User:Barry Mahon

The account of this former contributor was not re-activated after the server upgrade of March 2022.

Holds an Masters Degree in Information Science. He ran an information service for industrial users in Ireland before being seconded to the European Union in 1978 to manage the first telecommunications network dedicated to online information. From 1985 to 1991 he set up and managed one of the first email services in Europe and supervised EU research projects. From 1991 to 1996 he was Executive Director of Eusidic, the European Association of Information Services.

Following two years as a volunteer development worker in West Africa in 1997/98, he became the Executive Director of Paris based ICSTI, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information. He relinquished the post in 2005. He carries out consultancy work as a Senior Associate Advisor at TFPL, London.

He has published widely and made presentations on information related topics throughout the world. He has worked as a consultant for the EU, the UN the Arab League and for other public and private organisations.