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The article focuses on the application of a study titled "Best Practice: Studying Students – A Research Project of the River Campus Libraries in Rochester NY" that was conducted by Holder Schultka and implemented in the Branch Library of Chemistry in the University Library of Münster, Germany. Aspects of the research project that were implemented include surveying library users in order to provide appropriate services.

This article presents the topic of the usage of the internet in libraries and how libraries have increased their functions and made their collections more accessible. With the advent of web 2.0, the internet has become more of a place for collective intelligence and a more simpler, interactive user guide. The author examines how libraries can incorporate this interactive platform to let users help design the services of the library.

The article reports on the 101st Deutscher Bibliothekartag (German Librarians' Convention) in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012. Themes considered at the meeting included the impact of electronic publishing and digitization efforts on libraries, the increase of library users in Germany between 2000 and 2010, and design, construction, and renovation projects for library buildings.

The article reports on the situation of libraries in Germany in 2010. Included are a discussion of the increasing use of libraries by a diverse population, the negative effects of budget deficits as federal funds are reduced, and libraries as a place of lifelong learning. The writer of the article also pleads for support for libraries as places which preserve the cultural heritage of a nation.

The article describes the development of technical standards and user strategies for digital books in German libraries. Comments are given regarding automated processes of integration for meta-data, indexing techniques in digital book collections, and efforts to create standardized citations for digital books. Further note is taken of the organization of information regarding digital books and library user statistics.