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UBC Annual Review features University Librarian

By Glenn Drexhage on November 30, 2011

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.

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UBC’s University Librarian honoured by University of Ottawa

By Glenn Drexhage on June 10, 2011

Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian, will receive an honorary doctorate on June 11, 2011 from the University of Ottawa as part of its 190th convocation. Ingrid will be honored as part of the Faculty of Arts ceremony, which includes the first graduating class of the Masters in Information Studies Program. She is one of […]

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Message from the University Librarian

By Glenn Drexhage on April 7, 2010

Welcome to UBC Library. I joined the Library in July 2009, and I am honoured to belong to this organization and to UBC, one of the world’s great public universities.

UBC Library stands out as a leading institution in North America and a high-ranking member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The Library has 21 branches and divisions, including on- and off-campus locations and UBC Okanagan Library.

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