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The present contribution informs about current projects and trends in Austrian librarianship in 2015. Network projects and cooperation projects are presented as well as important projects of the Austrian National Library and of the Council of Austrian University Libraries. Themes such as Open Access, research data, provenance research of Nazi looted property, library education, conferences, and publications of the Austrian Association of Librarians and library and information policy in Austria are mentioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report outlines the status quo concerning the Open Access activities of the 21 Austrian public universities. The findings are based on a survey conducted with affiliated university libraries in February and March 2012. The survey was published as a report in May 2013 and paints a mixed overall picture that is at least characterised by a few remarkably successful activities on the local level. Nonetheless, the developments outlined in this study have gained momentum in the last months. Particularly the recent launch of OAN A can be perceived as a turning point. Thus further support and implementation of Open Access at Austrian public universities have become more achievable than ever before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present contribution relates about current projects and trends in Austrian librarianship in 2012. Network projects and cooperation projects are presented as well as important projects of the Austrian National Library and of the Council of Austrian University Libraries. Themes such as Open Access, provenance research of Nazilooted property, education in the field of library, information and documentation, conferences and publications of the library associations and library and information policy in Austria are mentioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development plan for the Medical University Vienna 2010-2012 demands from its university library to further push the concept of a digital library and to certify its services according to ISO standards. Since the beginning of 2012 the library is implementing a quality management system as it is described by the standard ÖNORM EN ISO 9001:2008. Important prerequisites for the certification were the compilation of a quality management manual and a revision of all library processes focusing on patron services. Further requirements were the establishment of a document control system, an error and improvement management system, a supplier evaluation system, a staff training plan and a regular customer satisfaction survey. The library passed successfully through the internal and external certification audit. Hence the university library of the Medical University Vienna is the first academic library in Austria certificated according to ÖNORM EN ISO 9001:2008. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article introduces this issue of the journal, which documents papers presented at the ODOK (Österreiches Online-Informationstreffen and Österreichischer Dokumentartag/Austrian Online Information Resources Conference and Austrian Documentation Conference) meetings in Wels, Austria, in 2012 and in Leoben, Austria, in 2010.

The article presents a report of the ODOK 2012 conference (Österreichisches Online-Informationstreffen und Österreichischer DOKumentartag), held on September 14-14, 2012 in Wels, Austria. The report focuses on several papers discussed during the conference, which includes the value of knowledge organization, information science, and the importance of knowledge management.

In Austria, tertiary education is offered through 21 national universities, 19 universities of applied sciences, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria), the Danube University Krems and 13 private universities. Their libraries and the Austrian National Library supply them with literature and information systems for science, education and research. On the national level, these libraries act jointly in the cooperations Austrian Library Network and the Austrian Academic Consortia. On an international level, these libraries cooperate with the Electronic Journals Library (EZB), the Database Information System (DBIS), subito, eBooks on Demand (EOD), the Austrian Library Statistics (ÖBS) and the Library Index BIX. The best possible supply of literature and information systems will be a big challenge for libraries in tertiary education institutions for the future. Currently, an appropriate master plan is lacking for the Austrian libraries. An initiative similar to Germany's priority initiative „Digital Information“ is needed to cover and to push ahead the subjects of national licences, Open Access, national hosting strategy, research data, virtual research environments and legal frameworks in Austria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses developments in Austrian libraries in the years 2010 and 2011. Topics include network and cooperation projects including electronic media and Google books. Projects of the National Library are also presented as well as issues related to the libraries' public relations and various library associations' activities. in Austria.

The Task Force on "Open Access at universities in Austria" was set up by the Council of Austrian University Libraries in November 2011. The group was charged with the analysis of the current policy framework of Open Access and to identify projects that deal with the "golden road" and the "green road" to Open Access at universities in Austria. The working group started off by conducting a survey in early 2012 of all Austrian university libraries to gather information on their experiences with the implementation of Open Access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities has created awareness for Open Access also among Austrian scientists, librarians and funding organizations. Due to the lack of initiatives on the national level, Open Access activities in Austria are currently taken on mainly by the Vienna University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Science Fund. More than 40 Austrian scientists have expressed their arguments in favor of Open Access in testimonials which have been available online since summer 2012 on the website of the Austrian Science Fund. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the third in a series of articles exploring international trends in health science librarianship in the first decade of the 21st century. The invited authors were asked to reflect on developments in their country - viz. Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Future issues will track trends in the Nordic countries, Southern Europe and Latin America. JM [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The EU funded Study of Open Access Publishing (SOAP) run from March 2009 to February 2011. More than 53.000 people worldwide participated in this online-survey on the Golden Road to Open Access, among them about 46.000 scholars. The paper will put a spotlight on the input of the 462 Austrian scientists who took part in this survey. It analyses their answers to 9 selected questions out of the survey's original total of 23 questions. A focus is put on significant differences in these answers between scientists from Austria and Germany. The financial supporting structure for Open Access in Austria is quite dissimilar from Germany hence differences should be expected. Even so 89% of scientists in both countries agree that Open Access is helpful in their own field of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the issues of the member libraries of the Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund (OBV) Austrian library association, and on the changes in the the library automation system of the OBV. The article presents issues that Austrian libraries such as the National Library, the academic libraries, and the state libraries have had, and discusses the consequences associated with OBV member-libraries switching from the BIBOS 2 to the Aleph 500 library automation system in 1999.

