Ana Santos Aramburo was born in
Zaragoza in 1957. Santos has a degree in geography and history from the
University of Zaragoza (designated Distinguished Student of her Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, on 26 April 2012) and Diploma in Library Science and Documentation from the Documentary Studies Center of the Ministry of Culture. Her thesis was “Artistic Documentation in the Archive of Notarial Protocols of Zaragoza in the 17th century”. In 1982, she began working in the
Universidad Complutense of Madrid, where she developed a good part of her professional career over 25 years. Between 1987 and 1991, she worked at the library of the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, where she served as assistant director. Between 1993 and 2001, she held the deputy director of the Library of the
Universidad Complutense, responsible for the implementation of the computerized management program and the incorporation of new services for access to scientific information through the network. Between October 2003 and March 2007, she was the Director of the Historical Library
Marquis of Valdecilla, which is the depository of the bibliographic heritage of the Universidad Complutense. She also served as General Director of Libraries and Archives of the City council of Madrid, and Director of Cultural Action of the National Library (2003–2007). == Director of the National Library of Spain ==