Leslie Weir

Leslie Weir
Leslie Weir in November 2017
NationalityCanadian
Education
Occupations
OrganizationLibrary and Archives of Canada
OfficeLibrarian and Archivist of Canada
Term30 August 2019 – present[1]
Websitewww.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/Pages/librarian-archivist-canada.aspx

Leslie Weir is a Canadian librarian, one of the founding architects of Scholars Portal and former president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.[2] Weir was the University Librarian at the University of Ottawa from 2003 to 2018. She has served as Librarian and Archivist of Canada since August 30, 2019, the first woman to serve in the position, which was created in 2004.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b Government of Canada (20 November 2019). "Organization Profile - Library and Archives of Canada". appointments.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 September 2020. Appt/Expiry Date : 2019-08-30 [—] 2023-08-29.
  2. ^ Canadian Heritage. "Minister Rodriguez Announces Appointment to Library and Archives Canada". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ Canadian Heritage (2019-05-27). "Minister Rodriguez Announces Appointment to Library and Archives Canada". gcnws. Retrieved 2019-05-27.