Global library cooperative OCLC, US, has announced that Anne Prestamo, Associate Dean/Collection and Technology Services, Oklahoma State University, University Libraries (Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA), has been elected Vice President/President-Elect of OCLC Global Council. Her term as Vice President will commence on July 1, 2012, followed by a one-year term as President of Global Council beginning July 1, 2013.
Election results for OCLC's three Regional Councils, Americas Regional Council (ARC), Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Council (EMEARC), and Asia Pacific Regional Council (APRC), were also announced during the Global Council Meeting in Dublin, Ohio, April 16–18. A total of 48 delegates from 17 countries participated in the Global Council Annual Meeting, led by Berndt Dugall, President, OCLC Global Council, and Director/Librarian, Universität Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Senckenberg.
ChewLeng Beh, OCLC Global Council Vice President/President-Elect, and Senior Director Library & Professional Services & Director of SILAS National Library Board Singapore, will begin his term as President of Global Council on July 1, 2012.
