Laura Anselmi:
After years of teaching in high school, I entered 'the library world' in 1983, when I was asked to start a civil engineering Department library at the University of Florence. Since then, I have always worked in the areas of engineering and architecture-town planning
and in an academic environment. In 1990 I completed a MSc in Information Science (U.K) with a thesis on "Subject access to visual materials". In the same year I moved to the technical university in Milan (Politecnico di Milano), where I was appointed as the librarian for their Central Architecture Library. In 1994 I left the library to set up a central service to provide computing and networking facilities to all Politecnico libraries, and run online services to staff and users. Increasing need for management skills in this position brought me to further studies in the area, with a particular interest in how individuals and groups interact and tackle change within an organization. I have just started working as an independent consultant. I am currently involved in digital library projects.
Mette Bechmann:
In 1993 I graduated from the Royal Danish School of Librarianship, and was shortly after that employed at the Copenhagen Business School Library, where I have been since then. I have been working in various functions but my experience lies mainly in Interlibrary Loans. In the later years my focus and interest has been in the field of library instruction, and I am currently following a course at the Danish Paedagogy University on Adult paedagogy. I live in Copenhagen with my partner and my son and mythology and film are my great interests.
Sharon Brown:
Armed with a BA in French and German, a Masters in Mediaeval French, and an MLS, I started my professional career in 1984 as assistant head of the Collection Development Department, moving to head of the General Reference Department in 1994. This position includes responsibility for instruction in library use. While it is a privilege to work in Canada's largest library (12 million print volumes; over 15,000 electronic title), it is also a daunting challenge trying to inform even a reasonable percentage of the University of Toronto's 58,000 students and 3500 faculty of the resources available to them. Learning to help our user community use all materials pertinent to their research in a more efficient and effective way, whether on campus or remotely, is of great interest, as is the use of newer technologies (e.g. chat and portals) in the academic context.
Garoma Daba:
education:
- B.L.I.S in Library & Information Sc. 1994 (Addis Ababa University A.A)
- Diploma in Library Science 1985 (Addis Ababa UniversityA.A)
- September 2000 - ...: Cataloguer, Organisation of African Unity
- June 1999 - August 2000: Documentalist/Cataloguer, OAU Library ( Officer-in-Charge, from June -August 2000, and on other several occasions)
- July 1997- June 1999: Assistant Librarian, International Livestock Research Institute
- Sept. 1994- June 1997: Library Head, Awassa College of Agriculture(ACA), Ethiopia.
- April 1993- August 1994: Library Head, Office of the Special Prosecutor(SPO)
- July 1988- Sept. 1990: Library Head, Wondo Genet College of Forestry(WGCF)
- Feb. 1986 - June 1988: Assistant Librarian, Wondo Genet College of Forestry.
Rob Denevers:
Head of the Library, Audiovisual Services and Archive at Hogeschool s'-Hertogenbosch, University of Professional Education. I have worked on a webbased library instruction program. Personal interest: music on DVD, photography.
Alice Doek:
I worked in public libaries for about 10 years, a.o. as head of a branch library. In 1993 I became Head of User Support (which included webmastering, instruction and public relations) at the Central Library of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since September 2000 I have been working as Head of the Reference Centre at the Library of the University of Amsterdam. Personal interests: tennis, squash, music, computer games.
Jantine van Elk:
I started my career in Information and Communication Technology. First I worked for a commercial company, and then I worked in the automation department at Tilburg University Library. Since January I have been working in a small faculty library at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. I'm responsible for collection development, the library's website, literature searches, library courses for scientists and students, digital course development and many other things. I studied Library and Information Science at the University of Amsterdam (MA). My personal interests are playing the violoncello, reading and hiking in the mountains.
Eigill Fareth:
Working since 1994 at the Tromsö University Library in Northern Norway, I can pride myself on being "the world's northernmost law
librarian". In our library I am responsible for the law department which serves about 500 law students and their professors. Much time is also spent cooperating with counterparts in Oslo and Bergen on the Norwegian web gateway to law. My educational background is twofold, as I have masters' degrees in geology and in law. In a previous career I worked as a geologist for the
Geological Survey of Norway. My personal interests include sports, classical music and literature.
Sika Frepeau:
Education:
- Universitarian Studies in Journalism, Literature and Ethnology in France
- September 2000 - to-date: OAU Senior Documentation Officer
- Sept. 1993- Aug.2000: OAU Information Officer
- May 1984 - February 1989: Chief Documentalist of Youth Information Centre in Guadeloupe
- Oct. 1973 - January 1982: Journalist, Presenting News on National TV, Lome (Togo)
Bert Gasenbeek:
I'm Bert Gasenbeek forty-seven years old and I live in a little village nearby Utrecht. I studied library studies and political and communication sciences at the University of Amsterdam. From 1980 till now I have been working at different positions in and for the Humanist Movement in the Netherlands. From 1989 have been for 4 days a week Head of the library of the University for Humanist Studies in Utrecht (www.uvh.nl) ; our main target and challenge is to make digital publications available for our users. From 1995 I have also been managing director of the Dutch Humanist Archives. In the last six years I have published on the history of the Dutch Humanist and Freethinkers Movement. Some personal interests: gardening, cooking (incl. wine), jogging.
