Participants' pictures and curricula
	The following is a list of participants with pictures and short biographies.
	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.
	Ine Appels: My name is Ine Appels and I live in the neighbourhood of the library with my husband and two daughters (3 and 5 years old). Since 1990 I work in the library of Tilburg University. Between 1990 and 1992 I participated in several projects. One of them was "The self-service lending system". In 1992 the library moved into a new building with several high-technology systems. My position became then Head of the Central Information & Services office. This is a part of the section "User support". The office is responsible for user-support, primary information, inter library loan and the responsibility of the lending system.
	Paul Ayris: Paul Ayris has a First Class degree in Theology and Religious Studies from Selwyn College, Cambridge (1978) and a Ph.D. in Ecclesiatical History (1984). Dr Ayris became a SCONUL Trainee at Cambridge University Library in 1978. He was awarded an M.A. in Information Studies from the University of Sheffield in 1985. Between 1985 and 1997, he returned to Cambridge University Library, eventually becoming Head of IT Services in the Automation Division. In January 1997, Dr Ayris moved to UCL (University College London) as Deputy Librarian, becoming Director of Library Services in October of that year. UCL is strong in all areas of academic study and has an outstanding research record. Dr Ayris is also an Honorary Lecturer at the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies in UCL.
	Lars Bauna: Education: Political science (higher degreee), emphasize on organizatin theory and comparative politics. (University of Oslo) Special sudies in organizaions and leadership (University of Oslo) 1 year study in economy in public institutions and organizations (College in Fimmark) 3 years at the College of Library and information (Oslo) Lots of Courses in the field of libraryquestions, personel management etc. Work experience: About 15 years of experience form the public library sector in different functions, both professional and administrative Several years as leader of the cultural sector (including the public libray) in a municipality in the north of Norway Several years as political advicer for the Norwegian Labour party in Oslo, working especially with town planning, educational matters and cultural questions Last 3 years Library director at Bodoe College University.
	Hugh Cobbe: Hugh Cobbe was brought up in Ireland and took his first degree at Trinity College, Dublin, in Classics. Following a postgraduate year at Oxford he joined the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum Library in 1967. In 1973 the Department was transferred to the newly-founded British Library. In 1978 he became the British Library's first Head of Publishing and established the Library's general publishing programme. Since 1985 he has been Head of the Library's Music Collections; he is currently also Head of Manuscripts pending the introduction of the new structure in the British Library. His major interests are music, gardening, walking and railways.
	Lindsay Curtis: I am Deputy Librarian of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, where my principal responsibilities are the management and development of over 180 library staff working on seven campuses. Before that I was Librarian of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School from 1982 until the School merged with Imperial College in 1997. Following the recent appointment of a new Director of Library Services, we are reviewing the strategic direction and structure of Imperial College Libraries and preparing to introduce a programme of change designed to ensure that they are properly equipped to provide high quality support for the College's teaching and research.
	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) relevant work experience: 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.
	Helen Davies: I'm currently Team Leader for the Faculty of Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences at the University of Leeds Library. The team is responsible for ensuring that staff and students in the Faculty receive a high quality, timely and focused service to match their needs. In addition to leading the team, I chair the Library's Information Skills group which provides a programme of IS training open to all members of the University, and supports Library staff in their training role. I'm also fortunate to be spending some of my time working on a JISC-funded project looking at the provision of information skills training for students in the UK as a whole. I have worked at Leeds University Library since 1996 in a couple of different roles, including Arts subject librarian and Facilities Officer, before moving to my current post in 1998. I studied languages at the University of Leeds, before completely my MSc at Leeds Metropolitan University. I worked for brief spells at the Henry Moore Institute and the University of Huddersfield before returning to the University of Leeds. My main interests are music- playing the cello in various orchestras and chamber groups, travelling and cycling.
	Maurella Della Seta: Maurella Della Seta was born in Rome, Italy in 1956. She graduated in Spanish literature at Rome University and has a postgraduate diploma in librarianship of the same university. She worked in the Documentation Service of the Istituto Superiore di Sanitŕ , which is the Italian MEDLARS reference centre, from 1985 to 1992, performing online database searching and end-user training on MEDLARS databases. In the following five years (1992-1997) she worked in the Library of the Istituto - cataloguing department (1992-1995) - and she has been responsible for the acquisitions department (1996). At present she is working again in the Documentation Service, being in charge of the online activities and Internet research. She is preparing training courses on biomedical resources available on the Internet. Her professional interests regard end-user education, electronic media, and indexing.
