The British Library Advisory Council
In order to play a significant role at the centre of the UK’s knowledge network it is essential that the Library obtains good advice on the broad scope of its operations and policies for future developments. The Council helps to ensure that the British Library's plans are formulated and implemented effectively.
The members of the Advisory Council are:
Chairman
Sir David Arculus
Members
Richard Charkin
Executive Director, Bloomsbury Publishing
Sir Ron Cooke
Chair, Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
Professor Geoffrey Crossick
Warden, Goldsmiths College
Professor Anne Dell
Professor of Carbohydrate Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Elaine Fulton
Director, Scottish Library & Information Council
Kirby Porter
Chair, LISC Northern Ireland
Andrew Green
Librarian, National Library of Wales
Martin Lewis
Director of Library Services, The University of Sheffield
Professor George Smith
Head of the Department of Materials, Oxford University
Professor Michael Thorne
Chair, Advisory Council on Libraries
Linda Tomos
Director, CyMAL
Martyn Wade
Librarian, National Library of Scotland
Faith Wainwright
Director, ARUP
Professor John Wood
Principal, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College
British Library Board member Professor Bob Burgess also attends Advisory Council meetings to provide a link to the Board.
