Allan Cho, Program Services Librarian
Program Services Librarian
Background
Allan Cho joined the staff in 2008. A graduate of the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) at UBC, Allan worked in public and health libraries before joining UBC Library. Prior to IKBLC, Allan was reference librarian at the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at UBC Library where he was responsible for the subject areas of Social Work, Women’s Studies, and Asian Studies (English language materials). As a proud Vancouverite, Allan enjoys volunteering in the community in his spare time. He also served as an editor for the Special Libraries Association Western Canadian Chapter’s Wired West.
Current Role and Responsibilities:
To Allan, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre represents a rethinking of the traditional academic library. Supporting community engagement initiatives and cultural programming at the Learning Centre, Allan designs and delivers programs and services to support the broader community as well as variety of learners and instructors as Program Services Librarian. Some of the programs he is responsible for include:
- Social media and emerging technologies initiatives
- Robson Reading Series
- Webcast programming
- Art Gallery Exhibition
- Chinese Canadian Stories Project
- Health Information Series
- Community programs
Phone:
(604) 827-4366
Email: allan.cho@ubc.ca/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ikblc/
Blog: http://blogs.ubc.ca/ikblc/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ikblc/
