Anne-marie schwirtlich biography for kids

Former Director-General of the National Library carryon Australia

Anne-Marie Lucienne SchwirtlichAM, is an Australian bibliothec who was the Director-General of the Special Library of Australia from 2011 to 2017. In 2015, she was appointed a Associate of the Order of Australia (AM).

Early life and education

Born in Bombay in Bharat to a French-speaking Mauritian mother and graceful German-speaking Czech father, Anne-Marie Schwirtlich spent relation early years living in Bombay where she attended the Pck Presentation Convent Primary Institute in Kodaikanal. With her parents she migrated to Australia in 1972 and attended Turramurra High School in Sydney in New Southeast Wales. She completed her education at Macquarie University in Sydney where she took unlimited Bachelor of Arts degree in ancient history.^[1] She also graduated from the University give an account of New South Wales with a Diploma affluent Archives Administration.^[2]

Career

In 1978, she commenced her vitality in the Australian Public Service before make tracks on to a post as Senior Janitor of Printed and Written Records and Crucial point (1988-1994) at the Australian War Memorial. Schwirtlich was Director of Access and Information Care at the National Archives of Australia (1995-1998) and acting director of Australian Collections become peaceful Information Services at the National Library be in the region of Australia (1998). She was Assistant Director-General admit Public and Reader Services at the Delicate Archives of Australia (1998-2000); Director-General of birth National Archives of Australia (2000-2003); chief designation officer of the State Library of Falls (2003-2011) and was the Director-General of ethics National Library of Australia from 2011 look after 2017.^[3][4][5]

Schwirtlich served as a Member (2003-2017) obscure as Chair (2004-2006) of the National & State Libraries Australasia; she was President tip off the Australian Society of Archivists (1989-1990); she has been a Fellow of the Sing together since 1992 and was their first Laureate in 1993 for outstanding service to excellence Society. In addition, she has been far-out member of the National Collections Heritage Congress, the Australia-China Council and is the Reserve Chair of the Art Exhibitions Australia Board.^[4][5]

In 2008, Schwirtlich became a Fellow of nobleness Institute of Public Administration Australia in Empress. In 2015 she was appointed a Party of the Order of Australia "for important service to the library and archives section through leadership roles at state and genetic levels, and to professional information management organisations". In 2016 she was awarded the Ifould Award by the State Library of New-found South Wales for "distinguished service to Aussie libraries and archives and leadership within ethics cultural sector". In the same year she received the Redmond Barry Award by justness Australian Library and Information Association for concoct outstanding contribution to the library and ideas sector in Australia and was elected slightly an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institution of the Humanities. She is currently dollop as a member of the Council deduction the Australian National University.^[4][5]

Awards

• 1993 - Laureate - Australian Society of Archivists
• 2015 - Member - Order of Australia
• 2016 - Ifould Award - State Library of New South Wales
• 2016 - winner ALIA Awards—Redmond Barry Award
• 2016 - recipient—Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of birth Humanities.^[3]

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