Claudia Lux

For the last two years Professor Claudia Lux, has held the position of Director General of the Foundation Central and Regional Library, Berlin, (the biggest Metropolitan Library in Germany).

By the time Professor Lux speaks at the LIANZA Conference 2009 in October she will be the outgoing IFLA President with current “president-elect” Ellen Tise filling the role. The Conference Programme Sub-committee is excited to present someone of Claudia’s knowledge and international standing to participate in this year’s conference.

During her presidency “Libraries on the agenda!” has been her motto. At the outset she stated that “the top priority will be to have the concerns and needs of libraries put on the agenda of governments and local policy makers”. In addition to her recent IFLA role Professor Lux’s library career has seen her as Director of the Library of the Berlin Senate and Academic Librarian at the Berlin State Library, East-Asia Collection.

Attendees at last years ALIA conference in Alice Springs enjoyed Claudia’s warm style of presentation, her passion and vision for libraries in the 21s Century. Claudia has the ability to imaginatively inspire non library believers and take the naysayers on a journey with her. One key piece of advice from her was to make friends with your enemies and never let a networking opportunity pass you by. Along side a smashing cast of keynote speakers Claudia is going to add another strand of inspiration and connection to the greater library world.