PETER HOARE

Biography: Peter Hoare was University Librarian at the University of Nottingham 1978-93, and succeeded W.A. Munford as the third chair of the Library History group in 1977.   He is now chairman of the Historic Libraries Forum, working as an advisor on historic libraries and in the field of library history generally.   He is the General Editor of the three-volume Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland , due for publication in 2006

Title: A revision of Munford's Who Was Who in British Librarianship

Summary: W.A. Munford's Who Was Who in British Librarianship 1800-1985 , published by the Library Association in 1987, presents brief biographical data for over 1500 senior members of the profession.   It is an invaluable source of reference, with some short profiles of prominent figures known to Munford.   Twenty years after its closing date, a new edition is desirable, both to include librarians who died after 1985 and to add new historical information that has come to light more recently. The challenges of revising a classic work after the death of the compiler will be examined.