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Philip’s 30 year career in libraries includes the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and a variety of universities. A major achievement was the creation of the largest locally loaded full text science library collection in Australia. During that time he enjoyed collaborations with libraries at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Max Planck Society. He represented CSIRO on the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI). The University of Melbourne ranks as Australia’s top research intensive university. It is one of the top users of arXiv in Australia. Since joining Melbourne in 2009, the Library is being reinvigorated under Philip’s leadership. A ten year strategy is being pursued to better support the University’s mission in research, learning, teaching and engagement. Philip chairs the Group of 8 University Librarians, is a member of the executive of the Council of Australian University Librarians and a Director of CAVAL Ltd. In addition to mainstream library issues his job encompasses cultural collections and fundraising.
University of Alberta, Canada, Tim Klassen, Head, Science and Technology Library (6-year term)
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University of California, US, Steve Mandeville-Gamble, University LibrarianAlison M. Scott, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication, University of California, Riverside (4- or 6-year institutional term - TBD based on the number of High-Contributing Organizations)
Alison M. Scott is the Associate University Librarian for Collections & Scholarly Communication at the Steven Mandeville-Gamble has been the University librarian at University of California, Riverside since March 2013. Prior to that, he held the position of Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication at Before coming to California in 2014, she held positions in a variety of academic libraries, including Head of Collection Development for the George Washington University , Head of Special Collections at North Carolina State University, and Principal Manuscripts Processing Librarian at Stanford University. He holds a master's degree in library and information studies from UC Berkeley, a M.A. in anthropology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a B.A. in anthropology from Stanford University. His research interests include archival description, data management, data preservation, evolving trends in academic discourse, and ensuring long-term access to cultural and academic resources in both print and electronic formats.Libraries, Charles Warren Bibliographer for American History at Harvard University, and Head of the Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University. She holds master's degrees in religion and library science from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Boston University. Her research interests center on the history of the book in the United States, including women’s reading in the Early Republic, story papers of the Civil War era, and the relationships between prestige and collection development in academic libraries.
Japan NII Consortia, Takashi Hikihara, Professor, Director General of Library Network, Kyoto University, Department of Electrical Engineering, (4- or 6-year institutional term - TBD based on the number of High-Contributing Organizations)
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