Erik Boekesteijn works in the Science and Innovation Department at DOK, the 

library concept centre. His work includes marketing, promotion and innovation. Together 

with Jaap he works on many DOK Studio productions. They are also hired as a team by 

other libraries for a period of time to reorganize their library. Erik is also one of the 

founders of the UGame Ulearn project. Erik has a degree in English and is specialized in 

the area of interpreter/translator. Erik has written some articles for CIL and MLS that were 

well received. Erik has been doing video tours looking for best practise in libraries in 

many countires, among which Ireland, Jamaica, and the USA. The last tour is now 

published as a book with DVD by ITI under the title ShanchieTour, a library road trip 

across America. Currently the LBI (library Bureau of Investigation) is touring Australia in 

search for new stories to inspire librarians all over the world. Their videos can also be 

watched on www.shanachietour.com