Biljana Kosanović, National Library of Serbia, Serbia

Biljana Kosanović, Head of the Department of Scientific Information, National Library of Serbia, Serbia

Q: What led you into your chosen profession?

A: My primary education was in Information Science, and when librarianship started to change I found so many opportunities to apply my knowledge.

Q: What book are you reading right now?

A: Paul Auster: Oracle Night (Serbian translation).

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

A: Eugene Garfield, because he found a very simple way to evaluate the scientific progress of journals, authors, institutes and countries.

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

A: Simon & Garfunkel: Greatest Hits, 1974 and Goran Bregović: The Sounds of Balkan, 2005.

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

A: Teacher.

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

A: My grandmother, Eugene Garfield, Goran Bregović.

Q: If money was no option, where would you like to go on vacation?

A: Caribbean Islands.

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