SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Overview

Library

Assistant Director (Teaching & Research Support)

Library & Information Services (LIS)

Assistant Director (Teaching & Research Support)

Name:

Mrs Barbara Spina (previously Turfan)

Email address:

bs24@soas.ac.uk

Telephone:

020 7898 4157

Fax:

020-7898 4159

Address:

SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Building:

Russell Square: College Buildings

Office No:

Library - C4

Biography

For many years (until 2009) the specialist Africa Librarian at SOAS and, more recently (2002-2009), also Faculty Librarian for Law and Social Sciences.

Academic background in South Asian History and African Area Studies (East African history, African literature and Swahili language).

Spoken languages include Turkish and French.

Memberships:

Academic:

• Centre of African Studies, University of London
• African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK)
• Royal African Society
• Anglo-Malagasy Society

Professional:

• SCOLMA: the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa
• ELIAS (European Librarians in African Studies)
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
• CILIP International Library and Information Group (ILIG)
• M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries, Marketing and Communication Working Group
• ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences)