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The last decade of the existence of the Soviet Union is considered by many as years of development, and many, who lived through that period, still remember those years very fondly. In many independent post-Soviet countries numerous problems required urgent solutions. This article describes the condition of libraries in Soviet Armenia and in independent Armenia, and informs about development trends, problems, and attempts to resolve them. The introduction of information technology in Armenian libraries has been quite complex and uneven, but it has had a unifying effect on library policy and librarians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of the library at Anhalt University, as in other university libraries in the new federal states, was characterised by a wide variety of challenges and changes at the time of reunification and for several years afterwards. Before the reunification of Germany in 1990, universities and thus also academic libraries were part of an education system shaped by socialist ideologies. Political censorship had strongly influenced the selection and availability of resources, so that the library collections had a limited focus and the share of scientific literature from Western countries was severely underrepresented. During reunification, the former GDR university libraries were integrated into the education system of the Federal Republic of Germany and were therefore under great pressure to transform. The state governments wanted to advance the newly founded federal states and this included establishing new universities. New requirements at different levels had to be met. These ranged from extensive bureaucratic changes to inventory review and expansion, internationalisation, modernisation of the technological infrastructure, and far-reaching personnel restructuring. The employees were required to be able to adapt to new and additional library standards and practices. The following article will focus on the development of the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and its university library with three locations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A library of Ukrainian literature (BUL) was established in Moscow as early as 1918 and remained open until the end of the 1930s. With perestroika, enthusiasts of Ukrainian nationality reinvented this idea. With the support of librarians and the Moscow city administration, a vibrant special library for Ukrainian literature developed. It was initially able to develop well depending on good official relations between the governments of both countries. As intergovernmental relations deteriorated, the BUL became a pawn in big politics. The article sheds light on this development and illustrates the influence of political and legal decisions on the work of public libraries in Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The position paper of the DGI specialist group Information Literacy and Society was discussed at the IK DACH conference at the University of Zurich. The specialist groups InfoGes and IKB aim to advance the discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Education. The unconference in Zurich provided an opportunity to discuss the interdependence of information literacy and Artificial Intelligence. Participants evaluated the theses of the position paper and discussed potential joint activities. [Extracted from the article]

A museum internship is the starting point for many future museum employees. The training is intended to provide insight into relevant areas of museum work and offers opportunities to gain work experience. An in-house library can thus be included as one stop on the training tour for volunteers. The experience might be both rewarding and challenging. The suggestions made in the article might help to successfully organize this training stage for the benefit of all participating parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academic libraries operate in the digital world in a multitude of globally acting information infrastructures. The new ways of use and demands associated with digitization entail a comprehensive development of their tasks and services. As infrastructure and innovation partners, libraries play an important role in the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The questions of how and why projects fail in library settings and how such failures can be dealt with productivity are raised repeatedly in specialized publications. The article describes why it is not so easy to find the answers to these questions in literature databases and which search strategies were, nevertheless, used to retrieve numerous relevant results. The results of the research are presented as a bibliography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with dilemma situations that are typical for a profession. First, it is explained how dealing with dilemmas can be helpful for professional practice. Second, dilemma is defined in general and professional dilemma in particular. Professional dilemmas of the library profession are outlined, from the areas of management, pedagogy, and some that arise from the specific values of the library profession itself. At the end, there are hints on how to deal in practice with dilemmas that are – in fact – irresolvable. Schulz von Thun's "Wertequadrat" is used as an instrument for the visualization and analysis of dilemmas.Mithilfe von www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) übersetzt. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The essay describes an innovative service that was successfully tested at SLUB Dresden in summer 2022: Under the service title "Learning break with a paw", students in the library are offered an active learning break that promotes concentration and consists of interaction opportunities with a therapy dog. Such a service can be derived from a learning space concept as well as from empirical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Digitale Sammlungen klingen erstmal nicht. Aber dann. ‘Spoken Wikisource – German’ enthält Töne von Joachim Ringelnatz, gesprochene, Texte aus ‘Die Gartenlaube’, auch ‘spoken’, Stimmen und Ideen. Der Klang der ‘Gesprochenen Wikisource’ ist vielschichtig beziehungsweise kann und könnte er sehr vielseitig sein – metaphorisch als der Klang des Projekts ‘Gesprochene Wikisource’, durch die Stimmen der beteiligten Gemeinschaften oder der Räume, in denen diese Aufnahmen entstehen; zum Beispiel Tonstudios, in denen Sprecher:innen sprechen. Gesprochen werden Textquellen aus Wikisource akustisch erfahrbar. Wahrnehmbar wird dadurch nicht nur der Inhalt, sondern auch eine Textinterpretation. Im Bibliothekskatalog gibt es diese Möglichkeit noch nicht, die Quellen sind entweder als Text oder Audio verfügbar, hybrid selten. Beim Einsprechen und Hören ist ein Teil der Rezeption zu spüren: Wie verstehe und interpretiere ich den Text einer Vorleser- oder Sprecherin, die sich mit gesprochenem Volltext des Portals Wikisource auseinandersetzt?! Dabei findet Interpretation statt, mehr als eine. Wikisource gewinnt so als gesprochene digitale Sammlung weitere Deutungs- und Metaebenen – Nuancen, Zugänge und Freiheitsgrade, Bedeutungen, Links. Dieser ‘Sound of Gesprochene Wikisource’ ist ein Nachhall medialer Auseinandersetzungen mit … Text in einer Bibliothek. Die Autorinnen berichten, betonen und spielen dabei mit Aspekten der ‘Gesprochenen Wikisource’ in historischen, bibliophilen und modernen Linkzusammenhängen mit dem Podcaststudio der SLUB, mit den offenen Kulturdaten des Dresdner Geschichtsvereins, mit 'DatenlaubeJam' am Dienstag und Lesungen im Advent – ‘The Sound of Wikisource’ sozusagen, ‘read, spoken and linked open’.

The article introduces the concept of library music. We document different terms and use cases as well as the diversity of genres, pseudonyms and composers. Metadata is of special importance to make this utilitarian music findable and increase its reuse. The section on economics discusses marketing strategies, rights management and experiments.

At the end of March 2024, the first certificate course for career changers in the library profession was successfully completed by the Weiterbildun g szentrum (Continuing Education Centre) of the FU Berlin in cooperation with the Association of Information and Library Professionals (BIB). The article shows the basic objectives, the concept and the ex p er i ences from the implementation of the training for lateral entrants named "Basiswissen Bibliothek für Quereinsteiger:innen". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The AKMB Autumn Training 2023 took place on November 9th and 10th and focused on the topic "Everything in the Green Zone? Sustainability in Art and Museum Libraries". The event was organized by the Working Group of Art and Museum Libraries (AKMB) in cooperation with the German Society for Information and Knowledge (DGI). Various lectures and discussions were held on topics such as climate protection in museums, sustainable use of resources in libraries, and networking and participation in consortia as a strategy. There was also a discussion on the implementation of sustainability in the library of the German Literature Archive in Marbach and the long-term preservation of digital content. The article describes the contributions of museum libraries to social sustainability. Concrete