The OCLC Global Council has announced that ChewLeng Beh, Senior Director, Library and Professional Services, National Library Board in Singapore, has been elected Vice President/President-Elect. His term as Vice President will begin July 1, 2011, followed by a one-year term as President of Global Council beginning July 1, 2012.
Election results for OCLC's three Regional Councils, Americas (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 11-13. This year, 44 delegates representing 17 countries participated in the meeting under the direction of Jennifer Younger, President, OCLC Global Council, and Chair, Board of Directors, Catholic Research Resources Alliance, and Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame.
In addition to serving as Senior Director, Library and Professional Services, National Library Board in Singapore, Beh also serves as Director of Singapore Integrated Library Automated Services (SILAS). He is a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Council Executive Committee and has participated on OCLC's Cost Sharing and Pricing Strategy Task Force.
Berndt Dugall, Direktor/Librarian, Universität Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Senckenberg, Germany, currently Vice President/President-Elect of Global Council, will begin his term as President from July 1, 2011.
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