Steven Gheyselinck:
Currently responsible for Subject Headings as well as Periodicals at the Main Library of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, I couldn't help being confronted with digital scientific publishing and its impact on the Library. Intrigued by the opportunities it offers I took part in the 1997 Ticer Summerschool on the Digital Library. This year's attendance is in anticipation
of important changes due to a TICER audit of our Institute's Information Services. Born in Amsterdam (1947), I studied Architecture
at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich and practised for some years in Brasil and Portugal, later on followed by an apprenticeship in cabinet-making. I find no little pleasure in playing with Lego and Meccano and in defending our son's constructions against our, even more playful, viszla dog.
Ingun Grytli:
Professional background:
- 1981: Norwegian school of librarianship
- 1990: Bachelor of Marketing and Economics
Dedeh Heni Herlina:
I have been working for the library in Bappenas, since June, 1984. It is very large library for a government office sphere with special subjects on economics, development, political science and rules of law. Searching for books before 1994, we used traditional and manual catalogues. But 1994 the Bappenas library started using software CDS-ISIS. By that time I started learning the soft ware and by 2000 this library started improving its service through on line catalogue. So the users can search for their needs
of books and documents through oracle website from their work places. In improving and developing the system I process the project Budget and assist the preparation of the electronic library system application. I graduate from Diploma 3 on library and information science of the University of Indonesia in 2000.
Willy-An Hillebrand:
In 1974 I started my career as a libarian of the Amsterdam Public Library. Simultaneously I taught English at a secondary school.
Since 1982 I have been working as an information professional at the central library of the Amsterdam University of Professional Education. As an intermediary for the Human Resources Management and the Business Programmes Institutions I'm responsible for the collection management and providing contents for the library website and supporting students in searching online sources. I'm a member of the working group of audiovisual media: developing uniform rules for the various formats of CDROM's, CD's and videotapes for the OPAC. Personal interests:travelling, attending movies/theatre.
Georges Iffland:
After studies in physics and a Ph.D. in mathematics, and some experience as a teaching assistant, I switched to the Main Library of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. This institution, best known as Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), has about 5000 students in 12 scientific and engineering sections. I started with subject indexing, and I'm currently head of the Information Retrieval Service. My activities are now focused on electronic resources (CD-ROM, intranet, internet) with various aspects like: giving access to our users locally or at distance, providing help pages, looking for integration, administrating servers, developing and maintaining our Web site. With a strong interest in new information technologies (XML, SFX,...) and open source software, I'm more and more concerned with computer aspects.
Koos Jansen:
I have been working as deputy head at the HanzeMedia Centre of the faculty of Economics at the Hanzehogeschool Groningen since 1995. I am responsible for the acquisition and library instruction. After finishing library school in 1979 I worked as a medical librarian at the university hospital in Groningen where I was also involved in instruction as well as online searching. Personal interests: Traveling with a preference for Greece and India. Indian modern literature. Ceramics. Opera.
Harrie Knippenberg:
I'm currently a staff member of the Library of the University of Nijmegen, involved in user services: instruction, PR, Web site etc. University wide. Among other things I am developing digital library instruction programme for students. I am also responsible for and teacher in library courses of the faculty of Social Sciences. For many years before my current position I worked as head librarian in this faculty. I have been working in the scientific library environment since 1978, the year I completed my psychology study at the University of Nijmegen
Annalies Koelstra:
I am head of the HanzeMedia Centre Faculty of Economics since 1992. We have 6.500 students in our faculty. There are three other faculties: Technics, Arts and Gamma. The total number of students is 15.000. Electronic workstations are very important in our school. The library tries to communicate her information also through this media. We use Blackboard as an interface for our information.
Eduardo Lasser:
University degree in Psychology, Library sciences and Archives studies diploma at the Vatican School and four languages are the main structure of my education. Good knowledge of Sinbib, ISIS and ALEPH 330 as library management software. Although I started at a religious library and have some experience in the economic - law field, I have basically worked in the field of sciences and technology (engineering). With 13 yrs of experience, I have spent the last six at Universit` degli studi Roma Tre where apart from others, I have coordinated the Self-check project for library loans (ALEPH - 3M). At present, I work for the Information and
documentation service of the university so involved with electronic journals, consortia and considering the idea to introduce a 'one stop shopping' programme.
