The IIPC is led by a Steering Committee that provides strategic direction and the Exective Board, comprising at least of the Consortium Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and the Senior Staff Member, that carry out the business of the Consortium.
The Chair, Vice-Chair, and Treasurer of the Steering Committee are voted on each calendar year. Steering Committee members are elected by the IIPC General Assembly and have three year terms.
Additionally, the By-Laws to the Consortium Agreement 2021-2025 define three Portfolios: Tools Development, Membership Engagement, and Partnerships and Outreach. The Portfolio Leads direct, oversee and report to the Steering Committee on work undertaken in their specific portfolios.
2023 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chair: Youssef Eldakar, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Vice-Chair: Jeffrey van der Hoeven, National Library of the Netherlands
Treasurer: Ian Cooke, The British Library
Senior Program Officer: Olga Holownia, IIPC / CLIR
2023 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
- Youssef Eldakar, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2020-2023)
- Ian Cooke, The British Library (2022-2024)
- Alex Thurman, Columbia University Libraries (2020-2023)
- Jefferson Bailey, Internet Archive (2023-2025)
- Tobias Steinke, German National Library (2022-2024)
- Martin Klein, Los Alamos National Laboratory (2020-2023)
- Tom Smyth, Library and Archives Canada (2020-2023)
- Abbie Grotke, Library of Congress (2023-2025)
- Kristinn Sigurðsson, National and University Library of Iceland (2023-2025)
- Paul Koerbin, National Library of Australia (2023-2025)
- Vladimir Tybin, National Library of France (2022-2024)
- Andrea Goethals, National Library of New Zealand (2023-2025)
- Jeffrey van der Hoeven, National Library of the Netherlands (2022-2024)
- Bjarne Andersen, Royal Danish Library (2022-2024)
- Hans Ulrich Locher, Swiss National Library (2020-2023)
The Steering Committee term begins on January 1st and concludes on December 31st. An institution’s term can be extended if their representative serves in an Officer role.
PORTFOLIOS
Tools Development
- Youssef Eldakar, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Portfolio Lead)
- Kristinn Sigurðsson, National and University Library of Iceland
- Lauren Ko, University of North Texas Libraries
- Alex Osborne, National Library of Australia
Membership Engagement
- Vladimir Tybin, National Library of France
- Abbie Grotke, Library of Congress
- Karolina Holub, National and University Library in Zagreb
Partnerships & Outreach
- Jeffrey van der Hoeven, National Library of the Netherlands (Portfolio Lead)
- Mark Phillips, University of North Texas
- Hans Ulrich Locher, Swiss National Library
- Tobias Steinke, German National Library