Ingrid Parent is a Canadian-based librarian who was President of the International Federation of Library Associations

Life

left, IFLA Presidents Sinikka Sipilä & Ingrid Parent Parent was the University Librarian at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2016. From 1994 to 2004 she was Director General of Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services at the former National Library of Canada, then became Assistant Deputy Minister for Documentary Heritage,

Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; french: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution, tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is th ...

, responsible for the development, description and preservation of Canada's documentary heritage, from 2004 to 2009. Parent has represented Canada with the

International Federation of Library Associations The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals. An independent, non-governmental, not-for-pro ...

. In June 2009 IFLA announced that Ms Parent was chosen as President-elect for the term 2009-2011 and President for the term 2011–2012, taking 895 votes to 844 votes for the Mexican candidate Jesus Lau. She is the second UBC University Librarian to have had a career at the national level after

William Kaye Lamb William Kaye Lamb (May 11, 1904 – August 24, 1999) was a Canadian historian, archivist, librarian, and civil servant. Career Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Lamb received his BA in 1927 and MA in 1930 from the University of Bri ...

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