The National Library of Australia will have a new director-general next year, with the announcement this week of the appointment of Marie-Louise Ayres.
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Dr Ayres will take on the role in March 2017, replacing Anne-Marie Scwirtlich, who is retiring after five years at the helm.
News. Generic, National Library of Australia. 8 August 2014. Canberra Times photo by Jeffrey Chan. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
She has held various senior roles at the library since 2002, including head of manuscripts and assistant director-general of resource-sharing.
More recently, she has worked to increase the prominence of the library's collection, heading up its online archive Trove.
Dr Ayres will take up the role on March 2, 2017.
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