1. The Regional Library IFLA sight Berlin sight Claudia Lux 8 Nordisk Konferens on Regional Biblioteksverksamhet 22-24 Januari 2007

2. IFLA on Regional Libraries The public library network must be designed in relation to national, regional, research and special libraries as well as libraries in schools, colleges and universities. ( IFLA - UNESCO Manifesto of Public Libraries) Search on IFLA Website www.ifla.org: 2220 results of search “regional libraries”

3. Public Library Section World Library and Information Congress Midterm Meetings but not representation as a type of library Czech Republic (Act on Library Services) Singapore (Woodland‘s Regional Library) Russia (Gorky Regional Library) Soros Foundation (Internet classes by Regional Libraries)

4. Definition of Regional Libraries No international definition Definition from Czech Republic: “A Regional Library is a library with a universal library collection, possibly complemented by specialised collections. The Regional Library has in its permanent keeping a conservation collection and a historical collection.” ( Act on Library Services 29 June 2001*) *www.ifla.org/V/cdoc/czech.htm

5. Regional Libraries*...... are part of a system of libraries and performing the following activities: coordination, technical information, educational, analytical, research, methodological, advisory.... and in their framework cooperates with National Library, develops regional information database, interlibrary services, introduction of new technologies *www.ifla.org/V/cdoc/czech.htm

6. Recent Developments Public and Research Libraries merged Public and Research Libraries Function merged (Quebec National Library, Bozen, US State Libraries, Regional Libraries Singapore, Berlin, etc. )

9. Berlin City Library America Memorial Library Senate Library Berlin ZLB www.zlb.de

10. Central and Regional Library of Berlin (ZLB) today 3 Locations 3.2 Millionen Vol. 327 Staff Position 4.2 Mio. Loans 6000 Visitors per Day

11. ZLB Functions Service Public Library Regional Library Legal Deposit Berlin Collection

12. ZLB Collection Scheme (one shelf - all levels) 3 Levels of General Coll. 90 % in German all media ZLB: 4 Levels : Legal Deposit in all Languages Special Collections Middle ZLB - Basic Specialised Highly Specialised 1 2 3 4

13. ZLB Central Library Services Union Catalogue for Berlin PL (VÖBB) Web-Opac, Delivery Serv.(Contract out) Admin./Accounting for 13 Partners Coordination of subject headings Develop of new functions and activities Phone and Call Center

14. VÖBB Union Database of Berlin Public Libraries

15. Public Access to Paid Electronic Resources

16. ZLB Regional Library Services 1 Access to Berlin Legal Deposit Berlin Regional Bibliography Special Collections and Digitisation Projects Organising Events of Regional Importance

17. ZLB Regional Library Services 2 Centre of Interlibrary Loan Berlin/Brandenburg Centre of Competence for Preservation in BB Cataloguing of Journals for PL and SL Centre for Library Education

18. ZLB Regional Library Services 3 Innovation and Participation in National and Global Projects: E-Lernbar German Research Foundation Projects Participation National Autograph Database EU-Projects (Training of East-European Librarians, Calimera etc.) Multilingual Question Point

19. Multilingual Info-Point (Question-Point)

20. Future of Regional Libraries? Up and Down? Centralised and decentralised Activities New Partnership Innovation and Service High Flexibility

21. Thank you ! Contact: lux@zlb.de