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Tove Bang ASB Library

Tove Bang ASB Library. University Merging - for Better or for Worse: Looking back at the first Year from a Library Perspective. Rehearsel from EBSLG 2007: Major changes in the Danish university sector since 2007-.

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Tove Bang ASB Library

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  1. Tove Bang ASB Library University Merging - for Better or for Worse: Looking back at the first Year from a Library Perspective

  2. Rehearsel from EBSLG 2007:Major changes in the Danish university sector since 2007- WHY: The Goal of the Danish government was to: - enhance quality – higher ranking - strengthen research and university education in an international context - increase business collaboration and innovation - attract more international funding and EU Framework participation - enhance research based services for the public authorities (scientific consultancy work) How: The means to achieve these goals was to: - merge the universities and governmental research institutions Result: - since January 2007 the Danish university sector is reorganised

  3. Reorganised Danish university landscape • Before Dec. 2006 - the number of DK universities was 25 (12 universities and 13 research institutions) • After January 2007 - the number of DK universities is 8 and 3 research institutions • 97% of public research activities will be concentrated at 7 universities • 3% of public research activities will be devided between 4 smaller universities

  4. 3 Danish universities among the biggest 3 Danish universities are now among the biggest in Europe in terms of resources • University of Copenhagen • University of Aarhus • Technical University of Denmark App. 2/3 of public research and university education in DK takes place here

  5. The new Aarhus University – 2007 is like a flower

  6. The AU campus is now spread all over Denmark

  7. Big is beautiful, but …. Appr. 30.000 students - More than 1.000 ph.d.- students - New and broader educational competencies Yearly budget app. 600 million EURO - App. 10.000 employees - 25% of all Danish public research

  8. Lots of challenges for academics and staff at ASB after the merge + (for better): - AU has got an exceptional depth and breadth - A Merger Agreement gives ASB extra research resources for at least the coming 4 years • New cross educations attractive for students. New research areas (AU Strategy 2008-12: Quality and diversity) • AU is ranking high (Leiden: 38; THES 114, etc.) • Easier use of EU Framework Programmes • More attractive to international researchers - (for worse): • A very large university - a very large population – • Lots of coordination and meetings - Bureaucracy has grown • Decision-making takes a lot of time - Staff uncertainty (->for support, it and administrative staff)

  9. The flower of the ’New University Libraries’ at the New University of Aarhus

  10. The Library perspective … Rehearsal from EBSLG 2007 … Since mid-80’ties a Library co-operation Agreement has existed between the State and University Library and Aarhus University … The State and University Library is still an institution that falls under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture …

  11. The great challenge… To design the ’New Aarhus University Libraries’ • ’Aarhus University Libraries’ is now a virtuel co-operation betweeen 27 libraries - (earlier status as Institute-, Faculty-, University-, and State and University libraries) • Total Staff: app. 200 ft.equiv. • Total budget app./year: DKK 155 mio./21 mio.EURO • Total Materials budget app./year: DKK 46 mio/6,2 mio EURO • A Library task force presented in October 2007 a development plan for the ’Aarhus University Libraries’ for the period 2008-12 (Okt. 2007).

  12. ’Aarhus University Libraries’Development plan 2008-12 Mission & Vision The State and University Library and ’Aarhus University Libraries’ is together a multi-campus library characterized by: • Campus libraries close to the users and the professional staff (Faculty, Institute, Research center) • Decentraliced budgetting. Delegation from deans to library directors/library managers • The libraries are knowledge & information centers delivering information to the whole Aarhus University

  13. ’Aarhus University Libraries’Development plan 2008-12 The development plan points out 3 common initiatives to be taken immediately: - Implement a common library system - Extension of common licenses - A common homepage for the ,New Aarhus University Libraries A list of basic backbone library services shall be maintained and developed through optional cross cooperation and initiatives (Materials handling, Study facilities, Information infrastructure, user services etc.) A list of special development areas open for those interested: Reseach registration and archiving; Bibliometrics and research measuring; Working Knowledge for researchers; develop the attractive study environment; Information competencies; Digital rights; Virtual libraries; Staff development and competencies)

  14. A merge of libraries – not a taking over … What has happened at ASB Library so far: - Library and ICT department has been merged together. New possibilities and challenges - Library budget and staff has not declined - ASB Library still carry the innovative yellow library shirt! - ASB Library is well rooted in ALEPH before the EU supply is annonced in May 2008 - Most licenses are already open for users at AU campus/outside ASB. All in all: ASB Library is still ASB Library – but has no longer status as a university library (affects our national and international representation and brand) But ASB Library will survive and still be among the leading business school libraries in the world.

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