The European Perspective: Libraries and Librarianship in Germany

1. The European Perspective:Libraries and Librarianship in Germany Sonja Haerkoenen Cardiff University

2. Overview • German National Library System • National, Regional, Subject & Academic Libraries • Professional Structure • Professional Associations • Libraries in Cooperation • Current Issues and Developments • More Information Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

3. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

4. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

5. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

6. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

7. 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) Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

8. Deutsche Zentrale Fachbibliotheken (German Central Subject Libraries) • ZBMED for Medicine, Healthcare, Biology – Cologne + Bonn • Europe‘s 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 • World‘s largest economics library • 4m volumes, 24,500 periodicals Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

9. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

10. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

11. Library Statistics 2006 Source: http://www.hbz-nrw.de/angebote/dbs/auswertung/gesamtauswertungen 223 million items 248 HE libraries 8,920 libraries Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

12. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

13. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

14. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

15. 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) Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

16. Libraries in Cooperation 1 • 6 regional library networks • Zeitschriftendatenbank ZDB(National Periodicals Database) • Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog (KVK) since 1996 • Joint information services via chat Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

17. 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) Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

18. Libraries in CooperationPrison Library Münster • Library of the Year 2007 • 80% of prisoners use the library • Participated in the Night of the Libraries Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

19. 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 Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

20. Current Issues and Developments Library buildings: http://www.fu-berlin.de/bibliothek/philbib/ http://www.tu-cottbus.de/einrichtungen/de/ikmz/ Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

21. Thank youfor yourinterestandattention!Sonja HaerkoenenHaerkoenenS@cardiff.ac.uk Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

22. 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. • Statistics:http://www.hbz-nrw.de/angebote/dbs/ • Strategy: http://www.bibliothek2007.de Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

23. More Information - Cooperation • German Libraries Portal http://www.bibliotheksportal.de/ • SSG http://webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de • Collection of German Imprintshttp://www.ag-sdd.de/ • Periodicals database http://www.zeitschriftendatenbank.de/ • German Internet Library http://www.internetbibliothek.de/ • KVK http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk.html • Nacht der Bibliotheken http://www.nachtderbibliotheken.de/ • Bibcamp http://bibcamp.pbwiki.com/ Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

24. 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/ Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University

25. 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/ Sonja Haerkoenen, Cardiff University