The Library Board

The Library Board is composed of eight members:

• 4 academic representatives
• 2 student representatives
• 1 representative of the library’s employees
• 1 external representative

The Library Board shall have a Chair and a Deputy Chair appointed by the Rector from among the four academic board members.

The Chair is the leader of the Library Board, and monitors the library’s activities on the board’s behalf. The Chair represents the board externally, within the board’s area of authority. The Chair leads the board’s proceedings, and cooperates with the Library Director in planning the work of the board.

Period of election for the Library Board:

01 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2013. The student representatives are elected for a term of one year..

Academic representatives and deputy representative

• Professor Petter Laake (MED), Chair
• Professor Bernt Brendemoen (HUM)
• Professor Tyge Greibrokk (MN)
• Professor Tore Nilssen (SOC)
• Deputy: Associate Professor Marina Prusac Lindhagen (MCH)

Representatives and deputy representatives of the library’s employees

• Academic Librarian Eystein Gullbekk
• 1st Deputy: Academic Librarian Signe Marie Brandsæter
• 2nd Deputy: Section Manager Turid Høiberget Nilsen

Student representatives and deputy representatives

(Period: 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013)

• Petter Sørbye
• Christian Strandenæs
• 1st Deputy: Eivind Nyhus
• 2nd Deputy: Ivo Kantardjiev

External representatives

• Inge Jan Henjesand - Leader of knowledge policy, Abelia: Business Association of Norwegian Knowledge and Technology-Based Enterprises
• Deputy: Tore Li - Innovation and research, Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (NHO)