Lib@web Biomedical Library Natural Sciences Libraries 2012, October 24 Anke Jacobs

Introduction The libraries in the past The libraries today Moving library collections The libraries today 3 libraries: Biomedical, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Informatics The libraries in the future What do we still plan to do?

The libraries in the past

1 desk all for Bachelors 1 desk all for Masters 3 desks City Campus (CST) Campus Drie Eiken (CDE) Campus Middelheim (CMI) Campus Groenenborger (CGB) Library Law, Economics, Political and Social Sciences, … all for Bachelors 2 desks + reception many seminary libraries Biomedical Library Library Law, Pol and Soc Sciences Library Language and Literature and Natural Sciences all for Masters 3 desks Library Mathematics and Informatics 1 desk Library Natural Sciences and Biomedical Sciences all for Bachelors 1 desk

Moving library collections Collection of Mathematics and Informatics: CDE(A)  CMI (2004-2005) Big move from CDE  CST (summer 2007) Natural Sciences collection CDE(A)  CGB (Febr 2008) Biomedical collection CDE (T)/CGB  CDE (R) (March 2008) Closed stock collection CDE building T  building S/CST (Summer 2010) Measuring, making the puzzle fit Merging collections, book by book All books were no longer then 24h unavailable. Libraries did not close, not even 1 day! New labels needed

Moving staff Back office  City Campus Acquisitions, Cataloguing team Small team left, different way of working Important to keep a good contact with CST (meetings, email, …)  visibility Less back office staff, more front office staff  slow process, not easy to adjust Staff has to be flexible

The libraries today

Library Human and Social Sciences City Campus Campus Drie Eiken Campus Middelheim Campus Groenenborger Library Human and Social Sciences 6 desks Biomedical Library 1 desk Library Mathematics and Informatics 1 desk Library Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) 1 desk

Collection Campus Location Volumes CDE BMED 86.000 Stock 28% CMI Math/Inf 33.000 11% CGB Sciences 58.000 32% CST HSS 1.247.000 60% Total 1.424.000 Cost: circa € 3.000.000

Staff 12,7 FTE for 3 reading rooms CDE Week 8:30 – 19:00 Saturday 9:00 – 13:00 CGB Week 8:30 – 19:00 CMI Week 8:30 – 17:00 During the exams special openings hours Good planning and communication Help from student workers on CGB Working not only on one campus, but three.

Users UA Students: circa 13.000 UA Staff: circa 2.600 Visitors 2010 compared to 2011 CDE: + 22 % CGB: + 11 % CST: + 8 % In total circa 850.000 visitors

Biomedical Library … guided tour in a couple of minutes

Biomedical Library Ground floor Traditional library collection and quiet study places First floor New library functions group work, PC areas, didactical materials

Biomedical Library: ground floor Shelves filled for 85% at the opening. 4 years later  need for space! Solutions Depot project Evaluation of collection E-collection

Biomedical Library: first floor More visitors Ba and Ma students Studying, group work, use of PCs, … Flexible Multimedia room Inspired by the University of Warwick Large tables, large screens, …

Inspiration: Learning Grid Warwick

Inspiration: Learning Grid Warwick

Inspiration: Learning Grid Warwick We do not want to use all their ideas! No food, no co-cooning activities, not 24/7, not a library in the hands of students, … http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/grid

Library Natural Sciences

Library Natural Sciences Not only Ba students any more Less working spaces, more books Very busy library The centralization for the students (and staff) itself is not yet finished. Collection not always close to its users. Need for space: collection and study places

Library Mathematics and Informatics

Library Mathematics and Informatics

Library Mathematics and Informatics Very beautiful building, built in 1995 Only Math and ICT collections  a couple of visitors a day. Very expensive library! Department of Maths needs more offices for the staff but does not want to hear about the library moving. Convinced them Moving to CGB in 2016

The libraries in the future

Assimilation Oct 2013: all academic courses taught at polytechnics will be assimilated into the universities Industrial Sciences: circa 1.400 students Translaters and Interpreters: circa 1.000 students Product development: circa 500 students Physiothearpy: circa 800 students … and their collections! Moving Maths library to CGB New faculty, new collection Industrial Sciences on CGB New library for Natural Sciences and Industrial Sciences on CGB (1.600m²) Moving Biology to CDE Moving Physiotherapy to CDE

Assimilation New Library Natural Sciences and Industrial Sciences on CGB 1.600 m² Collections Study places iRoom Back office Instruction room

iRoom concept You tube movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OOOvcA6L6c&feature=player_embedded#!

Library Human and Social Sciences City Campus Campus Drie Eiken Campus Middelheim Campus Groenenborger Library Human and Social Sciences 6 desks Biomedical Library Also Biology and Physiotherapy New building? 1 desk Library Mathematics and Informatics 1 desk Library Natural and Industrial Sciences 1 desk

Future plans Reduce the paper collection, especially journals Depot project for Natural Sciences Make the closed stocks more efficient Moving to a new stock on CGB Getting closer to the students, our most important users Support the faculties in making a good collection profile Improving the services

Questions? Anke Jacobs Campus librarian CDE, CMI en CGB anke.jacobs@ua.ac.be +32 (0)3 265 21 42 http://lib.ua.ac.be