Head Dep. Knowledge and Communication a.i. at Vereniging van Openbare Bibliotheken
The Hague Area, Netherlands
Head Dep. Knowledge and Communication a.i. at Vereniging van Openbare Bibliotheken
The Hague Area, Netherlands
An allround strategic networker in the library sector in the Netherlands.
Special interest in the digital world and all that it brings for people and libraries.
libraries, information services and innovation, digital libraries, strategic partnerships to build better libraries
(Privately Held; Libraries industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Libraries industry)
February 2002 — December 2007 (5 years 11 months)
As a coordinator in a foundation of the 14 biggest public libraries in the Netherlands many tasks and duties occurr.
Communication, policy making, strategic planning and partnerships, projectmanagement and innovation, cultural heritage, acquisition processes, cataloguing, digital and online services, licensing and music libraries. And above all "de boel een beetje bij mekaar houden" (Thank you Job Cohen)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years )
From a young company builiding services for academic libraries when I started Pica became an established national organisation providing services to all kinds of libraries in the Netherlands and eventually Europe. Pica merged with OCLC Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years )
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1991 — 1997 (6 years )
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1984 — 1991 (7 years )
(Libraries industry)
January 1982 — December 1983 (2 years )
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)
January 1980 — 1983 (3 years )
PA leergang 2008 — 2008
Dutch language and literature 1978 — 1980
libraries, ICT, innovation, identity management, digitisation, cultural heritage
Surf, VOB, NVB-OB, WSF