Winnipeg, Stephanie returned to Vancouver, ready for the next step in her career as UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian.

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Meet Lorne Madgett, e-Resources & Access Library Specialist at UBC Library

Meet Lorne Madgett, e-Resources & Access Library Specialist at UBC Library

By matt patton on September 9, 2019

Lorne Madgett has been with UBC since 1993, and is currently the e-Resources & Access Library Specialist in Collection Service at the Woodward Library.

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Meet Jennifer Abel, Student Librarian at UBC Library and Jeopardy! contestant

By michelle blackwell on July 25, 2019

Jennifer shares her experience of appearing on Jeopardy! and why she thinks the librarian skillset makes them such successful competitors on the game show.

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Meet Ya Min Wu, Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer at UBC Library

Meet Ya Min Wu, Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on June 18, 2019

Ya Min Wu has worked at UBC Library for the last five years. But his experience working with Chinese rare books goes back even earlier.

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Meet Anne Lama, Conservator at UBC Library

Meet Anne Lama, Conservator at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on April 22, 2019

It’s been nearly five years since Anne Lama, Library Conservator, joined the team at UBC Library. At the time, her move from Paris to Vancouver was a big change for her and her family.

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Meet Wendy Traas, Reference Librarian at UBC Library

Meet Wendy Traas, Reference Librarian at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on February 6, 2019

At UBC, Wendy Traas works primarily with the teacher candidates who come through the Faculty of Education, as well as graduate students and educational researchers.

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Meet Hiller Goodspeed, Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant at UBC Library

Meet Hiller Goodspeed, Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on January 23, 2019

Most of the collections at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are kept in what’s known as the Vault. This climate-controlled storage space is one of Hiller Goodspeed’s favourite spots to uncover hidden treasures, as he goes about his job as a Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant.

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Meet Fernando Murillo, Graduate Student Peer at UBC Library

Meet Fernando Murillo, Graduate Student Peer at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on January 4, 2019

Fernando Murillo worked as a Graduate Student Peer for Thesis and Dissertation Support at UBC Library’s Research Commons from September 2017 to July 2018.

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