Maurice Line
Encyclopedia
Maurice B. Line was a leading figure in library and information science within the UK. From 1974 to 1985 he was director general of the British Library Lending Division (now the Document Supply Centre) at Boston Spa
, and from 1985 to 1988 he was the British Library's director general for science, technology and industry.
Maurice Line was born in Bedford and read English at Exeter College, Oxford
. His first post as a librarian was at the Bodleian Library
in 1950. He became librarian of the University of Bath
in 1968. In 1971 he was appointed head of the National Central Library, and was involved with the British Library
from its inception, becoming a member of the organising committee when the BL was first planned in 1971 and serving as a member of its board from 1974 until his retirement in 1988.
Boston Spa
Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe...
, and from 1985 to 1988 he was the British Library's director general for science, technology and industry.
Maurice Line was born in Bedford and read English at Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
. His first post as a librarian was at the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
in 1950. He became librarian of the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
in 1968. In 1971 he was appointed head of the National Central Library, and was involved with the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
from its inception, becoming a member of the organising committee when the BL was first planned in 1971 and serving as a member of its board from 1974 until his retirement in 1988.
Works
- A bibliography of Russian literature in English translation to 1900 (excluding periodicals) (1963)
- Library Surveys (1967)
- Universal Availability of Publications (1983)
- Line on Interlending (1988)
- A Little Off Line (1988)
- Academic Library Management (1990)