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The importance of the right team architecture _________________ Sylvia van Peteghem Prague , 3 november 2009.
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The importance of the right team architecture _________________ Sylvia van Peteghem Prague , 3 november 2009
> "Experience from abroad: How to increase the prestige of the university> library" (the importance and prestige of the library from the point of> view of the academics, esp. researchers; how the library at the> university can become the relevant partner in its institution research> process, making its research output more visible, and so on...)
Herbert van de Sompel • LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory • SFX sold to Ex Libris (Aleph) • Structure of the university in the nineties
Ghent University • Belgium, Flanders • °1817 • 32.000 students • 6000 researchers • 11 faculties • 95 km of books
Ghent University • Dare to think! • Quality of education, research and services • Situated in a stimulating cultural city
University administration STER reorganisation • In the 80-ies : 440 libraries • 2300 : 220 • Today : in reorganisation
Directorate of research affairs • University Library • Research Coordination Office • Technology Transfer Office
Libraries • In the 80-ies : 440 libraries • 2300 : 220 • Today : in reorganisation
2003 : Time for a change • Lars Björnshauge Lund University • The Network • Goal: to have the best scholarly communication! • Concentrates on central library and faculty libraries
Central unit concentrates on • Digital Library • Repository Library • Steering the network: setting the rules • Workplace
Digital library • Open Access Driver and Open Aire Partner • Berlin declaration • Catalogue, electronic resources • Digitisation • Google Books partner …
Repository library • French revolution • Cultural heritage • Google Books
Network • Setting the rules • Taking care of digital library • Taking care of repository library • Helping faculty libraries to grow …
Working place • Make the building visible • Open it … • The city and media gets involved
Let’s go back to structures • Did we have the ideal structure ?
Library working with researchers • Library tasks: logistics, scanning, restoration, metadata … • Researchers: quality and deadlines … • Best combination !!!
But … you need • A skilled and loyal and enthusiastic team • And … dare to change the structure (but not too often …) if things do not work …