Robert Atkinson
Robert Atkinson is Director of Library Services at Birkbeck, University of London. He has worked in academic and research libraries for 30 years, including SOAS, UCL and Kew Gardens as well as Birkbeck. Robert has also worked at the London Library. He has been at Birkbeck for the last 21 years; 10 as Deputy Librarian and 11 as the Director of Library Services. Robert oversees the strategic development of Library Services at Birkbeck, and, with the Chief Information Officer, he is currently conducting a review of both Library and IT services.
Statement of interest.
“During my time at Birkbeck I have been a keen supporter of open access. I have been a member of the Open Access Working Group since its inception. Several years ago, I took a mandate to the Research Committee for Birkbeck researchers to deposit a copy of their journal articles in the institutional repository, BIROn. Both the institutional repository manager and the research data manager work within Library Services and are strong advocates for open access. I have followed the development of the Open Library of Humanities with interest over the years and have seen it grow from small beginnings into an important player in the field of open access. I am very proud of its associations with Birkbeck.”