Law Librarian/Head of Law Library
Halvor Kongshavn

Law Library, University of Bergen Library
N-5020 Bergen, Norway

tel +47 55 58 95 25; fax +47 55 58 95 22
priv +47 55 32 10 87; mob +47 905 14 137
email halvor.kongshavn@ub.uib.no

Educational

• 1982 Law degree (cand jur), University of Oslo
• 1985 Diploma in librarianship for academics, Oslo University College, Library Studies and University of Oslo Library
• 1986 Master of criminology, University of Oslo

Professional

• 1992-- Law Librarian and Head of Law Library, University of Bergen Library
• 1983-1992 Academic librarian/senior academic librarian at Law Library, University of Oslo Library
• 1982-1983 Scientific assistent at Institute of Criminology and Penal Law (now Departement of Criminology and Sociology of Law), University of Oslo

Publications, teaching etc - pt and recent
(internal University Library work excluded)

• 1981-- Publications
  • All publications 1981-
  • Publications in English 1992-
• 1990-- Teacher in legal research etc
  • Oslo University College, Library Studies 1990-2002
  • Law school, University of Bergen 1992-, see overview (in Norw) 1992-
  • 2003-- Bergen University College, Library Studies
• 1995-- Web
  • Editor Law Library's web-pages 1995-
  • Editor Juridisk nettviser (Norw. gateway to law) with PA Bertnes 2000-
  • Member editorial group on Bibsys emneportal (Norw academic gateway) 2000-2001
• 1997-- Electronic publishing questions, formerly through
  • Fulldok-project at UBB 1997-1998
  • Arbeidsgruppen for digitale læremidler -- programstyret for digitalt bibliotek for digitale læremidler (National working group on digital learning means; Digital library) 1998-2001
  • Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association's (NFF) University and College Committee 1998-2004
• 2001 Visiting fellow in law librarianship, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, May-July

Boards etc - pt and recent

• 1995-2001 University of Bergen Library (UBB)
  • Member Executive Board
• 1998-- Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (NFF)
  • Member Executive Board 1998-2004
  • Member University and College Committee 1998-2004
  • Member Election Committee 2004--
• 2001-- International Association of Law Libraries (IALL)
  • Second Vice President (Officer) 2007-
  • Member Board of Directors 2001-2007
  • Board Liaison Annual Course in St. Petersburg (Russia) 2006 2004-2006
  • Member IALL Website Award Committee 2004-
• 2002-- Norwegian Library Association (NBF)
  • Deputy member Executive Board 2006-
  • Member Reference Group on Literature Politics 2006-
  • Member Committee on revised Library Act 2006-
  • Member Copyright Committee 2002-2006
  • Member Election Committe 2002-2006
• 2004-2005 Int'l Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  • Convenor, Law Libraries Discussion Group
• 2006-- National Library (NB)
  • Member 'Forum for opphavsrett og personvern' (Forum for copyright and protection of privacy)