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Der Beitrag beschreibt die Schwierigkeiten bei der Umsetzung einer automatisierten Übernahme aller über Publikationsgelder finanzierten Open-Access-Zeitschriftenartikel in institutionelle Repositorien. Sind Verlags-Dashboards, die den wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen im Rahmen von Vertragsvereinbarungen für die Bearbeitung der eingehenden Verifizierungsanfragen zur Verfügung gestellt werden, in diesem Zusammenhang hilfreich? The article discusses the complexities of implementing the automatic import of Open Access journal articles with a publication grant into institutional repositories, and asks whether publisher dashboards provided to academic institutions as part of contract agreements on the management of incoming verification requests are a useful tool to deal with the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The e-paper collection of the German National Library (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, DNB) contains about 1.200 titles. These digital versions show the original layout of the printed newspapers and are archived as deposit copies. At the same time, the regional libraries are also entitled to receiving copies from the newspaper publishers, based on the laws of their federal states. After several years of preliminary works, a co-operation between the German National Library and, at the moment, eleven regional libraries from seven federal states has started: since January 2018, the collection of the German National Library is accessible from the premises of the participating regional libraries - of course only the e-papers of the respective federal states or areas are available. Thus, handing in and archiving newspapers twice will be avoided, also at federal state level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A position paper on the topic of freedom of expression and the right to access political, ideological, and religious literature in libraries is presented.

The article presents an update on a paper deacidification project at the Badische Landesbibliothek library

The paper compares the different views of the two former presidents of the French National Library in the controversy over Google Books. Jean-Noël Jeanneney's criticism and rejection of any library collaboration with commercial enterprises such as Google is outlined, including his promotion for Europeana as a joint European alternative project. This is contrasted with his successor Bruno Racine's more open approach towards mass-scale digitisation in collaboration with commercial partners. The paper concludes with an outlook on the National Library's digitisation policy under the current management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics is taking over the project management for the establishment of a digital repository called "Repository for Policy Documents" (REPOD). The goal is to create an information and consulting infrastructure for politics and society by the end of 2023, which enables targeted research of consulting documents. The REPOD will be used by various political and social actors and ensure consistent quality assurance. The ZBW is building a digital information infrastructure and developing a unified metadata schema for easy discoverability and reusability of policy papers. The ZBW has prepared a unique data collection and moved it to the ZBW Journal Data Archive to make it accessible for research in accordance with FAIR Open Data principles. The data is now FAIR-compliant, meaning it has a DOI, extensive metadata, and is linked to the corresponding publication. The Journal of Applied Econometrics, its publisher Wiley, and the ZBW have started a cooperation to integrate data archives of economic scientific journals. The Badische State Library has opened a new learning workshop that offers a flexibly furnished learning landscape with interactive technology and events on various topics. [Extracted from the article]

Disposal has always been a source of conflict in academic and scientific libraries. Amid the increasing relevance of electronic resources, the disposal of e-books is becoming pertinent as well. Weighing up the pros and cons, every academic library should consider carefully whether it sides with the "Das frisst kein Brot/It doesn't consume space" team or the "Need to weed" team. The paper makes a proposal where to start the negotiation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bei der gesetzlichen Pflichtablieferung von Netzpublikationen kooperiert die Badische Landesbibliothek mit der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek, dem Bibliotheksservice-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg und der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. Entstanden sind dabei fünf innovative Dienste zur Archivierung von Amtsdruckschriften, E-Books, E-Journals, E-Papers und Websites. Diese ermöglichen es, wesentliche Teile des textbasierten digitalen Kulturerbes aus Baden zu sichern – wir berichten hier über den aktuellen Stand unserer Sammlung. The legal deposit of online publications is handled through a cooperation by the Baden State Library, the State Library of Württemberg, the Library Service Centre Baden-Württemberg and the German National Library. The joint project has developed five innovative services for archiving government documents, e-books, electronic journals and papers, as well as