8th Interlending and Document Supply International Conference, Canberra Australia 28-31 October 2003
 



Jan Fullerton
Director General, National Library of Australia

Jan Fullerton was appointed to the position of Director General of the National Library of Australia in August 1999. Jan's appointment was the first female and the first internal appointment to this key position of leadership within the Australian library community. Jan's library background has spanned all the fundamental areas of library operations including cataloguing, acquisitions and collection development, preservation, information services and document supply. In her position as Director of Collections and Reader Services, and subsequently as Deputy Director General , Jan was instrumental in leading the development of the National Library's digital collection and access policies and services. As the driving force behind the Library's strategy to collect Australian digital publications, Jan's initiative led to the creation of the world renowned PANDORA Archive. In her role as Director General, Jan has positioned the National Library as a leading organization in the delivery of information to users through aggregated services such as the PictureAustralia digital image service and a major new digitisation program. The Library's new strategic statement, Directions for 2003-2005, reflects Jan's influence in moving the Library in a direction that will 'break down the barriers' that prevent users from easily and directly accessing information resources.

In 2000 Jan was elected as Chair of the annual Conference of Directors (CDNL) of National Libraries for a four year term. CDNL is an independent association of chief executives of over eighty national libraries, established to facilitate discussion and promote understanding and cooperation on matters of common interest to national libraries world wide.

 

 

 
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