John Ingram named interim director of University Libraries

January 16, 2007

John Ingram, deputy director of University Libraries and director for Collections, will serve as interim director of University Libraries beginning Feb. 1, according to a UF announcement by Provost Janie Fouke. Ingram replaces current Director of University Libraries Dale Canelas, who is retiring on Jan. 31.

Ingram came to the University of Florida in 1994 as the chair of the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections. In 2000, he was named director for Collections and in 2004, deputy director duties were added to his role as director for Collections. Before joining the faculty at UF, he was research archivist and curator of special collections at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Ingram’s experience at UF has included chairing UF’s Preservation of Historic Buildings and Sites Committee for eight years. He continues to serve as a member of that committee. Ingram is the current chair of the Council of State University Libraries Collection Planning Committee and also has served on the CSUL’s Electronic Collections Subcommittee.

He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Russian language and literature from Fordham University and his doctorate in Slavic linguistics from Brown University.