Libraries - reloaded

The joined adventures of two marine science libraries

Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences2004 -

Institute of Marine Sciences1937 - 2003

GEOMAR1988 - 2003

Original positions

• 95.000 Media Items• 1 Librarian position• 1 Library Assistant• Computer Software „Alephino“• Self made Shelf Classification• Open to the public• Opening hours• Extramural loan• Overdue fines

• 25.000 Media Items• 1 Librarian position

• Computer Software „Libero“• No Shelf Classification• Only for scientists• Everybody had a key• In-house loan only• No fines at all

IFM-Library GEOMAR-Library

Both libraries had their own library regulations and their own websites

Triumvirate

Heidi Düpow Angelika Finke Barbara Schmidt

To-Do-List1) New websites for the library would have to be

constructed

2) Decision for a combined Library software

3) Decision for a Classification system

4) New Library regulations

5) The Space requirements had to be checked

6) A new library building?

1.) Website

2.) Combined Library software

Result:

GBV – Common Library Network for Germany

3.) Classification System

We invented our own....

4.) Library regulations

Who the heck do you think we are?

Wonder Woman?

5.) Space requirements

This is what we wanted...

Waiting for recovery....

Office

Reading room

Information Desk

Shelves

... Without words ...

Done

Websites: new websites for the library were constructed

Decision for a combined Library software: GBV

Compilation of a new Classification system

Space requirements: the space requirements were checked, keeping in mind that the new modern library should be an open-access library, with enough space for computer work stations, room for study groups, reading areas, etc.

To-Do-List

Library regulations:

new library regulations will be introduced:

• Research library - open to the public• Make users feel welcome • Food allowed• NO keys for users – excessive opening hours • Overdue fines

... And finally....

• you are generally allowed to sleep, provided you do not snore.

• Unfortunately, libraries close each day, and you will be asked to leave at this time. So you will not be able to make use of a

library as a cheap rent alternative...

Warrior librarian A.B. Credaro

6.) A new library?

The End?

I have a dream that all libraries will one day operate in a nation where they will not be

judged by the number of computers, but by the quality of the whole collection...

Dreams...