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'Ten years at the top : a selection of speeches, presentations and articles about the Bodleian Library by Reg Carr[,] Director of Oxford University Library Services & Bodley's Librarian 1997-2006'

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MS. Eng. c. 7333
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Speeches, addresses, presentations, "remarks", published articles, and miscellaneous papers written and delivered by Reg Carr during his tenure as the Director of Oxford University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian from 1997 to 2006.

The volume is printed and bound, and includes a CD with an electronic version of the text in Microsoft Word.

Dates

  • Creation: 2006

Extent

235 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. e. 7333, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 7333

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 6156

Abstract

'Ten years at the top : a selection of speeches, presentations and articles about the Bodleian Library by Reg Carr, Director of Oxford University Library Services & Bodley's Librarian 1997-2006'

Biographical / Historical

Reginald Philip Carr was born in 1946. He was deputy librarian at Aston 1978–80, and at Cambridge 1980–86; university librarian and dean of Information Strategy, Leeds, 1986–96; and Director of Oxford University Library Services and Bodley’s Librarian, 1997-2006. He was a director of the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) from 1986 to 1997. Between 1994 and 1996, he served as chair of the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (SCONUL). He is an honorary citizen of Toyota City (Japan), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He retired in December 2006. For further details see Who's Who.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Reg Carr, Jan. 2007. Inscribed "A parting gift for the Bodleian Library from one who was privileged to direct its affairs during a particularly challenging decade".

Title
'Ten years at the top : a selection of speeches, presentations and articles about the Bodleian Library by Reg Carr, Director of Oxford University Library Services & Bodley's Librarian 1997-2006'
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2018
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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