British Library Chief Executive, Roly Keating, has been elected President of the Conference of European National Libraries (CENL) at their recent meeting in Switzerland for a period of three years.
Founded in 1987, CENL aims to develop and support the role of national libraries in Europe. The British Library is one of 49 current members from 46 European countries.
Since its formation, CENL has had a leadership position in the development of 'The European Library (TEL)', formed in 2005 to create a framework for access to key national library collections within Europe; and FUMAGABA, a partnership aimed at integrating the collections of national libraries in eastern Europe.