Beatrice Lee:
Miss Beatrice Lee first joined City University's Registrar's Office in 1988 and was responsible for the student records management system. Her work included specifying end user input to the information system and liaison with the computer centre. She planned and organised the student registration exercise and matters relating to student studies. She earned her Master's degree in Information Systems in 1995 and was involved in a number of IS projects/reviews. She set up the student service centre in the Registrar's office which provided on-line service to students and the IVRS enquiry service. She is also very active in supporting the decision making process in the University such as organising the institutional review visits, providing administrative support to university committees such as the Senate, Academic Policy Committee, Information Technology Steering Committee. She was involved in the planning and start-up of important academic units such as the Faculty of Law in 1993, the English Language Centre in 1996-97and the School of Creative Media in 1998-99. She now works in the Office of the Vice-President for Planning and Information Services assisting in the University's web site development, IT strategic plan, the implementation of the Human Resources system and the move towards a digital library.
Geert Lobbestael:
I have worked at the Medical Library of the Academic Medical Center (University of Amsterdam) since 1984. I am currently head of the Electronic Services department at this library. One of the projects we are working on is the integration of the use of digital information in the curriculum of students of Medicine.
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Sjamsuhadi Mahastuti:
My name is Mahastuti, thirty-two years old, born and still living in Jakarta, I live there with my partner and two sons ( 3 and 1 years old). My education background Management Information. From 1997 till now I have been working at National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Central of data and Information, Bappenas, I am Head of sub Division of Regional Information, My present job is preparing, identifying, collecting and processing data for regional need. I recently started in my new job and I still do not have enough knowledge about the Digital libraries but that is the reason why I attend this summer school. My Personal interest is swimming, cooking, travelling and joggin.
John McCaffery:
I have worked at Northern College of Education in Dundee, Scotland, since 1985, and currently hold the post of Campus Library
Manager. I graduated with a B.A. in history from Stirling University in 1979, and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in librarianship at Manchester Polytechnic in 1981. My particular interest lies in the area of library services for distance learners, and I have presented papers at the TET99 conference in Gjovik, Norway and the EADTU Conference in Paris last year. I live in the village of Wormit, near Dundee, with my wife Denise and my two children, Rachel (9) and Calum (6), and take every opportunity to watch our local football team, Dundee FC.
Anne Messeter:
1985 BA in Swedish and History of Art. Since 1992 I have been working at the Deans Office at the Faculty of Medicine Lund University. My main task is the Appointments Committee (i.e. recruting teachers and researchers). I am also the administrator for the MIS-project Medical Information Services. I am also the administrator of the building of our faculty library.
Anita Neefjes:
My name is Anita Neefjes, I am 39 years old. I studied political sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Since 1987 I work in
the library of the Free University (VU) in Amsterdam. At the end of 1988 I became one of the five specialists for online searching. After the introduction of cd-roms in the library I started writing instructional material and training individual students and faculty staff. Since October 1999 I teach classes. I'm currently developing, in cooperation with the library of the University of Amsterdam, a web course Searching Literature by Computer.
Leonie Peterson:
In my current function at the Tilburg University Library, I attend to the review and archive of literature in the field of economics.
Furthermore I also attend at the students and other users of the library at the information desk of the library. Currently, I am also pursuing a masters degree in Information Management. My professional interest include e-journals, e-learning and digital
libraries.
Jacqueline de Ruiter:
At present I am policy maker and implementation manager at the Hogeschool van Utrecht, a university for professional education. Part of my job is to represent the common interests of and to co-ordinate activities for the schools libraries. (Beside this, my field contains the policy concerning ethnic minority students.) Previously, as headlibrarian, I was reponsible for all aspects of library management at the office of the Nationale ombudsman. Most of my it-skills I acquired as librarian cum systemadministrator at the law library of Utrecht University. Being a Medievalist I am, besides the above carreer, also involved in research in the field of the Matter of Charlemagne.
Daan Schut:
My professional life spans 30 years, all of it spent in the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, my alma mater. Graduation, in political sciences, took place in 1970. After five years of teaching international relations I entered an administrative career: Personnel officer and manager in the Department of Personnel, administrative director in the Faculty of Medicine, and Registrat/General Secretary of the VU. Last year I applied fot the post of Chief Librarian, wishing to make one more change in my career, and interested in staying in the Vrije Universiteit. I like to read, fiction and history, enjoy going to the movies, and take a keen interest in current affairs, world wide.
Ellen Simons:
Education:
- Academy of Library and Documentation
- post-graduate course Documentary Information (University of Amsterdam)
- Course Higher Management for Non-profit Organizations
Personal Interests: Integration of computer-assisted Information retrieval possibilities with the new Dutch approach in education of problem-based learning (students searching for information single handedly).
Björn Olav Skancke:
I have been working at the university library of TromsØ for 10 years. Before that I worked in many libraries, public and academic.
