Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg Presentation for the 3rd Erasmus STW at GUT library, Gdansk 2019 Where are Erlangen and Nuremberg? 200 km north of Munich, Bavaria Erlangen - Nuremberg: 20 km Inhabitants in the region: Erlangen 100,000 Nuremberg 500,000 Fuerth 125,000
The FAU History, Facts & Figures Founded at Erlangen 1743 Named after two margraves of Brandenburg-Bayreuth: Friedrich and Karl-Alexander 1961: Incorporation of the municipally-funded College of Business, Economics and Social Sciences in Nuremberg 1972: Incorporation of the School of Education in Nuremberg Almost 40,000 students, 4,900 international students and 579 professors, 3,500 members of academic and 2,300 members of administrative staff in 5 faculties (2018/19) Engineering (27%) Business, Economics and Law (25%) Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology (25%) Sciences (13%) Medicine (10%)
The University Library: Two-track library system History, Facts & Figures 1743: foundation in Erlangen 1961 and 1972: incorporation of the Nuremberg libraries University library and regional library About 5,4 million (printed) items with about 50,000 new titles added annually 49,000 electronic journals and 950,000 e-books 2,400 manuscripts, 2,100 incunabula Graphic Collection: 7,000 drawings, woodcuts and copper engravings 190 library staff members (148.5 positions) 40,000 active library users 1 million loans every year Trainings for 7,100 participants 1913 Self portrait of the young Albrecht Duerer
Main Library in Erlangen Four branch libraries Main Library in Erlangen
Branch Library for natural science and technics in Erlangen Four branch libraries Branch Library for natural science and technics in Erlangen
Economic and Social Sciences Branch Library in Nuremberg Four branch libraries Economic and Social Sciences Branch Library in Nuremberg
Educational Science Branch Library Four branch libraries Educational Science Branch Library P00/67-742
The University Library Two-track library system Main library + 3 branch libraries 16 department libraries in more than 130 locations Main Library Erlangen Branch Library for Natural Science and Technics Erlangen 110,000 items/year Economic and Social Sciences Branch Library Nuremberg Educational Science Branch Library Nuremberg
The University Library More insights Dept. for Manuscripts and Early Printed Books / Digitalization Past and present in a branch library Parent & Child Room Mobile shelving in a stack Long Night of the Sciences / Book sale UB coach: individual counseling
Projects : now and in the future Support of Open Access publishing in cooperation with the FAU Digitalization of the historical stock Realisation of a new branch library for the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology , to incorporate about 9 departmental libraries, situated in the mid of Erlangen Attendance of “DEAL”-negotiations with Elsevier, Wiley and Springer as part of a german consortia for transformation to Open-Access-publishing Datum |
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