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

2. 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?

3. The libraries in the past

4. 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

5. Moving library collections
Collection of Mathematics and Informatics: CDE(A)  CMI ( )
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

6. 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, , …)  visibility
Less back office staff, more front office staff  slow process, not easy to adjust
Staff has to be flexible

7. The libraries today

8. 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

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

10. 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.

11. 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 visitors

12. Biomedical Library
… guided tour in a couple of minutes

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

14. 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

15. 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, …

16. Inspiration: Learning Grid Warwick

17. Inspiration: Learning Grid Warwick

18. 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, …

19. Library Natural Sciences

22. 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

23. Library Mathematics and Informatics

25. Library Mathematics and Informatics

26. 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

27. The libraries in the future

28. Assimilation
Oct 2013: all academic courses taught at polytechnics will be assimilated into the universities
Industrial Sciences: circa students
Translaters and Interpreters: circa 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

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

31. iRoom concept
You tube movie:

32. 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

33. 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

34. Questions? Anke Jacobs Campus librarian CDE, CMI en CGB
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