Ronald Milne

Dean of Educational Resources and Technology at Yale-NUS College

Ronald Milne is a distinguished British librarian and administrator, best known for his extensive career in the development and management of library research collections and educational resources.

Early Life and Education

Ronald Milne was born on February 14, 1957, in Duns, Scottish Borders. He studied German at the University of Edinburgh and gained his professional library qualifications at University College London.2

Career

Milne's career spans several prestigious institutions:

University of Glasgow: He began his career as an Assistant Librarian from 1985 to 1990.1 2
Trinity College Cambridge: He served as a Sub-Librarian from 1990 to 1994.1 2
King's College London: He was the Assistant Director of Library Services from 1994 to 1998.1 2
Joint Higher Education Funding Bodies: He directed the Research Support Libraries Programme from 1998 to 2002, a significant initiative to enhance access to and collaboration among research libraries in the UK.1 2
Oxford University: He was the Deputy Director of Oxford University Library Services (now known as the Bodleian Libraries) and later its Acting Director from 2002 to 2007.1 2
British Library: He served as the Director of Scholarship and Collections from 2007 to 2009.1 2
Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand: He was the Associate Chief Librarian for Research Collections from 2009 to 2011.1 2
Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand: He held the position of Deputy Chief Executive and Heritage Services Branch Manager from December 2011 to February 2014.1 2
Yale-NUS College, Singapore: In December 2016, he became the Dean of Educational Resources and Technology, a position he held until June 2023. During his tenure, he focused on strengthening the college's ERT capabilities to support teaching, learning, and research.1 2 3

Other Roles and Contributions

National Library of Singapore: He was a George Lyndon Hicks Fellow for six months in 2016.1
Digital Preservation: Milne played a significant role in digitization projects, notably making the Bodleian Library the first UK contributor to the Google Library Project. He also chaired the National Preservation Office Board and the Digital Preservation Coalition.2

Honors and Affiliations

He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2006.2

Ronald Milne is known for his advocacy of digitization to improve access to research materials and his work in promoting collaborative access to library resources across different sectors. His LinkedIn profile can be found under the username ronald-milne-19b01835.1