The European Perspective: Libraries and Librarianship in Germany

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The European PerspectiveLibraries and
Librarianship in Germany

• Sonja Haerkoenen
• Cardiff University

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Overview

• German National Library System
• National, Regional, Subject Academic Libraries
• Professional Structure
• Professional Associations
• Libraries in Cooperation
• Current Issues and Developments
• More Information

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The German National Library

• Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, formerly
• Die Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig
• Die Deutsche Bibliothek - Frankfurt
• Das Deutsche Musikarchiv Berlin
• regional and state libraries
• central subject libraries
• academic libraries with special archival
  functions

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Die Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig

• Founded in 1912
• Collects works
• published in Germany after 1912
• German-language works published in other
  countries after 1912
• Translations of German-language works into other
  languages
• Foreign-language works about Germany
• Works by German emigrants 1933-1945

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Die Deutsche Bibliothek - Frankfurt

• Founded in 1945 as national bibliographical
  centre for the Allied zones
• Merged with the Deutsche Bücherei in 1990
• Since 2006 called Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
  (German National Library)
• Fulfils national library functions jointly with
  the German Music Archive
• Receives 2 copies of books published in Germany
  by legal deposit law

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Das Deutsche Musikarchiv Berlin

• Founded in 1970
• Central repository for printed music and
  recordings
• German Information Centre for the Bibliography of
  Music
• Contains over 1 million items

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Regional and State Libraries

• 16 Bundesländer, but approx. 40 state / regional
  libraries (Landesbibliothek or Staatsbibliothek)
• Mandate to provide literature covering all
  fields
• Main aim to collect, archive, catalogue and make
  available printed literature about the region
  (legal deposit law)

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Deutsche Zentrale Fachbibliotheken (German
Central Subject Libraries)

• ZBMED for Medicine, Healthcare, Biology Cologne
  Bonn
• Europes biggest medical library
• 1.3m volumes, 7,800 periodicals
• TIB for Engineering Technology Hanover
• 8.2m volumes, 21,000 periodicals
• ZBW for Business and Economics Kiel Hamburg
• Worlds largest economics library
• 4m volumes, 24,500 periodicals

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Academic Libraries with Special Archival
Functions

• Sondersammelgebietsprogramm (SSG)(Special
  Subject Fields Programme)
• Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
• Approx. 44 libraries share the responsibility
• Languages, geographical regions, subjects, types
  of material
• Sammlung Deutscher Drucke(Collection of German
  Imprints)
• 6 libraries in cooperation
• Collection of books printed in the German area
  from 1450 onwards

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State and University Library Göttingen

• State Library for Lower Saxony
• Centre of the GBV (north German regional
  library network)
• Library of the Year 2002
• 5.8m items, 14,000 journals
• SSG library for 18 specialised subject areas
• Collection of German Imprints, 1701-1800

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Library Statistics 2006
Source http//www.hbz-nrw.de/angebote/dbs/auswert
ung/gesamtauswertungen
223 million items
248 HE libraries
8,920 libraries
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Professional Structure 1

• FAMI Fachangestellter Medien und Information
  (Media and Information Assistant)
• 3 year apprenticeship (mix of practice and
  studying)
• Counter tasks
• General enquiries
• Clerical/admin work, invoicing etc.
• Preparation of tours
• Assisting certified librarians and subject
  specialists

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Professional Structure 2

• Diplom-Bibliothekar (Certified Librarian)
• 4 year degree course, incl. ½ year placement, now
  increasingly taught as 3 year BA
• Information desk work
• Library inductions
• Events organisation
• Cataloguing / acquisitions
• Basic collection development / management
• Project work

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Professional Structure 3

• Fachreferent (Subject Specialist)
• UG degree in subject PG course in librarianship
• New acquisitions classification
• Responsibility for subject budgets
• Advanced collection development
• Liaison with departments
• Subject specific training
• PR, management and coordination

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Professional Associations

• BIB Berufsverband Information Bibliothek
  (Association of Information Library
  Professionals)
• VDB Verein Deutscher Bibliothekare (Association
  of German Librarians)
• Unions and associations for libraries, e.g.
• DBV (German Library Association)
• BID (Library and Information Germany umbrella
  organisation)

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Libraries in Cooperation 1

• 6 regional library networks
• Zeitschriftendatenbank ZDB(National Periodicals
  Database)
• Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog (KVK) since 1996
• Joint information services via chat

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Libraries in Cooperation 2

• Deutsche Internetbibliothek(German Internet
  Library)
• Kompetenznetzwerk für Bibliotheken (KNB)(Network
  of Competency for Libraries)
• Library statistics / ranking
• German libraries portal
• Support for libraries involved in EU projects
• Nacht der Bibliotheken (Night of the Libraries)

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Libraries in CooperationPrison Library Münster

• Library of the Year 2007
• 80 of prisoners use the library
• Participated in the Night of the Libraries

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Current Issues and Developments

• Digitisation projects
• Strategy paper Bibliothek 2007
• Harmonisation of RAK with AACR2 and MAB2 with
  MARC21
• Web 2.0
• Hybrid library of the future
• Bibcamp
• Library buildings

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Current Issues and Developments

• Library buildings
• http//www.fu-berlin.de/bibliothek/philbib/
• http//www.tu-cottbus.de/einrichtungen/de/ikmz/

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Thank you for your interest and attention!Sonja
HaerkoenenHaerkoenenS_at_cardiff.ac.uk
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More Information - General

• Overview Seefeldt, J. and Syré, L. 2007. Portals
  to the past and to the future libraries in
  Germany. 2nd ed. Hildesheim Georg Olms Verlag.
• Statisticshttp//www.hbz-nrw.de/angebote/dbs/
• Strategy http//www.bibliothek2007.de

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More Information - Cooperation

• German Libraries Portal http//www.bibliotheksport
  al.de/
• SSG http//webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de
• Collection of German Imprintshttp//www.ag-sdd.de
  /
• Periodicals database http//www.zeitschriftendaten
  bank.de/
• German Internet Library http//www.internetbibliot
  hek.de/
• KVK http//www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk.html
• Nacht der Bibliotheken http//www.nachtderbiblioth
  eken.de/
• Bibcamp http//bibcamp.pbwiki.com/

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More Information - Associations

• BIB http//www.bib-info.de/index.htm
• VDB http//www.vdb-online.org/
• DBV http//www.bibliotheksverband.de/
• BID http//www.bideutschland.de
• Kompetenznetzwerk für Bibliotheken
  http//knb.bibliotheksverband.de/

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More Information Individual Libraries

• http//www.d-nb.de/eng/index.htm
• http//www.zbmed.de/info.html
• http//www.tib-hannover.de
• http//www.zbw-kiel.de
• http//www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/index-e.html
• http//www.jva-muenster.nrw.de/
• http//www.fu-berlin.de/bibliothek/philbib/
• http//www.tu-cottbus.de/einrichtungen/de/ikmz/