websites. These services facilitate the protection of substantial parts of our text-based, digital cultural heritage in Baden. We present a short report on the collection and progress to date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since their inception, public libraries in the United States have been understood to be free for all to use. Yet throughout their history, socio-political currents and developments limited or barred access for certain segments of the population. The paper looks at the accessibility for women and Black Americans during the 1850–1950 period, taking into account the image of women in the Victorian and New South era, as well as the Jim-Crow segregation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In diesem Artikel soll gezeigt werden, dass Bibliothekar*innen heutzutage ein verlässliches Instrument in der Hand haben, um auf einen Blick den „Marktwert" eines in Buchform publizierten wissenschaftlichen Gesamtwerkes einzuschätzen. Dieses hier diskutierte und getestete Instrument ist „WorldCat Identities", ein frei zugängliches bibliometrisches Instrument von OCLC WorldCat, das heute in der szientometrischen und bibliometrischen Literatur schon als geeignete Messskala für den Einfluss eines Gesamtwerkes benutzt wird. Gerade für die Geisteswissenschaften und die kontinentaleuropäischen Sozialwissenschaften, wo Zeitschriftenaufsätze noch nicht jene überragende Rolle in der Einschätzung einer wissenschaftlichen Leistung spielen, bietet dieses System ungeahnte und für die Bibliothekswissenschaft strategische Möglichkeiten, sich bei der Objektivierung der Beurteilung der Bedeutung eines Gesamtwerkes einzubringen. Der Beitrag stellt allgemeine Aspekte des Systems „WorldCat Identities" vor und diskutiert anschließend die Anwendung in der Politikwissenschaft. Grundlage ist ein Sample von über 100 habilitierten österreichischen Politikwissenschaftler*innen und Preisträger*innen des Skytte-Preises. The article argues that librarians today have a reliable tool at hand to assess the "market value" of a body of scholarly work published in book form at one glance. "WorldCat Identities" is a freely available bibliometric tool under OCLC WorldCat already used for scientometric and bibliometric literature as an apt instrument to measure the global influence of complete works. Humanities and continental European social sciences, where journal papers do not (yet) play a major role in assessing the academic performance and achievement of researchers, could particularly benefit from this system, which, from the perspective of library science also offers an amazing strategic opportunity to get involved in assessing the importance of a body of work more objectively. The paper introduces general aspects of the "WorldCat Identities" system and discusses its application in political science contexts, based on a sample of more than 100 habilitated Austrian political scientists and laureates of the Skytte Prize. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Beitrag diskutiert die beiden Verbundkataloge Argentiniens, UNIRED 30A und den Konkurrenzkatalog SIUBDU. Der UNIRED 30A integriert die Bibliotheksbestände von 109 Institutionen, darunter den wichtigsten Regierungsinstitutionen, Ministerialbibliotheken, Think-Tanks, Universitäten des Landes, Banken, Institutionen der lateinamerikanischen Wissenschaftsintegration wie FLACSO, CLACSO, INTAL und die Fundación Bariloche. Der SIUBDU integriert die Bestände von 56 Institutionen, darunter CLACSO und FLACSO und führende Universitäten des Landes aus allen Regionen. Um die Katalogentwicklung der in den beiden Bibliotheksverbunden integrierten wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken zu testen, analysierte der Autor die Präsenz der Gewinner*innen des Skytte-Preises der internationalen Politikwissenschaft für die Jahre 2021, 2022 und 2023 in diesen Verbundkatalogen. Die Analyse zeigt, dass selbst bei sehr renommierten internationalen Politikwissenschaftler*innen ihre Bibliothekspräsenz in Lateinamerika äußerst gering ist und sich im Wesentlichen vor allem auf Werke bezieht, die von Ihnen in spanischer Sprache geschrieben wurden oder übersetzt worden sind. The paper introduces Argentina's union catalogues, UNIRED 30A and the rival catalogue SIUBDU. UNIRED 30A integrates the library collections of 109 institutions, including major government institutions, ministerial libraries, thinktanks, national universities, banks, Latin American science integration institutions such as FLACSO, CLACSO, INTAL and the Fundación Bariloche. The SIUBDU integrates the collections of 56 institutions, including CLACSO and FLACSO as well as leading universities in the country. To test the catalogue development of the academic libraries integrated in the two library networks, the author analysed the presence of the Skytte Prize laureates in political science in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 in these union catalogues. Findings show that even for prestigious international political scientists, library presence in Latin America is extremely poor and refers chiefly to work written by them in Spanish or works translated into Spanish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The German Library Association calls on people to democratically vote in the upcoming elections in 2024 and thereby send a clear signal for democracy and the rule of law. In a position paper, the association emphasizes the role of libraries in providing access to information and media as an essential democratic fundamental right. The association has developed posters, social media graphics, workshop ideas, and information to support libraries in raising awareness for the elections. The German Library Association represents nearly 9,000 libraries nationwide and advocates for free access to information for all citizens. [Extracted from the article]