examples from the DHM library are discussed, such as equal access to resources, the library as a meeting place, and working conditions. It emphasizes that dealing with social sustainability depends on the users, staff, available media and facilities, as well as the institution's focus. Other topics addressed in the lectures include volunteer management at the Technoseum Mannheim, dealing with racist and discriminatory language in image databases, and knowledge transfer in libraries and cultural archives. The concept of Library Carpentry, which teaches data and programming skills, is also introduced. The article concludes with a mention of further opportunities for in-depth exploration of the topics covered. [Extracted from the article]

Das Leitbild, dass Teilnehmer eines Bibliothekssymposiums erarbeiteten, ist eine Orientierungshilfe, wie in Bibliotheken mit Misserfolgen oder Fehlentscheidungen umgegangen werden sollte, und zwar präventiv als auch retrospektiv. The mission statement was developed by participants at a library symposium. It provides guidance on how libraries should deal with failures, preventively and retrospectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der digitale Wandel hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten die Geisteswissenschaften transformiert. Jede Art von Tätigkeit in Forschung und Lehre hat zumindest einen digitalen Anteil und sei es, dass dieser nur in der Nutzung digitaler Informationsinfrastrukturen für die Recherche besteht. In den historisch arbeitenden Wissenschaften mag der Beharrungswille größer sein als in anderen Disziplinen, aber auch hier haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren zwei Tendenzen herauskristallisiert: Erstens nimmt die Arbeit mit digitalen Surrogaten analoger Quellen zu – und wird noch mehr an Bedeutung gewinnen, je mehr die Fächer mit digital geborenen Quellen arbeiten. Zweitens werden die historischen Fächer selbst zu Produzenten von Forschungsdaten. Der Beitrag zeichnet diese Veränderungen nach und zeigt exemplarisch aktuelle Verfahren, Workflows und deren Voraussetzungen. Für die Gedächtniseinrichtungen argumentiert er, dass diese die sich abzeichnende Entwicklung nicht nur nicht ignorieren dürfen, sondern dass sie bereits jetzt ein wichtiger Teil des digitalen Umbruchs sind, der sich durch eine Konvergenz von Datenkompetenzen, aber auch von Verfahren und Modellierungen über die Grenzen der Fächer hinweg auszeichnet. Abschließend reflektiert der Beitrag, auf welche Weise Gedächtniseinrichtungen den Anforderungen dieser Veränderung und neuer Gruppen von Nutzenden gerecht werden können und welche Herausforderungen auch epistemischer Art in den bestehenden Sammlungen ruhen. The digital turn has shaped the humanities in recent decades. Every kind of activity in research and teaching now has at least a digital component, even if this only implies using digital information infrastructures for research. In the historical scholarship, the will to persevere time honed approaches may be greater than in other disciplines, yet even here two trends have emerged in recent years: firstly, scholarship based on datafied surrogates of analogue sources is increasing–and will become even more important the more scholars work with digitally born sources. Secondly, the historical disciplines themselves are becoming producers of research data. This paper traces the transformation, illustrating current techniques, workflows, and their prerequisites arguing that memory institutions should not only not ignore the development, but that they form already an important part of the digital transformation. For memory institutions the digital turn is characterised by a convergence of data competencies as well as procedures and models across the traditional boundaries of the disciplines. Finally, the article reflects on how memory institutions can meet the requirements of this transformation and new groups of users and what challenges, of an epistemic nature as well, are inherent to the existing collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Data management and research support are emerging as new areas of activity for academic libraries. Training in this area is still rare and is only now being integrated into training and study programmes. The ZBIW certificate course "Data Librarian" fills this gap and enables a part-time, modularly structured qualification at university level. This article presents the certificate course, its structure and its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

