Brandon Weigel
Arca Manager at BC Electronic Library Network
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBrandon Weigel is an information technology and digital library specialist with over a decade of experience managing Arca (arcabc.ca) and leading technical and coordination efforts for the BC Electronic Library Network. He blends library science (Master of Information, U of T) with practical systems work—Islandora, Drupal, digitization, and e-resources licensing—to deliver preservation-ready repositories and user-centered discovery. At Simon Fraser University and BC ELN he combines project management and hands-on technical leadership, shepherding complex digitization and access initiatives from requirements to deployment. Known for bridging traditional librarianship (rare books, reference, collection development) with modern open-source repository tooling, he brings pragmatic solutions that improve engagement and long-term information stewardship. An understated strength is his track record coordinating cross-institutional efforts, making him effective at scaling shared services across academic and public library networks.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's, Honours English Literature, Bachelor's, Honours English Literature at Wilfrid Laurier UniversityMaster of Information, Information Science, Master of Information, Information Science at University of Toronto
English, French
Github Skills (139)
php-cli10
drupal-module10
islandora10
docker-image10
migration10
utility10
openlibrary9
oai-pmh9
citations9
solr9
meta-tags9
command-line-tool9
solr-search9
drupal9
php9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
bondjimbond/islandora_tk_labels
Feb 2020 - Apr 2023
Generates badges displaying Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels for Islandora objects with indigenous cultural ties.
Contributions:6 PRs, 13 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
indigenousislandoratraditionalknowledgecultural
bceln/arca-docs
Jan 2024 - Mar 2026
Arca documentation site
Contributions:8 reviews, 9 PRs, 244 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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