HONG KONG LIBRARY EDUCATION AND CAREER FORUM 2015 Michaela Bodesheim Head of Library and Information Services Goethe-Institut Hongkong Saturday, 25th July 2015

Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum Contents 1 Special Libraries 2 The Goethe-Institut : a Worldwide Network 3 The Goethe-Institut Hongkong Librarian: Example of a Career 4 The Goethe-Institut Hongkong : Part of a Global Network 5 The Department of Library and Information, Goethe-Institut Hongkong 6 Job Requirements 7 Things to Remember

Special Libraries ●Special libraries, sometimes referred to as information centers, are located in a multitude of settings, including international organizations, advocacy organizations, government agencies, professional associations, large corporations, medical and/or health institutions, law firms, non-profit organizations, research centers etc. ●Deal with special interests ●Most likely the head of the special library is not the head of the organization! Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 20153

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At a Glance ● 149 locations worldwide ● 136 institutes in 91 countries ● 10 liaison offices ● 13 institutes in Germany ● Non-governmental organization (NGO) ● Active on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany ● Head office in Munich ● 2,800 employees worldwide 5Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2015

» WE BUILD BRIDGES THAT SPAN CULTURAL AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES.« The Goethe-Institut: A worldwide network

LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE The Goethe-Institut: A worldwide network

LOCATIONS IN GERMANY AND EUROPE The Goethe-Institut: A worldwide network

The Goethe-Institut Hongkong Librarian ●German Diploma of Librarianship for Public Libraries & RLIANZA ●Head of library of City of Traunstein ●Head of district libraries, Buller District (New Zealand) ●Head of Library and Informaton Goethe-Institut since 2014 Goethe libraries create a global network with ●95 libraries in 68 countries ●40 German reading rooms ●43 Partnerlibraries ●15 Information and Learning Centres Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 20159

Goethe-Institut Hongkong German Cultural Centre Opened in 1963 ●Language Department ●Cultural Department ●Library & Information Department Department‘s Work Areas: Projects Library Staff: 2.5 positions (librarians/ technician) Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Projects: Knowledge Exchange ●Lectures ●Seminars and Workshops ●Exhibitions ●Conferences ●Web-Content Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Projects:Topics ●Best Book Design ●Preservation and Conservation of Western Materials ●Designing Good Library Space to Promote Information Literacy ●Reading promotion Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Best Book Design Exhibition HK & Macau ●Co-operated with Hong Kong Baptist University n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= ●Co-operated with Macao Library & Information Management Association n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Digitization and Preservation Lecture/Workshop in Guangzhou ●Preserving the Past : Restoration of European Books n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Digitization and Preservation iBook Glossary on Paper Conservation Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum Available in English, German, Chinese, Korean, Mongolian

Designing Good Library Space to Promote Information Literacy ●Co-operated with HKLA●Information Literacy, Teaching Library, Library Design ● n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= http:// n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Reading Promotion ●Summer time is thriller time n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= ●Blind Dates in the Library n/ver/acv.cfm?fuseaction=events. detail&event_id= Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Projects: Partners ●Library associations (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Beijing) ●University Libraries in HK, Macau and Guangzhou ●Department for Library Sciences, Sun Yat-sen U, Guangzhou ●Public Libraries in HK, Macau and Guangdong ●Sun Yat-Sen Library of Guangdong Province ●National Library of China Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Library of Goethe-Institut Hongkong: Facts and Figures (2014) Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum ●Collection specialised on Germany or German language ●Open to the public ●6.800 physical items; 2/3 printed material, 1/3 audio-visual material ●2.100 media items in the English or Chinese language ●Plus more than items in free downloadable e-library ●595 active users ● lendings ●6 days per week; 20 hours lending services ●2 librarians, 1 part time technician ●Classification: modified Dewey ●Catalogue: WinIBW (German Union Catalogue)

Job Requirements! ●Curiousity and respect for people ●Open minded character ●Sensibility, strength, flexibility ●Strong belief in life long learning ●Interest in IT and IT literacy ●Knowledge of languages Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

Things to Remember ●Attend conferences, seminars, free online tools ●Networking, use social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) ●Stay in touch with colleagues ●Stay Interested in development of your sector ●Be patient to yourselve Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum

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Good bye and Auf Wiedersehen! Thank you for your interest! Michaela Bodesheim Head of Library and Information Service Goethe-Institut Hongkong Tel: Fax: goethe.org Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum