Professor Emeritus Dr. Ronald Albert Hagler taught at UBC School of Information from 1961 to 1999. Dr. Hagler was a deeply respected scholar, educator and mentor who inspired many cohorts of students through his teaching and work in cataloguing, bibliographic control and book history.
Dean Giustini (UBC MLS alum and Biomedical Branch Librarian), remembers Dr. Hagler fondly: “Dr. Hagler set very high standards for his students, many of whom became his friends after going on to careers as librarians and archivists.”
A group of Dr. Hagler’s colleagues and friends are coming together to honour his legacy in the most fitting way they know: by supporting the students who carry his work forward.
“In Honour of Dr. Ronald Albert Hagler: Supporting the Next Generation of Scholars” will support UBC School of Information graduate students working in one of the two fields that Dr. Hagler championed: technical services (bibliographic control, cataloguing, classification, indexing and abstracting), and book history, which explores how printed materials are created, received and understood across cultures and time.
Impact of your support
The Hagler Prize will be awarded annually to a graduate student at UBC School of Information who has demonstrated academic excellence in technical services and/or book history. Your contribution helps build a fund that recognizes and encourages academic scholarship in Dr. Hagler’s name, and supports the next generation of information professionals.
By contributing, you will:
- Support graduate students pursuing serious academic work in technical services and/or book history
- Encourage excellence in fields that are foundational to information access, organization and preservation
- Honour a beloved teacher and mentor whose influence continues to shape the UBC School of Information community
- Create meaningful recognition for emerging scholars advancing research in the information fields
