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Subject:        New GIS Librarian @ UBC
Date:   Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:10:39 -0700
From:   Tim Ross <[log in to unmask]>
Organization:   The University of British Columbia Library
To:     maps-l <[log in to unmask]>




(With apologies for multiple parallel postings)

The University of British Columbia Library is pleased to announce the
appointment of Tom Brittnacher as our first GIS Librarian, effective
Aug. 17, 2009. Tom comes to UBC from the American Geographical Society
Library, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where he has been the
Digital Spatial Data Librarian and Digital Collections Librarian for the
past three years. He holds a B.Sc. in geography from UC Davis, an MA in
urban planning from UCLA and an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee.  Before returning to school for his library degree, Tom
worked as both a transportation planner and GIS analyst in southern
California for a number of years. He is a member of ALA MAGERT, NACIS,
and WAML, where he is the Information Bulletin Production Editor.

While several academic departments and research institutes at the
University of British Columbia have long been active in GIS, there are
many students and faculty who have not had access to GIS services. To
address this need, the Library is now constructing a geospatial lab and
establishing full GIS services, which Tom will be responsible for. He
joins a team which includes Mary Luebbe, Data Librarian;  Darrell
Bailie, Reference Librarian;  Paul Lesack, Data Technician;  and Tim
Ross, Map Librarian.

Tim

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Tim Ross, Map & Reference Librarian
Koerner Library, Univ. of British Columbia
1958 Main Mall,  Vancouver, B.C.  V6T 1Z2
Tel: (604) 822-6191    Fax: (604) 822-3335
Email:  [log in to unmask]