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Shared collection building: the philosopher‘s stone in hard times? German experiences.

Explore German experiences in shared collection building and the challenges faced. Learn about successful practices and barriers in cooperative library networks. Discover the national library system and the role of special subject collections.

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Shared collection building: the philosopher‘s stone in hard times? German experiences.

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  1. Fiesole Collection Development Retreat, March 18-20, 2004 Shared collection building: the philosopher‘s stone in hard times? German experiences. Klaus Kempf

  2. Preface: • „Shared collection building“ a • contradiction in terms? – against the nature (of the librarian)? Klaus Kempf

  3. II. What is shared collection building? - Two or more libraries are cooperating - to build up interdependent collections - on one or more argument(s)/subject(s) - for all or only certain types of material - for a long term perspective - by maintaining independent infrastructures Klaus Kempf

  4. III. Characteristics of success or barriers of shared collection building • Commitment to the project • Infrastructural support • Budget issues Klaus Kempf

  5. IV. German Scholarly Library system: Cooperation as a basic principle Klaus Kempf

  6. IV. The German scholarly library system 1. A bottom-up-system: Regional components as the basis Klaus Kempf

  7. Federal States are the „shareholders“ of the scholarly libraries Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt North-Rhine Westphalia Saxony Thuringia Rhineland Palatinate Bavaria Klaus Kempf

  8. Regional library networks in Germany Joint library network (GBV) of the German states Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein Göttingen Cooperative library network of Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV) Berlin Library network of North Rhine-Westphalia (HBZ) Köln Library information system of Hesse (HEBIS) Frankfurt/Main South-West German library network(SWB) Baden-Wurttemberg, Saarland, Saxony, Palatinate Konstanz Munich Bavarian library network (BVB) Munich Klaus Kempf

  9. German Consortia Landscape North German Library Network (GBV) Berlin-Brandenburg North Rhine-Westphalia Saxony Hesse Rhineland-Palatinate/ Saarland Bavaria Baden-Württemberg Klaus Kempf

  10. IV. The German scholarly library system 2.…and national focal points at the top. Klaus Kempf

  11. National focal points • Virtual National Library • SDD (Sammlung Deutscher Drucke) • Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) • National document delivery and interlibrary loan service • Countrywide courier service • National Network of special subject collections Klaus Kempf

  12. „Virtual National Library“ Klaus Kempf

  13. AG SDD Klaus Kempf

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  16. Online patron-initiated interlibrary loan system - server network configuration Klaus Kempf

  17. German Book Transport System Klaus Kempf

  18. German Book Transport System Klaus Kempf

  19. V. Shared collection development in Germany: The national network of special subject collections supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Klaus Kempf

  20. 1. The features of the system Klaus Kempf

  21. Funding institution:Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG) • Research funding • Policy advice • Interdisciplinarity and networking • Internationality Klaus Kempf

  22. Library funding by the DFG in 2002 Klaus Kempf

  23. „System der überregionalen Literaturversorgung“ • National network of „Sondersammelgebieten“ (= special subject collections) • Basic idea: • at least one copy of every relevant scientific publication in the world should be available in Germany Klaus Kempf

  24. Participating Libraries • 23 research libraries appointed as SSG libraries (Sondersammelgebietsbibliotheken) • 47 Special libraries (Spezialbibliotheken) • 3 Central special libraries (zentrale Fachbibliotheken) Klaus Kempf

  25. SSG libraries • 23 University libraries or State/Regional libraries • DFG: • Long-term funding for collection development Klaus Kempf

  26. SSG libraries • Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz • Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn • Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin • Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Braunschweig • Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden • Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg • Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt/Main • Senckenbergische Bibliothek Frankfurt/Main • Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Bergakademie Freiberg • Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen • Universitätsbibliothek Greifswald • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Halle • Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg • Bibliothek der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover • Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg • Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena • Universitätsbibliothek Kiel • Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln • Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig • Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster • Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Saarbrücken • Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen Klaus Kempf

  27. Spezialbibliotheken (Special libraries) • 47 smaller libraries affiliated to specialized research institutions • DFG: medium-term funding for • Collection development • Cataloguing of special collections • Improving public access Klaus Kempf

  28. Zentrale Fachbibliotheken(Central special libraries) • German National Library of Medicine in Cologne • German National Library of Economics in Kiel • Technical Information Library in Hanover • Basic funding from the Leibniz Society • Project funding from the DFG Klaus Kempf

  29. System der überregionalen Literaturversorgung(System of special subject collections) Distribution plan (http://webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ssg/text/ssgliste2.html) • 121 special subjects • 73 libraries Klaus Kempf

  30. The system of special subject collections at a glance Klaus Kempf

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  33. System der überregionalen Literaturversorgung(System of special subject collections) • Special collections according to subjects (http://webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ssg/themen/main.html) • Special collections according to geographical areas (http://webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ssg/text/regional.html) Klaus Kempf

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  38. Funding principles • Only (highly) specialized foreign publications to be acquired • „Reservoir Function“ • No funding of infrastructure costs • Special collections to be made available countrywide Klaus Kempf

  39. Funding rates • Foreign print-journals • DFG funding 75 % • Foreign Monographs • DFG funding 75 % • Foreign literature on microform • DFG funding 80 % • CD-ROMs • Only highly specialized titles • E-journals Klaus Kempf

  40. Co-ordination in the cooperative system of special subject collections • Guidelines for delimiting special subjects and procuring literature for related subjects (http://webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ssg/text/allgemein.html) • No external co-ordination • Except for a few types of publications Klaus Kempf

  41. DFG grants for special subject collections 1995 - 2002 Mill. EURO Klaus Kempf

  42. 2. Problems and new trends Klaus Kempf

  43. Problems and new Trends • Exponential costs vs. shrinking budgets Klaus Kempf

  44. Problems and new trends • Concentration vs. fragmentation Klaus Kempf

  45. Problems and new trends • Co-operation vs. Competition Klaus Kempf

  46. Problems and new trends • Access vs. ownership Klaus Kempf

  47. Virtual special subject libraries • since 1996 • 23 projects, each relating to one subject Klaus Kempf

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  49. Cross disciplinary portal Klaus Kempf

  50. vascoda projecthttp://www.vascoda.de/index.html vascoda is the nucleus of a future „German research information portal" • Central access point to comprehensive scientific information in Germany. • Co-operative network of important libraries and information providers in Germany and their international partners. • The vascoda portal integrates resources of participating institutions in a systematic manner and offers a variety of search strategies. • vascoda is designed to create an important venue for research by providing efficient access to a great variety of relevant resources. Klaus Kempf

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