Alan Cockerill

Alan Cockerill has extensive experience in library management and information technology, currently serving as the Senior Manager of Collections and Discovery at James Cook University since December 2007. In this role, Alan oversees teams focused on acquisition, selection, cataloguing, metadata, and resource sharing, while also leveraging previous expertise as a Library Technologies Specialist. Prior to this, Alan worked as an Information Management Librarian at the Australian Sports Commission from October 1996 to January 2005 and served in an IT User Support role at the University of Canberra from 1994 to 1996. Alan holds a Grad Dip in Professional Communication, Professional Writing, and a Bachelor of Library and Information Science with a focus on Computing, both from the University of Canberra.