Chrysa E. Nikolaou has been appointed Director General of the National Library of Greece. She is an Archivist, Librarian, and Museologist, and a graduate of the Ionian University with postgraduate studies in Cultural Organisations Management. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. She has extensive professional experience in libraries. Her research interests include the role of libraries in the Information Society through networking and the creation of social capital. She has participated in research programs and various training and education programs in Greece and abroad.