Peter Johan Lor is a South African librarian and library and information science scholar specialising in international librarianship.

Peter Lorre (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈlɔʁə]; born László Löwenstein, Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈløːvɛ (n)ʃtɒjn]; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States.

In the course of a long career in librarianship, I have held the belief that libraries and information services contribute to peace and justice through the global exchange and sharing of information and knowledge.

Peter Lor (1946) holds a D.Phil. degree (1991) as well as an honorary doctorate (2008) from the University of Pretoria. He held positions in special and academic libraries and as a professor of library science at the University of South Africa before becoming the Director of …

Ali Al-Aufi Former Professor. Department of Information Studies. Sultan Qaboos University. Is a knowledge society possible without freedom of access to information? Presentation at the Association...

May 7, 2021 · Peter Johan Lor was born in the Netherlands in 1946, and came to South Africa when his parents emigrated in 1952. He grew up in the Western Cape and studied at the universities of Stellenbosch, Pretoria and Caen (France), where he obtained degrees in languages, linguistics and library science.

You've landed on Peter Lor's International and Comparative LIS site. This site is intended as a resource for all who are interested in international and comparative studies in librarianship, information work, and the global environment in which libraries and information agencies operate.

Prof Lor has also written about 190 scholarly articles and book chapters in several languages and countries, and is the author of a recent book, “International and comparative librarianship”, published in 2019.

Throughout his varied career as a professor, librarian, manager, and researcher, Peter Lor has been passionate about issues of International Librarianship, specifically the development of …

Oct 17, 2019 · Peter Lor has been active in the LIS field since the 1960s and served as South Africa’s first National Librarian, as well as IFLA Secretary General from 2005 – 2008.