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2016 Dalhousie-Horrocks National Leadership Lecture

Date

February 4, 2016 12:00 - 14:00

Location

Halifax

Details

Driving Influential Leadership in a Global Context in the Information Profession

Abstract: Librarians on the leadership track are encountering a fast-paced and changing landscape. UBC’s University Librarian and former President of the International Federation of Library Associations Ingrid Parent shares her insights on how today’s librarians can become influential leaders, drawing from her international perspective and leadership style.

Biography: Ingrid Parent joined the University of British Columbia (UBC) on July 1, 2009 as its 14th University Librarian. Her appointment marks a return to her alma mater, where Dr. Parent earned a BA in Honours History and a library science degree the following year. After graduating, she moved to eastern Canada and held increasingly senior positions, culminating in her role as Assistant Deputy Minister, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).

The digital agenda – including the collection of electronic publications and archival records, the provision of new and efficient digital services, and converting information to digital formats – is one of Dr. Parent’s top priorities. At LAC, she led the development of the Canadian Digital Information Strategy, a major effort to advance the country’s digital agenda.

Dr. Parent is recognized nationally and internationally for her outstanding contributions to libraries and the library profession. She is the 2009 winner of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship, and has been actively involved in the governance of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for the past decade, culminating in her serving as its President from 2011 – 2013.

Dr. Parent received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 2011 as part of its convocation ceremonies including the first graduating class of the university’s Masters in Information Studies Program. She also received IFLA’s Honorary Fellowship in 2014, the third Canadian to be given this distinction, in recognition of her engagement in promoting Canadian libraries in the international library community.