Background
Nielsen, Erland Kolding was born on January 13, 1947 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Son of Olav and Anna (Kolding) Nielsen.
Nielsen, Erland Kolding was born on January 13, 1947 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. Son of Olav and Anna (Kolding) Nielsen.
Master of Arts in History, Doctor of Philosophy, University Copenhagen, 1973.
Lecturer Royal School Librarianship University Copenhagen, 1971-1980, assistant professor Institute Contemporary History, 1973-1983, head department humanities and social science, 1980-1986, head Education Research Librarians and Documentalists Royal School Librarianship, 1984-1986. Director general Royal Library., Copenhagen, since 1986. Member National Council of Libraries, since 1998.
Member, chair evaluation committees for appointment of national librarians and library directors in Scandinavia. Mergers with 8 major/minor institutions, 1990-2008 including The National Library Science Medicine.
Member International Federation Library. Associations and Institutions (secretary standing commission for national libraries, 1990-1998, chairman general research libraries division, member professional board 1991-1993), Research Librarian's Council (secretary 1975-1979, chairman 1979-1982), Danish Research Libraries Association (board directors 1987—2002, vice chair 1996-1998, chair 1998-2002), Danish Library. Association (member board directors 1990—2010), Advisory Council Research Libraries (board directors since 1987), Conference Directors National Librarians (vice chair 2004-2008), The National Library Policy Board, Conference European National Libraries, Liber (executive board directors 1994—2009, vice-chair since 1999, president 2003-2006), Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bibliotheca Baltica (board directors 1994-1998), Arnamagnean Commission, Commission Literary Sources Danish History (chair since 1990), Electronic Research Library.
Denmark (board directors 1998—2009), National Commission on Export of Cultural Assets (board directors since 1987, chair since 1995) Danish Memory of the World Committee (chair since 1997), The Danish Book Craft Society(chair, since 2008).
Married Anne Birthe van Holck, 1969 (divorced 1981). Children: Gudrun, Jens Christian. Married Inger Sørensen, 1997.