Hermina G.B. Anghelescu is an Associate Professor in the Library and Information Science Program. Prior to joing the Program, Anghelescu worked as a librarian at the National Library of Romania from 1979 to 1992.

Anghelescu is a member of the editorial board of several periodical publications including ABHB: Annual Bibliography of the History of Printed Book and Libraries , edited by the Department of Special Collections of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, under the auspices of the Committee on Rare and Precious Documents of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA); Libraries & the Cultural Record, published by the University of Texas Press; Library & Archival Security and Slavic & East European Information Resources, both published by Haworth Information Press, Brighamton, NY. In addition, she serves on the advisory board of several scholarly journals published in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

She is the Chair of IFLA’s Library History Section (LHS) as well as a member of the American Library Association (ALA), Library History Round Table (LHRT) and International Relations Round Table (IRRT). Anghelescu has served as an expert and a consultant on Eastern European libraries to various national and international organizations and agencies such as the US Department of State, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the International and Research & Exchanges Board (IREX). She is currently involved with the implementation of the Global Libraries project in Romania, a $1.4 million pilot project in Romania sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to be followed by a $25 million rollover project at the national scale. The Government of Romania awarded her with the Cultural Merit Order for the rank of Knight for her outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Romanian civilization, culture and history abroad.

• University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D., Library and Information Science, 2000
• University of Texas at Austin, Endorsement of Specialization in Preservation Administration of Library and Archival Materials, 1996
• University of Texas at Austin, MLIS,1994
• University of Birmingham (United Kingdom), Certificate Drama and Theater in the Age of Shakespeare, 1991
• University of Bucharest (Romania), MA, Foreign Languages and Literatures (French and English), 1979

• Federal Assistance Award, US Department of State, to support a workshop on New Trends in Library and Information Science, held at the Center for Continuing Education for Librarians in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 13-19 October, 2007.
• Excellence Diploma awarded by the Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania for promoting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Libraries in Romania.
• Cultural Merit Order for the rank of Knight, category “A” for “the outstanding contributions to artistic and cultural activities in our country, for the advancement of the Romanian civilization and history abroad,” awarded by the Presidency of Romania on the occasion of Romania’s National Holiday, cf. Decree No. 1094 of 10 December 2004
• Research Grant, United States Embassy in Chisinau, Moldova to conduct workshops on The Role of Libraries in Democratic Societies at the Center for Continuing Education for Librarians in Chisinau, and at the Public Library in Ungheni, Republic of Moldova; 14-17 February 2005.

Information Organization and Retrieval; Information Seeking Behavior; Indexing and Abstracting; Comparative and International Librarianship

Her publications include co-editing two volumes published by the Library of Congress, Center for the Book: Books, Libraries, Reading & Publishing in the Cold War (2001) and Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr.  (2006).  Other works include the co-translation from French into English of Suzanne’s Briet classical text Qu’est-que la documentation?/What Is Documentation? (2006) and the translation into Romanian and editing of six volumes of conference proceedings.  She has also compiled cumulative indexes including the Libraries & Culture: 25-Year Cumulative Index, 1966-1990 (1995) and bibliographies.  In addition, she has published research articles, chapters, and dictionary and encyclopedia articles, as well as back-of-the-book and journal indexes, bibliographies, and some 50 book reviews.

Books, Libraries, Reading & Publishing in the Cold War

Co-edited two volumes published by the Library of Congress, Center for the Book: Books, Libraries, Reading & Publishing in the Cold War (2001)

Historical Essays Honoring Donald G. Davis, Jr.

Co-edited Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr.  (2006)

Qu’est-que la documentation?/What Is Documentation? Translation

Co-translated Suzanne’s Briet classical text Qu’est-que la documentation?/What Is Documentation? from French into English (2006)