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© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Foreword v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Contents ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. National and state libraries
  7. 1. David S. Mao, Acting Librarian, Library of Congress 7
  8. 2. Dr. Johanna Rachinger, Director General, Austrian National Library 19
  9. 3. Caroline Brazier, Chief Librarian, British Library 25
  10. 4. Ana Santos Aramburo, Director, National Library of Spain 37
  11. 5. Marie-Christine Doffey, Director, Swiss National Library 47
  12. 6. Andris Vilks, Director of the National Library of Latvia 63
  13. 7. Prof. Dr. Renaldas Gudauskas, Director General, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania 79
  14. 8. Alberto Manguel, Director, National Library of Argentina 87
  15. 9. Jelena Djurovic, Director, National Library of Montenegro 95
  16. 10. Dr. Claudia Lux, Librarian, Project Director of the Qatar National Library in Doha IFLA President 2007–2009 111
  17. 11. Oren Weinberg, Director, National Library of Israel 129
  18. 12. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, The Library of Alexandria (Egypt) 147
  19. Public and city libraries
  20. 13. Pam Sandlian Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries, Adams County (Colorado) 163
  21. 14. Christopher Platt, Chief Branch Library Officer, New York Public Library 177
  22. 15. John F. Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library 193
  23. 16. David Leonard, President, Boston Public Library 207
  24. 17. Felton Thomas, Jr., Director of Cleveland Public Library 219
  25. 18. Mary Anne Hodel, Director/CEO, Orange County Library System 235
  26. 19. Misty Jones, Director, San Diego Public Library 249
  27. 20. Marcellus Turner, City Librarian, The Seattle Public Library System 257
  28. 21. Kate P. Horan, MLS, Library Director, McAllen Public Library (Texas) 267
  29. 22. Dr. Hannelore Vogt, Director, Cologne Public Library 279
  30. 23. Christine Brunner, Director, Stuttgart City Library 287
  31. 24. Sandra Singh, Chief Librarian, Vancouver Public Library 295
  32. 25. Shih-chang Horng, Director, Taipei Public Library 307
  33. Other libraries
  34. 26. Father Maximilian Schiefermüller O.S.B., General Director, Admont Abbey Library 317
  35. 27. Dr. Cornel Dora, Director, Abbey Library of Saint Gall 327
  36. 28. Oliver Urquhart Irvine, The Librarian & Assistant Keeper, The Queen’s Archives 337
  37. Conclusion 353
  38. About the authors 365
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