	John Dockerill: John Dockerill is currently the Vice President for Planning and Information Services at the City University of Hong Kong. His responsibilities include Campus Planning, overseeing the development of Information Technology and Library services. He also serves as Secretary to the Council of the University. Mr Dockerill graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Physics and has some 35 years of experience in Higher Education. Initially a teacher, he moved into administration and pioneered developments in the use of Management Information Systems in Higher Education. He was involved in the initial planning work for the City University and took overall responsibility for the planning and development of the University Campus; organizing the architectural competition and subsequently overseeing the construction programme. Mr Dockerill has been engaged as a consultant by a number of institutions for a variety of projects including campus planning, the development of information technology services, school space utilization studies and resources planning.
	Rosalia Ferrara: Since 1985 I have been working in the library of the Instituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS)-the National Library of Health, which is the Italian largest library in the biomedical field. Education: Classic High School (Lyceum) High School Degree in Foreign literature at the University of Rome Postgraduate Certificate in Librarianship from the Vatican School Work experience: 1985 - 1992: librarian at the Serials Department 1992 - present: in charge of the Reference and Lending Department Experience in work with Internet and electronic information resources (on-line databases, CD-ROM databases, e-journals, web pages). The main challenge for the future lies in completing the transformation process of the ISS Library from a paper-based library to a digital one. Personal interests: theatre and movies, travelling, cycling and swimming.
	Sika Frepeau: Education: Universitarian Studies in Journalism, Literature and Ethnology in France Work experience 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)
	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.
	Errol Graf: My career is not within a library but in Information Technology. I worked 11 years in the IT-department of the faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Amsterdam. I recently started my new job as Head of Information Technology at the Library of the University of Amsterdam. The library is in a constant change also due to new technologies that are implemented. I hope that the Management of Chance course will give me more insight in this process. I studied political science at the University of Amsterdam and I recently became father of a wonderful son.
	Yvonne Hultman Özek: Academic degree: M.Sc. in Library and Information Science Simmons College, Boston MA. USA. 1985 Professional Experience: Reference Assistant/Librarian, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA. USA. 1982 - 1986 Reference Assistant/Librarian, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA. USA. 1982 - 1986 Information Specialist, Cambridge Analytical Associates, Boston MA. USA 1986 - 1987 Librarian, Research Policy Institute, Lund University, Sweden. 1986 -1994 Senior Reference Librarian, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway 1994 -1996 Information Librarian, Science, Technology, Medicine, Lund University Library, Sweden 1997 - 2000 Project Manager (Electronic publishing of doctoral dissertations), Lund University Library, Sweden 1997 - 2000 Project Manager Planning the new faculty library (Medical Information Services), Faculty of Medicine, Lund University 2000 - I have mainly been working as a reference librarian through out my career involving bibliographic instruction and lately teaching information literacy. Also, I have been in supervising positions. My experience is inter-disciplinary. At present, besides the project planning, I am also serving information and giving courses to the users of the faculty of medicine at Lund University. During the project "Electronic publishing of doctoral dissertations" I focussed on the copyright issues with special relation to dissertations including articles. I presented a paper at the ICCC/IFIP Electronic Publishing Conference, 17-19 August 2000, Kaliningrad, Russia. "Medical Information Services" which started in 2000 to be completed in 2002, is a project involving building the new library for the Faculty of Medicine. This involves planning the physical as well as the digital library services.
	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.
	Virpi Johansson: My name is Virpi Johansson and I am 52 years old. My education is Master of Science and Information Specialist. As Information Specialist I have worked over 20 years both in companies, at universities and at the Library of the Parliament. Since two years I have been in charge for the Information Services. This department consist of 11 people. This year we especially try to depelope new services for the public. Our library is open for the public. After my Master of Science Degree I also worked for couple of years as a researcher before concentrating on Information Services.
	Shaker Khalil: I work as a lecturer and coordinator of library studies at the Institute of Public Administration, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. My job title is training coordinator. I joined IPA's Jeddah branch on June 1978 as an assistant trainer and librarian. In 1980, I was granted a scholarship to complete the Master's degree in the United States, the major was library science. I graduated from New York University at Albany on May 1982.
	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.
	Orah Lipsky: I have been working in the field of library science since 1975 when I received my M.L.S. from Drexel University in Pennsylvania. My experience has been varied. Over the years I have worked in a synagogue library, a camp library, an elementary school, rabbinical college and a private girls school. In december of last year I accepted the challenge and became director of the newly expanded (and ever changing) information and resource center of the Hadassah College of Technology located in Jerusalem, Israel. We are a small staff of professional and non-professional that strive to service our patrons in the most efficient way. I am hoping that during this Summer School course I will gain some practical hints and tips on managing change. In my free time I love to read but since becoming a "professional", I never seem to have enough time! I also love to "create" in the kitchen and see good movies and shows
	Alan MacLennan: I was a postgraduate student of Information and Library Studies at Robert Gordon University, did my MSc, joined the University library for about 2 years (cataloguing and automation), then joined the School of Infomation and Media as a lecturer in 1993. I'm now the course leader of the Postgraduate Dip/MSc course in Electronic Information Management, and have started a PhD dealing with virtual libraries and cyberspace. I like programming computer games and playing guitar, as well as the usual reading and taking computers apart. Linux is a constant source of wonder.
	Helge Mjelde: Photo and biography no longer available.
	Sigmund Nesset: I am leader of the Library for Humanities, Social Sciences and Law at the University Library of TromsØ, Norway - the northernmost university in the world. The library has been my place of work since 1989. Before that I used to teach philosophy - in which I have my degree - at the university. I am born in Oslo (1947), but have been living in Trömso since 1973. My main interest during our short summer is arctic gardening.
	Trudi Noordermeer: My name is Trudi Noordermeer and I graduated from the University of Utrecht in Dutch language and literature (1985) and I have a post-doctorate degree in Information Science from the University of Amsterdam (1988). I worked several years as a teacher and in 1989 I joined Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), the national library of the Netherlands to work as a researcher on the first project for the European Commission, National Libraries Project on CD-ROM. Since then I worked as a projectleader and (senior) researcher at the Research and Network Services Department. The projects are usually subsidised by the European Commission, national ministries and scientific foundations. Topics for research and development are in the areas of electronic publishing, preservation, metadata, digital archiving and digitisation. The results can often be found at the websites of KB and the European Commission. Since May 2001 I am the head of the department of the National Bibliography. The department consists of 31 people and we are carrying out classical library tasks related to the production of a national bibliography and universal bibliographic control. At the same time we are working on the implementation of the new system for digital archiving that is currently developed by IBM and KB. This system for the reservation of electronic publications will be ready at the end of 2002. We are preparing a strategic plan for the period 2001 - 2004. We are investigating new methods for cataloguing, digital archiving, use of metadata and digitisation. I am also the projectleader of the cross-sectoral digitisation project that KB is carrying out with the Rijksmuseum, the national museum, in Amsterdam. It concerns original materials from the 17th century, the Dutch golden age.
	Frances Norton: I'm currently working in the UK at Leeds University Library, responsible for information services to staff and students in Medicine, Healthcare Studies, Biomedical Sciences, and Health Management, as well as in the city's hospitals. It's a wonderful job! My users are researchers, students, teachers, clinicians and community health workers from all conceivable ages and backgrounds. My responsibility is to deliver quality resources and fast innovative services to match the changing needs of users. I manage a six-person team who help deliver a customised service. I gained a BA in Music at the southernmost University in the world (Otago, New Zealand), a Diploma in Librarianship in Wellington (also in New Zealand) and an MA in Library Management in the UK. Prior to working for Leeds University, I managed a library for a large teaching hospital. I like to work in organizations with visionary leaders. I try to combine southern (antipodean) pragmatism with northern (hemisphere) respect for due process, and northern (Yorkshire) respect for the lowest-paid workers in the organization.
	Charles-Henri Nyns: Coming from a humanities background, Ch.-H. Nyns held different positions in scientific and academic libraries. He developed strong interests in library automation and information sciences and was co-ordinator of automated library management at Louvain University (UCL). At the same time he was in charge of Louvain's Pure and Applied Sciences Library. In this position he was a main actor in the choice and implementation of UCL's new library system. On January 1st 2001 he became chief librarian of his university with a specific mission on electronic resources.
	Suhartatik Saleh: To introduce my self: My name is Suhartatik, but just call me Tatik, I'm 36 years old and I come from Indonesia and live in Jakarta. Although my educational background Industrial engineering, nevertheless I attended several course and training Library science because now I am working in the library. I have been working in the Library, Center of Data and Information Bappenas since 1997. My main duties is to process the library quarterly report. I still don't have enough knowledge about the management of change and electronic publishing. Therefore the reason why I attend this summer school. My personal interests: cooking and traveling.
	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.
	Deborah Shorley: Deborah Shorley began her professional career in Belfast Public Libraries in 1977. Following 10 years as Sub-Librarian in the Ulster Polytechnic's Faculty of Art & Design she became Pro-Librarian, responsible for two campus libraries at the University of Ulster. She was appointed Librarian at the University of Sussex in October 2000. She is currently Chair of ARLIS/UK & Ireland and is an active member of the UK Library Association where she currently chairs the International Sub-Committee.
