Rolf Hapel

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About Rolf Hapel

Affiliate Instructor, University of Washington Information School, 2020. Library Consultant, 2020. Professor of Practice, Distinguished Practitioner In Residence, University of Washington Information School, 2018-2020. Director of Citizens' Service and Libraries City of Aarhus, Denmark, 2006-2018. Worked in four Danish cities as librarian, deputy manager and director of public services; becoming director of Aarhus Public Libraries (AaPL) in 1994. Librarian and Master degree in Digitization and Public Administration. Chairman of steerings groups, committees and international advisory boards, writer and international speaker, e.g. at 'Design Week', Turin Italy 2017, ‘ALIA Information Online 2017’ Sydney Australia, ITIE 2016 ‘Makerspaces: Creativity in the Libraries’ in Beijing and Guangzhou China, ’Innovation en Bibliothèque', Clermont-Ferrand, France 2016, ‘Collaborate, Evaluate, Evolve’, CILIP Ireland, Belfast 2015, ‘Changing societies - changing roles of libraries’, Hellenic American Union, Greece 2015, CILIP, ‘Challenges, Choices and Opportunities’, Scotland 2014,"Die Zukunft hat Schon Begonnen" Vienna, 2014, “Information Technology in Education Conference”, Hangzhou, China 2012, “LIANZA”, New Zealand 2012, “Public Library Association”, Philadelphia 2012, ”Mobility Shifts Summit”, NewYork 2011, Advisor architectural competition new city library, Helsinki, 2012-13, advisor Global Libraries, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2008-12, chair Coordination Group, Danish Digital Library 2012-2016, member of strategical board for Citizens’ Services, Local Government Denmark, 2009- Member of jury, architectural competition for new main library in Oslo, Norway, 2009. Guest Lecturer Barcelona University, 2009. Member of the Bertelsmann Foundation International Network of Public Libraries, Specialties: Transformation of information technology to public services, user oriented service development, co-creation, library and eGov development, advocacy and policy development, internal management tools, user surveys, EU-tenders, innovation as strategic method for organisational changes.