Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
President at Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland
Libraries
Education
University of Strathclyde 1985 — 1986
Diploma in Information Science, Library and Information Studies
The University of Glasgow 1981 — 1985
MA(Hons), Modern and Scottish History
Experience
West Lothian Council August 2004 - Present
VOCAL (Voice of Culture and Leisure Officers) November 2012 - Present
Scottish Library and Information Council January 2010 - Present
CILIP January 1998 - Present
Chartered Institute of Library and Information in Scotland January 2015 - Present
West Lothian Council 2004 - 2015
West Lothian Council 2004 - 2015
West Lothian Council 2004 - 2015
CILIP January 2010 - September 2014
Department of Information Science (DIS) and LISU at Loughborough University November 2012 - August 2014
Skills
Library Reference, Library Research, Content Management, Libraries, Writing, Change Management, NOF Digitisation..., Indexing, Digitization, Mentoring, Research, Chartership Board Member, Library Management, Museums, Library 2.0, Library Science, Collection Development, Policy, Strategic Planning, Virtual Reference, Public Libraries, Public Speaking, Cataloging, Customer Relations, Nonprofits, Social Media, Web 2.0, Information Retrieval, Museum Collections, Information Management, Certified Project..., Information Literacy, ICT, Microsoft Office, Cultural Heritage, Archives, Non-profits, Cosla Excellence Awards..., Library, Books, History, Customer Service, Partnerships, Staff Development, Collections Management, Academic Libraries, Electronic Resources, Event Management, Knowledge Management, Social Networking