Education: Library school in 1979, sociology in 1991 and pedagogy in 1994 at the university of Tromsö. Work: reference librarian, academic librarian, leader of the webgroup, user- and internal education, responsible for public publications and the information desk.
Reinder Storm:
Reindert Storm studied Dutch language and Literature at the University of Amsterdam. since 1989 he works at the Royal Library in The Hague, the National Library of The Netherlands. Momentarily he is head of the Collection Management and Subject Indexing Department. He co-ordinates the National Subject Indexing Programme, GOO.
Fransie Terblanche:
After working in a university, special and Teaching College library for four years I joined the teaching department in the College
where I was involved in the training of teacher librarians for eight years. In 1981 I accepted a post at the Department of Information Science at Unisa and I am still involved with teaching in the Department. My teaching responsibilities involve the management of library and information services on undergraduate and post graduate level, Masters and Doctoral level. My special interests are Human resources management, especially human resources development, marketing of library and information services and knowledge management. I am involved in the management of the Department and serve on various committees in the Faculty and University as a whole.
Marja-Liisa Timperi:
I am an information specialist at the polytechnic library in Tampere, Finland. The educational fields of the Tampere Polytechnic are Art and Media, Business Economics, Technology and Natural Resources. The teaching language of two of the thirteen educational programmes available at the Tampere Polytechnic is English. Our library provides all the usual traditional library services, several electrical information sources, and we teach information searching. I work at the information service. My main responsibility is the library's technology collection. Having started my work at the Tampere Polytechnic library only last year I have a lot to learn about vocational libraries. I have previous experience from working in various of libraries: both company, special, educational and public libraries with their varying work tasks.
Julie Tims:
Although I was educated as a librarian in public libraries, I have been working as a law librarian since 1987. In 1994 I started as information officer for the law collection at Tilburg University Library. Since two years I have been spending half of my working time at the collection international organisations and statistics. I participated in several projects: IWI project Electronic Journal of Comparative Law, DEsite, a web based instruction module that covers the decision making process in the European Union, and currently a project called Justitia.
Shuji Uraguchi:
Current job: Account Manager of Digital Library Service at Elsevier Science. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison, BA in International Relations.
Eeva Vayrynen:
I have worked at the Tampere University Library from 1975, and as the Head of the Department of Education & Philology Library since 1983. Before that I was working for the Open University Library, Milton Keynes (1974-75), and living in the UK for 3 years. My professional interests include information skills training, indexing, terminology work, and recently various aspects concerning the library services in the "e-learning" & "e-publishing" environment. Currently I'm working as a Project Manager for the Learning Center Project of the university library. The aim of this project is to enhance the facilities & resources of the library as a learning environment as well as to improve and develop our services to support the e-learning projects of the university. The planning includes "my" departmental library which is getting new premises in summer 2003. I've got master's degree in literature, and
library & information science. My interests are reading, travels, music.
Fred Vos:
Since may 2001 I have been working as a software and database specialist at the library automation unit at Tilburg University. After my study 'Food science', I worked for Unilever Meat Group at the departments 'Process Development' and 'Quality Assurance'. From 1986 to 2001 I worked at the Research Institute for Pig Husbandry in The Netherlands, first as application/database developer. During my work at the Research Institute I competed a study 'Food and Toxicology' at the Open University in The Netherlands and became specialist/researcher on simulation models.
Anneke Vriens:
My name is Anneke Vriens. I am in charge of the Reading Room and information desk of the library of the Technische Universiteit
Eindhoven. I am also the webmaster of the library website, the gateway to an extensive digital library. The digital library is now the most important part of the university library, available to all staff members, and also to all students, who have access to the library via their personal notebooks. From 1990 till 1995 I was a board member (secretary) of the Netherlands Association of Libraries, division of Academic Libraries. My personal interests are travelling and skating.
Marlis Werz:
Having worked nearly 20 years in the main library of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, I have experienced a lot of changes and challenges: introducing the automation system DOBIS/LIBIS for the library and its network in 1989; helping to plan and move to a new library building in 1989; and recently, in 1999, migrating to the library system ALEPH in cooperation with the other university libraries of the German speaking part of Switzerland. At present I am deputy head librarian and my main responsibility is to coordinate the reader services: circulation, information and user instruction. One of my other duties is to educate librarians and trainees. My favorite hobby is travelling near and far away, besides reading of course and doing some sports.
Betty van Wonderen:
I have been working at the University of Amsterdam since 1986, and at the University Library Amsterdam since 1991, as a subject specialist on Dutch language and literature. Since 1999 I have also been working as an information specialist in the Information Centre of the University Library. Faculty Liaison is one of the most important tasks of the subject specialists in our library. I have to learn students and staff of the Dutch language and literature department how they can make the best use of the (digital) library in research and teaching.
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