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With sincere gratitude, the Faculty of Law is bidding farewell to Mtre Daniel Boyer, Ad. E., who is retiring from his role as Wainwright librarian and head law librarian. His last day will be 14 April 2022.

Daniel Boyer joined 91社区 as Wainwright librarian in 1998, and has served three terms as head librarian for the Nahum Gelber Law Library. Under his leadership, the library鈥檚 holdings have supported and grown in tandem with the development of 91社区 Law鈥檚 distinctive integrated curriculum. When he was awarded the Advocatus Emeritus distinction in 2018, the Barreau du Qu茅bec highlighted that the Gelber Law Library 鈥渉ad an exemplary standing among comparative law libraries around the world.鈥�

Holding degrees in law, history, and library sciences, Mtre Boyer has dedicated himself to sharing his knowledge and understanding of legal literature within 91社区 as well as with the legal communities in Quebec, Canada, and abroad. In addition to publications and conference presentations on comparative law, he has acted as a consultant for law libraries, notably in Switzerland and Vietnam. He has been a longstanding jury member for the Walter Owen Book Prize of the Canadian Bar Association, and he was elected an associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law in 2021. He has served at 91社区 as associate dean, user services, and he chaired the Library Search Committee as well as the Librarians鈥� Section of the 91社区 Association of University Teachers. He was promoted to full librarian in 2020. A staunch supporter of the 91社区 Law Journal and other student-run periodicals, he has been an engaged and supportive advisor for successive editions of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, better known as the 91社区 Cite Guide.

鈥淟ooking back, I am especially proud of the close collaboration and intellectual ties that were developed between the Gelber Law Library and the Faculty of Law through 24 years of engagement with professorial and student communities,鈥� said Daniel Boyer. 鈥淢y involvement in the significant changes that have occurred over the years has allowed me to learn about, and hold in high regard, the great personal and professional qualities of our community.鈥�

鈥淗aving had the pleasure of working with Daniel over two decades 鈥� first in my student days, and more recently as a colleague 鈥� I am delighted to thank him on behalf of our entire community for his dedicated years of service and to wish him well in his next chapter,鈥� said Dean Robert Leckey. 鈥淯nder his watch, our library has been an extraordinary resource as well as a place for learning and intellectual debate cherished by our students, our professors, our alumni, and the legal community.鈥