Evi Tramantza Ph.D Email & Phone Number

I have experience in leading Academic and School library and information services and supporting research. I believe in developing young people to be engaged life long learners who will contribute positively to their communities. I am currently the Director of Libraries and Archives at Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece. I have good experience in leading library services including 6 years of holding a senior position in a high ranked UK University Library. I look after four libraries: the Elementary Library, the Eleftheriades Library (High School and IB) and also Bissell Library (American College of Thessaloniki), the Pinewood International School Library as well as the Historical Archives of Anatolia. I hold a PhD from the University of Sheffield on Information literacy perceptions and needs, an MSc Econ in Information and Library Studies from the University of Wales. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a teaching qualification (TEFL). I am a Chartered librarian (MCLIP, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, CILIP, UK). I am a member and mentor of CILIP. I have been a reviewer for the Journal of Information Literacy. I have experience as an active member of two UK Academic Libraries groups’ committees. I am a delegate for OCLC and also a member of the Leadership and Assessment committee of the AMICAL Consortium. | have been the chair of the EMEA OCLC Council and the OCLC Global Council. I have worked in Education in various positions for the last 33 years, I have long career in teaching, libraries and a strong interest in learning and its impact on people’s lives. I believe in the role that libraries play in providing opportunities for fair access to life and for building a kinder and better humanity.