«GOAL – Unlocking the Green Open Access Potential» (https://opengoal.ch/) ist die kollektive Bestrebung einer Gruppe von wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken zur Förderung des bisher wenig beachteten Potentials von Grün Open Access in der Schweizer Publikationslandschaft. Nicht oder nur marginal im Fokus der Nationalen Open-Access-Strategie sind die Fachhochschulen und Pädagogischen Hochschulen sowie kleine landessprachliche Verlage. Zunehmend seltener anerkannt wird auch der Weg der Open-Access-Zweitveröffentlichung oder «Grün Open Access». Es scheint, als ob sich der Ball bei der Umsetzung von Open Access zunehmend im Besitz der «Read & Publish» Verträge und in der Förderung des Goldenen Weges befindet. Die «grüne Alternative» führt ein wenig wahrgenommenes Schattendasein am Rande des Spielfeldes und gilt als wenig attraktiv. Offenbar können auch die Argumente der Nachhaltigkeit und der erhöhten Sichtbarkeit nicht genügend überzeugen. Aus Sicht des Projektes GOAL eröffnet der Grüne Weg jedoch einen in der Schweiz noch wenig genutzten Handlungsspielraum, der sich jenseits der grossen Verlage oder bekannten Universitäten befindet und ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Potential hat. Das ist der Moment, in dem wir das Auge auf praxisorientierte Zeitschriften richten, welche von kleinen Verlagen, Fachgesellschaften oder öffentlichen Institutionen in den verschiedenen Landessprachen publiziert werden. Diese Zeitschriften haben bisher noch wenig Beachtung erhalten, obwohl sie eine entscheidende Rolle für Forschende an Fach- sowie Pädagogischen Hochschulen spielen. Hier ist das Spielfeld noch wenig besetzt und Open Access kann, unter Berücksichtigung der Ressourcen der Redaktionen und Hochschulen, noch aufgebaut werden. In unserem Beitrag stellen wir das Projekt vor, präsentieren die Ergebnisse von anderthalb Jahren Arbeit und stellen diese zur Diskussion.

Exhibitions are a topic of discussion and constant development, not only in museums and art galleries. In libraries, too, the presentation of collections and potential benefits for library staff as well as for the interested public are being addressed. Library exhibitions imply extra effort and challenges as they often get to be conceived and organized in parallel with the usual tasks of librarians, who are, as a rule, not specially trained to organize exhibitions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vorstand und Sekretariat der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Dokumentation (DGD) haben von Anfang an Verantwortung für die Dokumentation und Informationsversorgung im Bereich von Dokumentation und Information übernommen. Die inhaltliche Erschließung als Grundlage eines zentralen Informationsdienstes für den gesamten Bereich des Informationswesens erfolgte in den ersten Dekaden bis 1976 mit der Dezimalklassifikation. Später wurden eine Fachordnung und ein Thesaurus erarbeitet. Referate, Bibliographien und Titellisten waren früh feste Bestandteile der Nachrichten für Dokumentation. Aus der ursprünglichen „Informationsstelle und Bibliothek der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Dokumentation (IBD)" wurde 1971 schließlich das „Dokumentationszentrums für Informationswissenschaft der DGD (ZDOK)" mit einem Dutzend hauptamtlich Beschäftigten. Sein Angebot umfasste Recherchen und Profildienste, Projekt-, Experten- und Institutionendokumentation sowie eine regelmäßige Veranstaltungsübersicht. Es nahm an internationalen Dokumentationsvorhaben sowie am überregionalen Leihverkehr teil, war nationale Sammelstelle für Thesauri und baute ab 1976 die Datenbank INFODATA auf. 1978 übergab die DGD ZDOK an die GID. ZDOK wurde zum Informationszentrum für Informationswissenschaft und -praxis (IZ), das zuletzt an der FH Potsdam angesiedelt war. From the very beginning, the board and management of the DGD (German Society for Documentation) assumed responsibility for documentation and information provision in the field of documentation and information. Content indexing as the basis of a central information service for the entire field of information science was carried out in the first decades until 1976 with the decimal classification. Later, a subject classification and a thesaurus were developed. Abstracts, bibliographies and title lists were early fixed components of the scholarly journal Nachrichten für Dokumentation. In 1971, the early "Information Centre and Library of the German Society for Documentation" finally became the "Documentation Centre for Information Science of the DGD (ZDOK)" with a dozen employees. Its services included research and SDI services, project, expert and institutional documentation. It participated in international documentation projects and in supra-regional loan transactions, was the national collection point for thesauri and produced the INFODATA database from 