Jacobs University Bremen Information Resource Center Lara A. Christianson Public Services Librarian

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 Jacobs University Bremen Private, English-speaking university founded 2001 Degrees: Bachelor, Master, PhD, executive MBA o 19 Bachelor programs o 20 graduate programs Three academic units: o School of Engineering & Science o School of Humanities & Social Sciences o Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning & Institutional Development ca. 1,400 students from 111 nations ca. 350 research & scientific staff 2

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 Jacobs University: Information Resource Center Information Resource Center o Library o Multimedia o Information Technology Showcase building on campus Modern, up-to-date facilities o Group & individual workspaces o WLAN throughout building o Room to grow 3

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 IRC-Library: Collections Emphasis on electronic resources Books o Ca print books o Ca ebooks owned; access to ca as loans Journals & databases o Access to ca e-journals (88 print subscriptions) o Access to ca. 120 databases 4

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 IRC-Library: Services Circulation o 96 hours a week opening hours o Ca. 60% of patrons are active Interlibrary loan o Ca requests yearly o Free of charge & available to all community members Tools o Linking services and metasearch functionality o RefWorks o Turnitin 5

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 IRC-Library: Workshops & Teaching Integration into (SHSS) curriculum with credit-bearing instruction in first semester Elective credits o Evaluating information sources o RefWorks o Advanced database searching Graduate student series – 4 workshops Ca. 14 in-class workshops per academic year Ca. 6 faculty or staff workshops per year 6

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 IRC-Library: Outreach Integration into “community” life on a residential campus o Events o Exhibitions o Kids’ Corner & Community Collection o DVD collection Students o Regular meetings with student representatives o Project collaboration Faculty o “Orientation” o Faculty meetings & other presentations 7

Jacobs University Bremen ○ IRC – Library ○ May 2012 IRC-Library: Unique in the German landscape Based on North-America style learning centers North American cataloging standards & classification English as language of instruction & the collection Staff o Small – 6 professionals o Predominantly master’s or doctoral degrees o No para-professional staff o Ca. 40 student assistants 8

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