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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
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