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The article reports on a May 2007 meeting of the Austrian Libraries' Association in Graz, Austria. Topics discussed included digital college publications, electronic resources management, eContent usage, and portal services for library users. Additionally there was a presentation on the barrier-free Web and the BSB-Google deal.

Results are presented from a library user survey performed in Austria regarding the popularity and perceived success of the Vorarlberg, Austria regional library Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek (VLB). The article reports that 84 percent of the interviewed people were satisfied with the library administration and services. Further information is given regarding the space use of the library.

The article discusses the use of electronic media in libraries in Austria. In particular, the use of an access code in order to read electronic journals and books within the library is noted. The Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (DBV; German Library Association) is quoted in terms of its position on the use of electronic content in libraries and copyright laws.

This article discusses how the Academic Library of the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria used Quick Response (QR) Codes, a bar code, in order to help library users find works that were not available in a printed format on the online library database. Topics discussed include how many library users were not familiar with the online database, how they glued the QR Codes to the library shelves as place holders, and how people with smart phones were able to access the items using the codes.