Der Bericht informiert über die Tätigkeit der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Regionalbibliotheken in der Sektion 4 des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbands (dbv) in den Jahren 2015 und 2016. This report provides information about the activities of the consortium of regional libraries (AG Regionalbibliotheken) within section 4 of the German Library Association in the years 2015 and 2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Beitrag soll zeigen, welche fortgeschrittenen bibliometrischen und szientometrischen Daten für ein bewährtes Sample von 104 österreichischen Politikwissenschaftler*innen und 51 transnationalen Verlagsunternehmen enge statistische Beziehungen zwischen Indikatoren der Präsenz von Wissenschaftler*innen und transnationalen Verlagsunternehmen in den akademischen Lehrveranstaltungen der Welt (Classroom Citation, gemessen mit Open Syllabus) und anderen, herkömmlicheren bibliometrischen und szientometrischen Indikatoren (Libcitation gemessen mit dem OCLC Worldcat, sowie der H-Index der Zitierung in den vom System Scopus erfassten Fachzeitschriften der Welt bzw. dem Book Citation Index) bestehen. Die statistischen Berechnungen zeigen, basierend auf den Faktorenanalysen, die engen statistischen Beziehungen zwischen diesen Dimensionen. Diese Ergebnisse sind insbesondere in den Tabellen 5 und 9 dieser Arbeit (Komponentenkorrelationen) ableitbar. Die multivariaten Rankings, die auf den mit den Eigenwerten gewichteten Factorscores beruhen, zeigen in der Tabelle 6, welche 15 österreichischen Politikwissenschaftler*innen sich auf den Weltmärkten der Wissenschaften am besten bewährten. Außerdem zeigen diese Methoden in Tabelle 10 auch, dass die im Beitrag analysierten führenden akademischen Verlage der Welt insbesondere für Wissenschaftler*innen der jüngeren Generation gute Weggefährten sein werden, um in Zeiten institutioneller und finanzieller Unsicherheit die Ergebnisse der Wissenschaft verlässlich um den Globus zu verbreiten und die akademischen Karrieren zu befördern. The paper presents advanced bibliometric and scientometric data collected on a tried sample of 104 Austrian political scientists and 51 transnational publishing companies that reveal close statistical links between indicators of a strong presence of scientists and transnational publishing companies in academic teaching classes across the globe (Classroom Citation measured using Open Syllabus) and other, more traditional bibliometric and scientometric indicators (Libcitation measured using OCLC Worldcat and the H-index of citations in specialist journals worldwide, or the Book Citation Index, both monitored by the Scopus system). The statistical calculations, based on factor analysis, show a close statistical relationship between these dimensions. Tables 5 and 9 in this paper (component correlations) corroborate the findings. The multivariant rankings based on eigenvalue factor scores in Table 6 show the 15 Austrian political scientists who proved most successful in the global scientific market. Moreover, the methods in Table 10 indicate that, for early-career scientists, the globally leading academic publishers analysed in this paper are reliable partners in the dissemination of scientific findings across the globe and the promotion of academic careers in a period of institutional and financial uncertainties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Die Bibliographia Cartographica ist seit fast 50 Jahren eine wichtige Recherchequelle der internationalen kartographischen Fachcommunity. Ursprünglich als Druckausgabe veröffentlicht und dann in eine Datenbank migriert, muss sie aktuell, funktional und erweiterbar bleiben. Aus diesem Grund wurden ihre Daten aus veralteten Datenbankstrukturen in den Verbundkatalog des GBV migriert. Der Artikel beschreibt Herausforderungen und Arbeitsschritte dieses Migrationsprojekts, in dessen Mittelpunkt das Werkzeug OpenRefine stand. Weiterhin werden alle dafür verwendeten Tools vorgestellt und das erforderliche Mapping der Daten ins PICA-Format beschrieben. The Bibliographia Cartographica has been a major search resource for specialists and professionals in the cartographic community across the globe for the last 50 years. Originally a print edition, it has been migrated to a database, which must be functional, extendable and permanently updated. The data have seen a migration from rather outdated database structures to the GBV union catalogue. The paper describes the challenges and procedures of this migration project in which OpenRefine was instrumental. We introduce tools that were used and describe the process of mapping the data in PICA format. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Im Oktober 2021 hat die Koordinierungsstelle NS-Raubgut Provenienzforschung und Altbestand an der Sächsischen Landesfachstelle für Bibliotheken ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Die Koordinierungsstelle NS-Raubgut hat die Aufgabe, die sächsischen Kommunen bei der wissenschaftlichen Suche nach NS-Raubgut in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken, der Restitution und der Aufarbeitung für die Öffentlichkeit zu unterstützen. Nach einem Jahr der Tätigkeit liefet dieser Artikel einen Überblick über die Ausgangslage und Herausforderungen bei der Suche nach NS-Raubgut im öffentlichen Bibliotheksbereich und hier besonders im ländlichen Raum. The coordination office Nazi Loot – Provenance Research and Older Holdings at Landesfachstelle für Bibliotheken (consulting centre for libraries in Saxony) was launched in October 2021, tasked with supporting municipalities in Saxony in their scientific search for Nazi loot in public libraries, including its restitution and making the results accessible for the general public. A year into its existence, the paper gives a brief summary of the initial situation and the challenges of researching Nazi loot in public libraries, especially in rural areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents applications for paper for the upcoming conference of periodical "Bibliotheksdienst," before April 18, 2017.

The ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences and the Bielefeld Institute for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIBI) have been positively evaluated by the German Council of Science and Humanities. The realignment of ZB MED and the collaboration with BIBI were praised. The final decision on admission to the Leibniz Association will be made in November 2022. The internet portal bavarikon presents a virtual exhibition about the Oktoberfest, showcasing the history and development of the festival. The portal offers high-quality digital content and allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the festival. The portal Qalamos provides access to metadata and digitized manuscripts from Asian and African writing traditions. The project aims to preserve and make accessible the world's written and cultural heritage for the future. The Bavarian State Library in Munich supports the Goethe and Schiller Archive in Weimar and receives funding from the Getty Foundation for the research and preservation of works on paper. [Extracted from the article]

Der Aufsatz skizziert grob die Entwicklung der Spartentrennung zwischen Öffentlichen und wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert Er beschreibt die strukturelle Konvergenz der Sparten ab Mitte der 1960er Jahre. Auf der Basis einer Diskursstrukturanalyse lässt sich feststellen, dass sich seit Mitte der 2000er Jahre der Abstand zwischen den Sparten wieder vergrößert. Es wird vorgeschlagen, die Unterschiede zwischen den Sparten unter dem Paradigma der Diversität umzuwerten und dann auf der Basis der Diskursanalyse nach Themen gesucht, die die Sparten im Dialog verbinden können. The paper illustrates how the relationship between the sectors of public and academic libraries in Germany developed in the 20th and 21st centuries. Following an initial period of strict separation in almost all respects and institutional structures, the two library sectors had started to gradually converge in the mid-1960s. On the institutional level, this process seemed to have come to an end by the year 2000, but quantitative discourse analyses show that the communication gap between the two library segments has been widening yet again since the mid-2000s. We propose a change in paradigm to capture the fact that the differences are indicators for an ever-expanding and more differentiated field. Discourse analysis will be used to identify topics and subjects that could serve as either 'boundary objects' or 'translatable objects' in the dialogue between the different library sectors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Besides printed books, libraries also have e-books, e-papers and digital services such as e-learning courseware and audio books on offer. Last year's cooperation agreement between two important e-media providers, the digital reader circle sharemagazines and divibib GmbH, operator of the widely used online lending portals Onleihe, makes it much easier to complement the existing library portfolios with those digital services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Artikel stellt die Empfehlungen des Wissenschaftsrates zur Transformation des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens zu Open Access vor und versucht die Kernpunkte herauszuarbeiten. Anhand dieser Punkte wird erläutert, warum mit diesen Empfehlungen deutlich wird, dass auch knapp 20 Jahre nach Unterzeichnung der Berliner Erklärung noch keine echte Transformation stattgefunden hat und auch den mannigfaltigen Anstrengungen auf bibliothekarischer Seite zum Trotz noch nicht stattfinden konnte. Der Artikel greift außerdem die Punkte der Empfehlungen auf, die vielversprechend sind, aber womöglich eines längeren Atems bedürfen als es manchen Beteiligten recht sein kann. The paper introduces the recommendations of German Science and Humanities Council on the transformation of academic publishing towards Open Access, pinpointing core aspects. The key points will illustrate why, 20 years on, these recommendations are indicative of a lack of genuine transformation, and may explain why change has not happened despite the manifold efforts made by libraries. The article also outlines promising aspects that nonetheless may require a long-term view most of the parties involved might not be ready to take. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Die Digitalisierung von Gesellschaft und Arbeit stellt neue Herausforderungen an Dokumentation, Archivierung und erneute Nutzung von Informationen und Medien durch große und kleine Einrichtungen. Zur erfolgreichen Bewältigung dieser Herausforderungen tragen Vernetzung und Qualifizierung erheblich bei. In diesen Bereichen ist nestor aktiv. Der Beitrag informiert über Geschichte, Reichweite und Angebote des Kompetenznetzwerks nestor und berichtet über aktuelle Entwicklungen während der Pandemie. Insbesondere werden die Arbeitsgruppen, Publikationen und Veranstaltungs- sowie Qualifizierungsangebote des Netzwerks vorgestellt. Der Beitrag ruft zudem zur Beteiligung im Netzwerk auf. The digitization of society and work sees institutions faced with new challenges for the documentation, archiving and re-use of information and media. Networking and qualifying measures contribute significantly to successfully meeting these challenges. In all these fields, nestor operates. The article outlines history, scope and offerings of the competence network nestor as well as recent developments during the pandemic. Working groups, publications, workshop and qualification programmes are introduced. The paper also calls on network partners to contribute and participate in the project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Different suppliers offer libraries the possibility of e-lending: Library users can 'borrow' e-books, e-music or e-papers. Similarly to the traditional borrowing of print media the users can now download a book for a certain loan period, place a hold on an e-book etc. The following article illustrates the problems of e-lending regarding minor users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dealing with conflicts in teams and work groups often tends to be deferred 'until a later date'. The fact that they can cause enormous costs is mostly overlooked. Studies suggest that up to 15 % of the daily working period is absorbed by conflicts. Executive managers estimate the time spent on conflicts to be around 40 %. There is no doubt that team conflicts at the work place have a negative impact on the performance and motivation of employees increasing the number of sick leaves. To regulate conflicts, swift action is called for, just as appropriate tools of analysis are needed to track down the source of conflict. Common diagnostic methods are the anonymous employee survey and open-process one-on-one interviews. The latter method is sometimes met with criticism by the counselling community. It is argued that the risk of influencing the interviewer's point of view is incalculable if individuals give dramatic accounts or tell lies. Siding with one party and causing mistrust by impeding open treatment of the conflict are further points of criticism. The paper argues that despite these reservations, the open-process one-on-one interview can be a highly effective instrument of team diagnostics, when it is done professionally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Changes taking place in the modern world related to the digital revolution also affect the library. Libraries should exist in the virtual space in order to promote their services in social networks. Responding to the needs of modern users, the Voivodeship Public Library in Opole continually expands and enhances the range of internet services and web 2.0 activities. The paper presents library web portals and online services in Poland using the example of the Voidvodeship Public Library in Opole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digital revolution requires constant efforts to keep the IT infrastructure updated. In library contexts, opinions differ widely as to which infrastructure should be provided. Everything from pure reading workstations to complex VR-environments seems possible. User surveys are an effective method to contextualise changing needs and options, and provide a solid basis for investment decisions related to IT infrastructure. The following contribution introduces a specific questionnaire for determining software needs in a library. Using the results of a survey carried out at Magdeburg's Otto-von-Guericke University Library, the paper offers some conclusions to be drawn for the further development of computer workstations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper chronicles the introduction of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) in Swedish libraries as part of a project of the Swedish National Library (Kungliga biblioteket) in the years 2009 - 2012. First a quick overview of the current state of affairs in terms of subject indexing at Swedish libraries is presented, followed by a brief historical outline and a cursory description of both the classification structure of SAB (classification system in Swedish libraries) and the keyword system SAO (Svenska ämnesord). The objectives of introducing DDC and some implementation issues are described, and a final section analyzes why DDC has found widespread use in scientific libraries but is, as yet, rarely used in Sweden's public libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on a conference of libraries to be held in Leipzig, Germany, during March 14-17, 2016, that will include presentations on library policy and public relations, and library strategy and library management, and also invites paper submission for the same.

