Maurice Bernard B. Lincolnshire

Background

Line, Maurice Bernard was born on June 21, 1928 in Bedford, United Kingdom. Son of Bernard Cyril and Ruth Florence (Crane) Line.

Education

Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1954. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1980. Doctor of Science (honorary), Southampton (England) University, 1988.

Career

Trainee Bodleian Library., Oxford, 1950-1951. Library assistant Glasgow (Scotland) University Library., 1951-1953. Subordinate-library Southampton University Library., 1954-1965.

Deputy library Newcastle upon Tyne (England) University Library., 1965-1968. Library Bath (England) University Library., 1968-1971, National Central Library., London, 1971-1973. Director general British Library.

Lending Division, Boston Spa, England, 1973-1985. Director general science technical and industry British Library., London and Boston Spa, 1985-1988. External professor Loughborough University, England, 1986-1992.

Professor associate Sheffield (England) University, since 1977. Board directors Engineering Information, Inc., Newark, since 1990.

Achievements

• Maurice Bernard Lincolnshire has been listed as a notable information and library consultant, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Universal Availability of Publications (Uap) (IFLA Publications)

    ( The International Federation of Library Associations an...)

  • Bibliography of Russian literature in English translation to 1945: Bringing together: A bibliography of Russian literature in English translation to 1900,

    (Book by Line, Maurice B., Amrei Ettlinger and Joan M. Gla...)

  • Alexandria: The Journal of National & International Library and Information Issues; Volume 3, Number 2, August 1991
  • Universal Availability of Publications (UAP): A Programme to Improve the National and International Provision and Supply of Publications (IFLA Publications) by Maurice Bernard Line (1983-01-01)

Membership

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 Business Level was first planned in 1971 and serving as a member of its board from 1974 until his retirement in 1988.

Interests

• Avocations: music, walking, traveling.

Connections

Married Joyce Gilchrist, April 12, 1954. Children: Philip Walter, Jill Dorothy.

Father:

Bernard Cyril Line

Mother:

Ruth Florence (Crane) Line

Spouse:

Joyce Gilchrist

child:

Philip Walter Line

child:

Jill Dorothy Line