1976 onwards. In 1978, the DGD handed over ZDOK to the GID. ZDOK became the Information Centre for Information Science and Practice (IZ), which was last located at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Die Motive für die Gründung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Dokumentation (DGD) im Mai 1941 und ihre in den folgenden Jahren durchgeführten Arbeiten sind weitgehend unbekannt. Nach der Thematisierung der deutschen Dokumentationsstellen und der Mitwirkung ihrer Leiter in verschiedenen internationalen Organisationen während der 1920/30er Jahre werden der Gründungsprozess der DGD und ihre Kriegsarbeiten analysiert. The motives for the foundation of the German Society for Documentation (DGD) in May 1941 and its work carried out in the following years are largely unknown. After thematizing the German documentation centers and the involvement of their directors in various international organizations during the 1920s/30s, the founding process of the DGD and its wartime work are analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"AGMB 2023: Future – now more than ever", this was the theme of the annual conference of the German Medical Library Association (AGMB), held in Bonn from September 18 to 20, 2023. The conference was organized in cooperation by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, ZB MED – Information Center for Life Sciences and Bonn University and State Library. Presentation topics included e.g. library visibility, predatory publishing, systematic literature search, systematic review and management of research data for personal health information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Im Beitrag wird die Vision einer Universitätsbibliothek im Jahre 2040 entworfen. Die Aufgaben und Rollen von Bibliotheken in einer Gesellschaft, die zum einen stark digitalisiert unterwegs ist, zum anderen aber auch einen großen Bedarf an sozialen Kontakten hat, werden skizziert. Die Art, wie Medien und Information genutzt wird, hat sich radikal verändert. Kernstück ist eine Informationsplattform, auf der aufbereitete Inhalte mittels KI bedarfsgerecht bereitgestellt werden – von verlinkten Datenwolken über durch KI generierte Abstracts bis hin zu den zugrunde liegenden Daten. Durch die Rationalisierung der menschlichen Arbeit erhalten sinnvolle Freizeitbeschäftigungen und ständige Weiterbildung eine hohe Bedeutung – und die Bibliotheken spielen dabei eine wichtige Rolle. In the article, the vision of a university library in the year 2040 is sketched out. The tasks and roles of libraries in a society that, on the one hand, is heavily digitised and, on the other, has a great need for social contact, are outlined. The way media and information are used has changed radically. The core is an information platform on which prepared content is available using AI as required – from linked data clouds generated by AI to the underlying data. Due to the rationalisation of human work, meaningful leisure activities and continuous education are becoming incredibly important – and libraries play an important role in this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In diesem Beitrag werden, inspiriert von praxiserprobten Book- und Paper-Sprints, unterschiedliche Optionen für ein interaktives Forschungsdatenmanagement als Vermittlungsansatz beleuchtet. An einem Schulungskonzept wird anhand unterschiedlicher Einstiege beispielhaft demonstriert, wie u. a. die aufgrund starker fachspezifischer Ausprägungen im Forschungsdatenmanagement unabdingbare Fachexpertise eingesetzt werden kann. Die mit diesem Konzept einhergehende, an vielen Stellen notwendige Flexibilität birgt vielfältige Herausforderungen, weshalb entsprechende Lösungsansätze eingehend thematisiert werden. Inspired by book and paper sprints, this article examines various options for an interactive research data management as a teaching approach. Field-specific expertise is indispensable due to the strong subject-specific characteristics in research data management and the article shows how it can be implemented in a specific training concept is demonstrated outlining different entry points. The flexibility, necessary in many aspects and associated with this concept, poses a variety of challenges for which solutions are discussed in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Beitrag bezieht über zwei Narrative zu einer Vision Stellung, die hoffentlich in greifbarer Nähe ist. Die Aussichten beziehen sich auf die Selbstorganisation und den neu zu gestaltenden Kreislauf des Wissens, wofür sich Bibliotheken zuständig fühlen. The article takes a position on two narratives on a vision that is hopefully within reach. The two outlooks refer to