Sigrid Reinitzer
Sigrid Fridrun Reinitzer (born February 11, 1941 in Graz ) is an Austrian librarian . She was director of the Graz University Library for many years .
Life
Reinitzer comes from a family of academics. Her grandfather Friedrich Reinitzer was the discoverer of liquid crystals . Her brother is the Germanist Heimo Reinitzer . Sigrid received her school education in Graz and graduated from high school in 1959. This was followed by studies at the University of Graz . She studied law , German , geography and folklore and was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . From 1968 to 1970 she initially worked as a secretary at the Association of Women Academics in Styria , before completing a diploma in chemical engineering from 1970 to 1972. From 1971 she was also employed at the Graz University Library and completed her library training.
In 1978 Reinitzer became head of the IT and information department of the Graz University Library. In 1984 she was promoted to deputy library director Franz Kroller . The Association of Austrian Librarians elected her as its President in 1988. On September 1, 1989, she was appointed head of the library and, accordingly, court councilor. Her work was instrumental in the introduction of electronic data processing and digitization in the Austrian library system.
Awards
- 1980: Dr. Josef Bick Medal of Honor in bronze
- 1985: Pro Meritis Medal of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz in bronze
- 1986: Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2000: Dr. Josef Bick Medal of Honor in gold
- 2001, January 18th: Citizenship of the City of Graz
- 2003, April 10th: Honorary membership of the Association of German Librarians
- 2006: Pro Meritis Medal of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz in gold
- 2017, November 7th: Ring of honor in gold of the Theological Faculty of the University of Graz
Works (selection)
Reinitzer has published a large number of articles in specialist publications. She also worked as a co-editor of the specialist journals ABI Technik , BITonline and VÖB-Mitteilungen.
- Investigation of the structure and planning of the scientific documentation and information system in the Federal Republic of Germany , Graz 1977.
- Current state of the loan process at the University Library Graz , Graz 1978.
- (Ed.): Building and running libraries: an international festival for Franz Kroller on his 60th birthday , Saur, Munich 1983.
- with Marcus Gossler: Reference Techniques in Science , Saur, Munich 1988.
literature
- Gerda Koch and Rolf Fuhlrott : For the milestone birthday of Councilor Dr. Sigrid Reinitzer . In: BITonline 14 (2011) No. 1, p. 30 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Who's who in Austria (1996), p. 541.
- ↑ a b c d e f Edith Stumpf-Fischer: Reinitzer Sigrid Fridrun. Librarian at univie.ac.at (as of March 2, 2018).
- ↑ a b Court Councilor Dr phil. Sigrid Reinitzer. Librarian at graz.at (as of March 2, 2018).
- ↑ a b c Gerda Koch and Rolf Fuhlrott : For the milestone birthday of Court Councilor Dr. Sigrid Reinitzer . In: BITonline 14 (2011) No. 1, p. 31.
- ↑ List of appointed citizens of the City of Graz (as of March 2, 2018).
- ↑ Photo gallery for the award of honorary membership during the general meeting on April 10, 2003 on vdb-online.org (as of March 2, 2018).
- ↑ The Catholic Theological Faculty honors Sigrid Reinitzer with a ring of honor, article from November 8, 2017 on uni-graz.de.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinitzer, Sigrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reinitzer, Sigrid Fridrun |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian librarian, director of the Graz University Library |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |