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Heather Lane, M.A. (Oxon), DipLIS, MCLIP

Librarian and Keeper of the Scott Polar Research Institute

Biography

Heather Lane graduated from the University of Oxford in 1981 and trained at the British Library. Her research interests include classification theory, particularly facet analytical theory. She is a member of the UK Classification Research Group. After obtaining a post-graduate qualification in Library and Information Studies in Aberystwyth, her professional career has been based in Cambridge, where she worked first as Assistant Librarian at Gonville and Caius College and then as Librarian of Sidney Sussex College. In 2005, she was awarded the English Speaking Union/CILIP Travelling Librarian Award.

Career

2008 to date: Librarian and Keeper of Collections, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
2005-2008: Librarian and Acting Keeper of Collections, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
2004 to 2005: Librarian, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
1994-2004: Librarian, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
1993-1994: Librarian and Practice Management Consultant, Ginn & Co. (Solicitors), Cambridge
1991-1993: Freelance research - Prepared an edition of the letters of William Bagge, M.D.
1983-1991: Assistant Librarian, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
1981-1982: SCONUL Trainee, British Library

Qualifications

MA (Hons) in English, Oxford University
DipLIS, College of Librarianship Wales, Aberystwyth
Chartered member of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals)

Publications

Selected publications

Lane, Heather, et al. (2011) Publishing and archiving IPY. In: Krupnik, Igor, and 7 others, eds. Understanding Earth's polar challenges : International Polar Year 2007-2008 : summary by the IPY Joint Committee. Edmonton: Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of the Arctic, p. 497-510.
Mantel, Ken and Lane, Heather, eds. (2010). Tuvaq: Inuit Art and the Modern World. Sansom, Bristol, 263 pp.
Dye, T.D.V., Lane, H. and Stam, D. (2010) 'Dreadful to Behold': Frostbite on the 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition. American Journal of Public Health, v. 100, p. 2364-2365.
Goodwin, R., Tahirkheli, S., Lane, H., Duerr, R., Wallace, A. and Dheerendra, P.T. The International Polar Year Publications Database: The First 4000. In Brannemann, M. and Carle, D. O., eds. (2010). Cool libraries in a melting world : Proceedings of the 23rd Polar Libraries Colloquy 2010, June 13-18, 2010, Bremerhaven, Germany, Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on polar and marine research, 620, p. 85-95.
Lane, Heather (2010) Beyond text: using library and archival collections at the Scott Polar Research Institute to contextualise the visual image. In Currents of change: the future of polar information: Proceedings of the 22nd Polar Libraries Colloquy, Edmonton, 2 - 6 June, 2008; edited by Sandy Campbell and Elaine Maloney. (Occasional Publications Series, 67) CCI Press, Edmonton, p. 77-84.
Lane, Heather (2007) The Polar information landscape. In Focus on International Library and Information Work, Vol. 38, no. 1
Goodwin, Ross, Tahirkheli, Sharon N., Lane, Heather and Durr, Fred (2007) The International Polar Year Publications Database. In Building polar networks: a strategy for the future - Proceedings of the 21st Polar Libraries Colloquy, May 8-12, 2006, Rome, Italy; edited by Silvia Sarti and Michela Cecconi. PNRA S.C.r.l.
Dowdeswell, J.A. and Lane, Heather (2006) The Antarctic Paintings of Edward Seago. (SPRI Occasional Publications Series). Cambridge: Scott Polar Research Institute. 106 pp
Lane, Heather and Martin, Lucy (2006) The Antarctic photographs of Herbert Ponting: iconic images from Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. London: Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 53 pp.
Broughton, Vanda and Lane, Heather (2004) The Bliss Bibliographic Classification in action: moving from a special to a universal faceted classification via a digital platform. In Proceedings of the 8th ISKO Conference (London 2004)
Lane, Heather, co-editor (2004) The CCLF 2004 report: a survey of staffing, working conditions, systems and services in Cambridge college libraries. Cambridge: Cambridge College Libraries Forum
Broughton, Vanda and Lane, Heather (2000) The classification scheme revisited: new applications for traditional disciplines in the field of subject indexing. In Journal of Internet Cataloguing, Vol. 2, no. 3-4
Lane, Heather (1999) Managing organisational change: perspectives on conversion. In Bulletin of the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries, Vol. 6, no. 2.
Lane, Heather and Butler, Sarah (1998) Notes on the implementation of Classes DG/DY (Earth Sciences) draft schedule in the Library of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. In The Bliss Classification Bulletin, No. 40.

External activities

Member, Cambridge Librarians Advisory Group, 2011-
Member, Cambridge Museums Steering Group, 2010-
Chair, Cambridge University Bibliographic Standards Advisory Group, 2008-2011
Chair, Polar Libraries Colloquy, 2008-2010
Chair elect, Polar Libraries Colloquy, 2006-2008
SPRI representative, Cambridge University Joint Museums Committee, 2005-
School of Physical Sciences representative, General Board Committee on Libraries, 2007-2009
Chair, Cambridge University Union Catalogue Working Group on Bibliographic Standards, 2005
Hon. Secretary, Bliss Classification Association, 1995-2004
External examiner, SLAIS, University College, London, 2003-2007
Eastern Branch representative, CILIP University College & Research Libraries Group, 2004-2006

Scott Polar Research Institute

University of Cambridge