the self-organization of libraries and the new cycle of knowledge to be designed, for which information institutions feel responsible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Immer noch werden die Auswirkungen der digitalen Transformation auf die Wissenschaftskommunikation unterschätzt und damit auch die Veränderung der Bibliothek. Die zunehmende Auflösung gewohnter Medienformen und die fortschreitende Vernetzung digitaler Ressourcen werden die Bibliothek 2040 zu einer neuen Form der Wunderkammer machen, die Wissen anders ordnen, aber die vergangenen Formen weiterhin im Kreis ihrer Kuriositäten ausstellen wird. The impact of the digital transformation on science communication is still underestimated, and with it the transformation of the library. The increasing dissolution of familiar media forms and the progressing cross-linking of digital resources will turn the library in 2040 into a new form of cabinet of wonders that will arrange knowledge differently but will continue to exhibit past forms in the range of their curiosities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seit 1836 werden bibliothekarische Titel an der Abteilung Rom des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts inhaltlich erschlossen. Die hierfür entwickelten Systematiken zeugen von der Entstehung der Klassischen Archäologie als Disziplin und von der Geschichte der bibliothekarischen Klassifikation. Die systematischen Kataloge und die Fachbibliographien des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts werden vorgestellt und ihre Entstehung kontextualisiert. Die Unterschiede zwischen den einzelnen Katalogen und den Bibliographien dienen als Ausgangspunkt, um die Anpassungsstrategien der Klassifikation an die Fortschritte der Forschung und der Technologie zu untersuchen. Der Abgleich mit dem Publikationsaufkommen ermöglicht zudem Bemerkungen zu den Änderungen in der Systematik. Since 1836, library titles have been classified by content at the Rome Department of the German Archaeological Institute. The systematics developed for this purpose bear witness to the emergence of classical archaeology as a discipline and to the history of library classification. The systematic catalogs and the subject bibliographies of the German Archaeological Institute are presented and their development is contextualized. The differences between the individual catalogs and the bibliographies serve as a starting point to examine the strategies of adaptation of classification to advances in research and technology. Comparison with the volume of publications also allows comments on changes in the classification system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Die VÖB-Arbeitsgruppe „Barrierefreiheit in Bibliotheken“, die im Jänner 2020 gegründet wurde, konzipierte eine Umfrage, die die Auswirkungen der Covid-19-Pandemie auf die Barrierefreiheit in Bibliotheken zum Thema hatte. Es wurde ein Online-Fragebogen entworfen, der den Umgang mit der Pandemie in Bibliotheken, Auswirkungen auf die Organisation und die Infrastruktur, rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und auch Erfahrungsberichte von Leser*innen abfragte. Über 100 Bibliothekar*innen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum nahmen an der Umfrage teil, die mit Hilfe der Statistiksoftware SPSS ausgewertete wurde. Es wurden Defizite sichtbar, die bereits vor der Pandemie bestanden, aber auch Verbesserungen, die die Pandemie erst in Gang gebracht hat, wie beispielsweise barrierefrei aufbereitete Online-Medien für Menschen mit Sehbehinderungen oder auch Bibliotheksangebote wie Schulungen, die als online-Services stattgefunden haben. Menschen mit Mobilitäts- oder Seheinschränkungen und guter digitaler IT-Infrastruktur konnten die digitalen barrierefreien Angebote am besten nutzen und haben von den Anpassungen am meisten profitiert. Die große Mehrheit der Teilnehmer*innen hat zudem angegeben, dass sie auch zukünftig großes Interesse am Thema Barrierefreiheit in Bibliotheken haben.

Die Heidelberger Bibliotheca Palatina galt zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts neben der Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana als die bedeutendste Bibliothek Europas. Nach der Eroberung des reformierten Heidelberg durch katholische Truppen wurde die Bibliothek 1623 in den Vatikan überführt, wo ihr größter Teil noch heute verwahrt wird. Der Aufsatz schildert in einem ersten, historischen Teil das Schicksal der Palatina zu Beginn des Dreißigjährigen Krieges. Der zweite Teil beschreibt das zehnjährige Digitalisierungsprojekt der Universitätsbibliothek im Vatikan, durch das die wertvollen Handschriften der Palatina virtuell für Heidelberg zurückgewonnen wurden.