	Jolanta Stepniak: Since 1999 deputy director at Warsaw University Library (Poland), responsible for network coordination of 48 department libraries at Warsaw University, interested in electronic resources development at university local network. The libraries network cooperation includes: journals and database acquisition, access to electronic resources, cataloguing and preservation of all types of materials, as well as dissemination of information in network. Coordinator of Polish consortium for ScienceDirect - Elsevier database (joint project for 32 Polish libraries). I have experience as a project manager for developing union catalogue created by Department Libraries at English Studies Institutes at 12 Polish universities (1966-1999). Earlier employed as deputy librarian at Royal Castle Library in Warsaw, specialized in database developing and catalogue retroconversion. Graduated from Institute of Librarianship and information Science Warsaw University in 1977.
	Titin Sumarni: My name is Titin Sumarni, I live in Jakarta-Indonesia. I have been working in The Library, Documentation and Arhives of National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Since 1976, senior administration staff of documentation. My Educational Background : Public Administration I passed my University Study in 1987. Work Experience : August 1, 1989: Chief of Sub-Divison Archives for Library, Documentation and Archives July 30, 1994: Head of Division Documentation and Archives on Central Library, Documentation and Archives August 16, 2000: Head of Divison Library, Documentation March 21, 2001 - until now: Archives on Central Data and Information I have managed and prepare the datas integration for the preparation of information required and I still do not have enough knowledge about the Management of Change, but I attend this Summer School. My Personal Interests: jogging, going to cinema, music, volley ball.
	Asko Tamme: Currently I work as executive manager of the Estonian Libraries' Network Consortium, a cooperation of major reasearch and public libraries of the nation to face numerous challenges connected with the application of information technology in libraries. The main areas of work for the consortium are joint library management system, retrospective conversion projects, joint acquisitions and digital images library. Before the consortium I worked at the Estonian Academy of Sciences Library, since 1994 as deputy librarian for IT development and before that, 1987 - 1994 in the rare books department as keeper of old books and manuscripts.
	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.
	Coen Terpstra: My name is Coen P.M. Terpstra and I live in Oosterhout with my wife and two sons of 12 and 9 years old. I have passed my law study in Nijmegen and completed my study of library science at the University of Amsterdam. In the 80's I worked at the University of Nijmegen, where I did several projects. Now I'm working as head of the library at the Royal Netherlands Military Academy in Breda. Since 1996 I have been a member of the Information Management Committee of NATO.
	Frank Toolenaar: My name is Frank Toolenaar and I was born in 1953 in Rotterdam. I have a PhD (1983) in chemistry from the University of Leyden. I started my career as a research scientist in Philips Research. Since 1989 I am head of Library & Documentation of Philips Research in Eindhoven.
	Tore Torngren: I am currently working as Planning Director at the Head Office of Lund University Libraries. We have a new library organization with 20 libraries cooperating in a network. The Head Office is responsible for coordination and steering, and provides also for electronic library services. My job is strategic planning, quality assurance and information management. I have a degree from the library school in Bores, Sweden. For many years I worked in a small special library for geology and geography, but I have for the last 12 years been involved in organizational change of the academic library services.
	Shuji Uraguchi: Current job: Account Manager of Digital Library Service at Elsevier Science. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison, BA in International Relations.
	Sylvia Van Peteghem: I have worked at the Ghent University Library since 1983 in a number of different functions. I started in the ephemera-collection of the Special Collections Department and got fascinated with the 19th Century collection of the library. Later on I coördinated the Cataloguing and Acquisition of the faculty of Arts and Humanities and became Head of the Cataloguing and Acquisition Department of the Central Library. Since october 2000 I’m Acting Chief Librarian. The digital library and all its aspects is not unknown to me since for many years I had the privilege to work together with Herbert Van de Sompel and his team and I was on the first row when ALEPH was implemented in the library. At this very moment the University of Ghent is in the middle of a complete administrative reorganisation and the library is an important part of it.
	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.
	Myrna Wijngaarden: I was trained as a librarian for specialist and technical libraries and took management courses for information providing institutions. I joined Statistics Netherlands in 1981 as a documentalist and was appointed head of the section Documentation and deputy head librarian in 1991. In 1996 I was appointed as librarian of Statistics Netherlands
	Ewa Zakrzewska: Born in Warsaw, I graduated there from Polish language and literature (1978) and Egyptology (1984). In 1990 I obtained a Ph. D. in linguistics. A part of my Ph.D. research had been conducted in the Netherlands where I have been living since 1986. Since 1991 I have been working in various libraries of the University of Amsterdam and of Leiden University. I have had various functions: cataloguer, reference librarian, department and institute librarian, subject specialist in general linguistics. In the same time I completed a post-graduate study in information and library science and followed a variety of courses such as management and communication. Presently I work at the University Library of Amsterdam as a policy officer and project manager.

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