On September 30, 2010 the first restitution of books that were looted in the era of National Socialism took place at the Medical University Vienna. During a ceremony 39 books that were stolen in 1938 from Carl Julius Rothberger, a university professor at the Medical Faculty of the University Vienna, were returned to his daughter Bertha Gutmann. In preparation for the restitution investigations and research were carried out at the library of the Medical University Vienna as part of an ongoing project on provenance research initiated in 2007. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subject matter of this report is the development of the 20 Austrian libraries at federal universities. Main topics are national and international cooperations and projects during2009. Legal framework conditions for the federal universities and the observance of the university libraries in Wissensbilanz and Leistungsbericht are discussed. Important focal points of cooperations at the national level are activities of Arbeitsgemeinscaft der Bibliotheksdirektor/-innen, Austrian Library Consortium and Austrian Academic Consortium. In 2009 cooperation took place on an international level with Electronic Journals Library, Database Information System, subito, eBooks on Demand, BIX library index and German Library Statistics. Special cases are the provenance research projects at six Austrian university libraries about Nazi-looted property. These projects startet individually but close cooperation between libraries is intended for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides a summary of a September 2009 meeting on provenance research projects as reported at the 30th Austrian Librarian Conference in Graz, Austria. Among the undertakings reviewed was the attempt to inventory and recover missing medical manuscripts of the University of Vienna, Austria, lost during the National Socialist (Nazi) era. Similar book restitution efforts were reported at the universities of Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, and Salzburg.

The article discusses developments in library cooperation between Austrian academic libraries in 2008. Note is taken of the effects of a university library law implemented in 2004. Further comments are included regarding the costs for online research databases, the number of university library loans, and the costs associated with the library materials offered at academic libraries.

The article discusses Austrian university libraries and the development of 20 out of 21 of them during 2007. Interlibrary meetings and the themes on their agendas are described, including plagiarism detection, library statistics, long term archiving, national licensing, and research documentation. International cooperation on electronic journals and databases is reviewed, as is the eBooks on Demand program.

The article presents activities held by the "Vereinigung österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare" (VÖB; Association of the Austrian Librarians). A conference of the association will be held on May 16, 2008 in Linz, Austria. A meeting on the professional image of librarians took place on April 11, 2007 in Vienna. An outing to the Donau University in Krems took place on May 9, 2007.

The article discusses Austrian legislation effective in 2004 which brought more autonomy to universities and a changed administrative role based on strategic management. University libraries, however, are said to have lost their independence. Interlibrary cooperation efforts are reviewed, particularly with respect to electronic media and cataloging.

The article presents information about a conference of medical librarians which was held on December 4, 2006 in Vienna, Austria. Presenters included Austrian library scientists Beate Guba, Johann Rasinger, and Constantin Cazan. Topics discussed included masters of library and information science programs in Austria, computer network resources including discussion options for medical experts, and the development of a psychoanalytic document database (PADD).

The article announces the establishment of the Open Access Netzwerk Austria (OANA) on November 21, 2012, a library association, lobby group, and advisory body concerning open access publishing, as outlined in the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities.

The article presents the summaries of the special events organized by the Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare (VÖB), an Austrian association for librarians, in 2009. Events included a visit to an exhibit on the Jewish collector Raoul Korty at the Austrian National Library in Vienna, Austria, a viewing of the film "The Hollywood Librarian: a Look at Librarians through Film" at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, and a visit to the music collection of the Vienna Library.

The article discusses the blog series "Vertrieben 1938," first published by the library of the Medizinische Universität in Vienna, Austria, about medical professors expelled from the University after the annexation of Austria to the German Third Reich in 1938.

The article focuses on research conducted at the University Library of Vienna on the origin and ownership of historical writings confiscated in Austria during the time of national socialism. Among the collection are medical monographs as well as medical books and magazines from libraries and private medical associations. The research project on provenance includes a systematic recording of the inventory at the Medical University of Vienna as well as identifying looted property.