The paper describes the development of the library educational programme of the Mannheim municipal library during the last ten years. The focus lies on the factors human resources, organizational change and space required to be effective as a partner in education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, a research project initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy deals with the use of mobile technologies in public libraries, in particular Augmented Reality. This paper represents the project, relating it to the paradigm change in library work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From 2012 at the latest, the Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Medizin (ZB MED, German central library for medicine) has been under massive pressure to change from a rather classic specialist library to a legally independent institution engaged much more in research. The goals are to fit its service offers to the new information needs and to distinguish itself by university co-operations and research and development in order to remain a competitive supplier of specialist information. In this paper, the project 'Strategic and re-organizational process ZB MED' ensuing from the above is described, experiences are discussed and commonly useful 'lessons learned' regarding change processes in libraries are obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since May 2013, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German research community) supports pilot projects dealing with the digitalization of historic newspapers at four libraries in Germany, one of them the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen (State and university library Bremen). At the same time, the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB, journal data bank) is extended and the DFG viewers for newspapers are adapted. The participating libraries not only enlarge the number of digitalized newspapers significantly, but work out standards of newspaper digitalization which will also be relevant for future digitalization projects. The SuUB Bremen's pilot project aims at digitalizing all German-language newspapers of the 17th century which are more completely availiable here than anywhere else. The newspapers are presented on the digital collections portal of the SuUB Bremen (http://brema.suub.uni-bremen.de/) based on the software Visual Library. This paper represents newspaper digitalization in the context of the DFG's current support policy. Apart from emphasizing the standard and structure forming aims of the pilot projects, the specific orientation and the peculiarities of the Bremen project are the subject of the following report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following paper presents a Moodle study space for the introduction to the specialized scientific literature research, developed at the university Duisburg-Essen. The Blended-Learning project was developed and given practical application by the expert of the university library, in co-operation with specialists of the faculty for Anglophone studies. Apart from the co-operative execution, the curricular integration of the library competence certificate into the English studies is a special feature of the online course. Concept, contents und organizational structure are explained below. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents news briefs pertaining to libraries. An online petition at http://www.klassik-stiftung.de/einrichtungen/herzogin-annaamalia-bibliothek/weimarer-appell/ against the conservation and protection of library materials against destruction via fires and flooding is discussed, the publication of an English translation of a Dutch paper on the future of libraries available online at http://www.siob.nl/media/documents/Library_of_ the_Future_12082014_DEF.pdf is announced, and the launch of the "Landesdigitalisierungsprogramm Wissenschaft und Kultur" library material digitization program in Saxony, Germany is also announced.

As one of their services the HeBIS Union central office offers the HeBIS Discovery System (HDS) to its member libraries. This service comprises a user interface with search assistance through a modern search engine, an extended search space which includes content from databases and full texts via a resource discovery service and all the usual functions of a local online catalogue. Technologically, HDS is a combination of the open source OPAC VuFind, the search engine Solr, the resource discovery service EDS and the link resolver ReDi. This paper looks at the structure of the project and the experience gained from developing the above service cooperatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Against the backdrop of the digital change the following article sums up prominent papers and discussions of the 1980s related to library policy. It shows how structures and mentalities criticized back then still present problems and how they influence the role of libraries in digital information environments up to this day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite its good standing the university library of Wildau decided last year, to develop a strategic and viable concept to face future challenges and uncertainties. The concept will cover the period up until the year 2020. It is supposed to provide transparency by informing the decision-makers of the university about planned objectives, goals and milestones. Besides, the support of stakeholders is to be won by providing them with a written strategy paper. The work on the Agenda 2020 started with an event outside the campus and library. As an unusual but inspiring place to retreat the library team chose a sailing boat. A cruise during Pentecost 2013 announced the launch of the Agenda 2020. Seven topics were identified and formulated including specific projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report informs about the activities of the consortium of regional libraries (AG Regionalbibliotheken) within section 4 of the German Library Association (dbv) in the years 2013 and 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A call for papers is presented for the 6th Congress of the Berufsverbands Information Bibliothek commission to be held in Leipzig, Germany from March 14-17, 2016.