Allison Dobbie
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Allison Muriel Dobbie MNZM is a New Zealand librarian recognised for her leadership in library management and education for library professionals in New Zealand and the Oceania region.
Early years[edit]
Dobbie was born in Southland, New Zealand, and attended high school in Waimate.[1] Dobbie studied history at the University of Otago,[1] Dobbie completed a postgraduate diploma in library studies in 1974 from the New Zealand Library School and an MA in librarianship from Victoria University in 1988.[2]
Career[edit]
During her career Dobbie served as a librarian in Christchurch, Dunedin and Parliament, and led Auckland Libraries through the merger of seven library systems with 55 libraries forming the largest public library system in the southern hemisphere.[1]
Dobbie led the development and adoption of the first registration scheme for library and information professionals in New Zealand.[1]
Dobbie was a member of the Establishment Committee for the INELI-Oceania leadership development programme for emerging library leaders in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands[1][3] and a member of the Gates Global Libraries Advisory Network from 2009 – 2011.[4]
Works[edit]
- Co-operation versus competition in the development of e-services in libraries (2002)[5]
- Digitizing cultural resources : a practical guide for public libraries (2004)[6]
Awards[edit]
- 2010 Honorary Life Member of LIANZA
- 2019 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to library and information management and the arts.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Queen's Birthday Honours 2019 - Southern recipients". Otago Daily Times Online News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Allison Dobbie Retires". Libraries Aotearoa. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "INELI-Oceania Announcement Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds regional leadership program" (PDF). Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Cultivating global library leadership: a review of leadership training programmes for librarians worldwide" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Dobbie, Allison (2002). Co-operation versus competition in the development of e-services in libraries. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Foundation. OCLC 742423510.
- ^ Bryant, Josephine; Dobbie, Allison; Froud, Robert N; Bertelsmann Stiftung (2004). Digitizing cultural resources: a practical guide for public libraries. Bertelsmann Stiftung. OCLC 473989277.