Dr Sylvia Van Peteghem, Universiteit Gent, Belgium

Dr Sylvia Van Peteghem, Universiteit Gent, Belgium

Q: What led you into your chosen profession?

A: Curiosity. I did not understand how a library worked...I was overwhelmed by its treasures and structure once I started.

Q: What book are you reading right now?

A: Lighthousekeeping, from Jeannette Winterson. How beautifully this is written!

Q: Who do you admire the most (past or present) and why?

A: I do not have a Mr or Mrs Favourite. I admire people who fight to achieve a goal respecting their environment. I admire others for their beauty or for what they made (music, works of art, architecture, design, literature, film, music) or for the way they solve simple or difficult problems.

Q: What was the first and last music record you bought?

A: I cannot remember the first, the last was Bregovic film music.

Q: If you could have any career other than your chosen profession, what would you choose?

A: Something completely different maybe a small flower shop or a small coffee shop, but I prefer what I am doing now!

Q: If you could have dinner with any 3 people, past or present, who would they be?

A: Friends who died, in order to refresh the memory of their voices and eyes, the way they walk, the way they were.

Q: Money no option, where would you like to go on vacation?

A: Whatever island that can offer fresh air, beautiful nature, sun (but not too much) and correct politics.

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