Andrew Green (librarian)
Andrew M. Green MCLIP, FLSW is a former Librarian of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, who held the role from 1998 to 2013. His predecessor was J. Lionel Madden. The first Librarian was John Ballinger, who started his duties when the Library came into existence on 1 January 1909.[1]
Green's career was previously in university libraries which included the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1973–74), University College Cardiff (1975–89) and the University of Sheffield (1989–92). Upon leaving the University of Sheffield, he became the Director of Library and Information Services at the University of Wales, Swansea (1992–98).
Green was born and raised in England. Consequently, he is not a native Welsh speaker. However, he is fluent in the language. At the 2009 National Eisteddfod, the Gorsedd of Bards honoured him with bestowal of the white bardic robes of a druid. His bardic name is Gwallter bach ("Little Walter").[2]
Public statements[edit]
In 2005, Green criticised the Welsh Tourist Board for the way it advertised Wales, using old-fashioned and stereotypical concepts of the country. He also suggested that Wales could benefit from attracting genealogy tourists to use the materials available at the National Library, in the same way as Ireland successfully attracts expatriates from the United States to visit the country and research their origins.[3]
Organizations[edit]
Green is an officer or member of numerous bodies, including the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) (Chair 2002–2004), the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel, the Legal Deposit Libraries Committee, the Research Information Network Funders' Group, the CyMAL Advisory Council, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Wales (President), the Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) (Chair), and the Welsh Committee of the British Council. He was a member of the steering bodies of the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP) and the Research Support Libraries Group (RSLG).
In 2013, Green was elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[4]
Between 2014 and 2017, Green was Chair of Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol,[5] an organisation that aims to establish the future sustainability of the Welsh language within academia.[6]
Publications[edit]
- Green, Andrew (1994). "Staff appraisal in university libraries". Library and Information Research. 18 (60): 34-38. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- —— (2002). "Digital library, open library: developments in the National Library of Wales". Alexandria. 14 (3): 161-170.
- —— (2018). Wales in 100 Objects. Llandysul, Ceredigion: Gomer Press. ISBN 9781785621581.
References[edit]
- ^ Neighbour, O.W.; Duce, Roger; Williams, M.I. (1978). "National Collections". Fontes Artis Musicae. 25 (3). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Librarian honoured by National Eisteddfod News item at National Library of Wales official website, 6 August 2009.
- ^ Darren Devine (23 May 2005). "Tourism's views of Wales 'need a web kick'". The Western Mail.
- ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Andrew Green". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Green". Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Language". Universities Wales. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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