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The British Library Advisory Council

In order to play a significant role at the centre of the UK’s knowledge network it is essential that the Library obtains good advice on the broad scope of its operations and policies for future developments. The Council helps to ensure that the British Library's plans are formulated and implemented effectively.

The members of the Advisory Council are:

Chairman

Sir David Arculus

Members

Stephen Bourne

Chief Executive, Cambridge University Press

Professor Geoffrey Crossick
Vice-Chancellor, University of London

Professor Anne Dell
Professor of Carbohydrate Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

Elaine Fulton
Director, Scottish Library & Information Council

Kirby Porter
Chair, LISC Northern Ireland

Andrew Green
Librarian, National Library of Wales

Professor Tim Hitchcock
Professor of Eighteenth-century History, University of Hertfordshire. Co-Director, Old Bailey Online

Liz Jolly
Director, Library and Information Services, Teeside University

Lord Jay of Ewelme

Member of the House of Lords

Martin Lewis
Director of Library Services, The University of Sheffield

Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea

Chair, Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)

Professor Kevin Schürer

Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Leicester

Linda Tomos
Director, CyMAL

Martyn Wade
Librarian, National Library of Scotland

Professor John Wood
Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities

British Library Board member Dr Maggie Semple also attends Advisory Council meetings to provide a link to the Board.

 
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