Dieser Beitrag entspringt dem ULG-Abschlussprojekt „Open Science für Alle! Barrierefreier Informationszugang für gehörlose und schwerhörige Menschen an Bibliotheken“ an der Universität Wien. Im Rahmen dieses Projektes wurde zuerst der Status Quo des Informationszuganges für hörgeschädigte Menschen an – hauptsächlich europäischen – Bibliotheken erhoben. Anschließend wurden sowohl physische als auch digitale Bibliotheken betrachtet und ihre Hürden sowie die vorhandenen Lösungen zusammengefasst und analysiert, um zu belegen, dass die Barrierefreiheit meistens nicht zwingend kostenaufwendig ist. Sie hängt in erster Linie von der Mentalität und dem Sensibilisierungsgrad, in diesem Fall bezüglich Hörbeeinträchtigten, einer Institution und der Gesellschaft ab.

The article describes the use of library-based design in dentistry to achieve predictable results in restorations. The workflow includes a documentation and planning phase, followed by execution. The design is implemented using libraries and digital technology, allowing for adjustments in orthodontic treatment. It is recommended to adapt the clinical situation to the original design to ensure predictability. The selection of the right library is crucial for predictability and mimicking nature. The article introduces various dentists and their practices, including Marcelo Giordani from Alpha-Alpha Taboré Dentistry in São Paulo, Brazil, Ioan Cofar from DENTCOF in Timisoara, Romania, Eric van Dooren from a private practice in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ioana Popp and Paul Ficut, also from DENTCOF in Timisoara, Romania. [Extracted from the article]

In medical research, there are vast amounts of health data that can be used in a variety of ways. But what about this kind of data at Helios? This article describes the existing infrastructure and the institutions who are important for the research at Helios. Furthermore, it will be shown what the library of Helios Kliniken is currently doing for researchers and how it wants to position itself as a partner for research data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a discussion of the Hungarian book by Máté Tóth, a researcher and librarian in Hungary: "Social Roles of Libraries in the Light of empirical research data" (Szentendre, Hamvas Béla Pest Megyei Könyvtár, 2022), in which he draws attention to the social roles of libraries. The author substantiates the raison of this role with his empirical research. The book is a broad overview of one of the most exciting and much-discussed matters of today's Hungarian culture, the world and role of reading, books, the press, electronic media, mobile phones, the Internet, and comprehensively Hungarian reading culture. The author attempts to prove the legitimacy and social role of libraries based on the statistics, library sociology measurements and empirical research of recent decades. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is written as the conclusion of the project “Open Science for Everybody! Accessibility to Information for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons at Libraries” for the postgraduate course “Library and Information Studies” at the University of Vienna. This article, as the project itself, describes the status quo of accessibility of people with hearing disorders at libraries, mostly in Europe. Afterwards solutions and measures of other institutions have been collected and analyzed, in order to show that accessibility is not necessarily expensive, but depends primarily on the mindset and sensitization, in this case concerning hearing disorders, of the institutions and of the society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The VÖB working group "Accessibility in Libraries", which was founded in 2020, designed a survey that focused on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on accessibility in libraries. An online questionnaire was designed that asked about how libraries were dealing with the pandemic, impacts on organization and infrastructure, legal frameworks, and also readers' testimonials. Over 100 librarians from German-speaking countries took part in the survey, which was analyzed using SPSS statistical software. It revealed deficits that existed before the pandemic, but also improvements that the pandemic had only just set in motion, such as accessible online media for people with visual impairments or library services such as training courses that took place as online services. People with mobility or visual impairments and good digital IT infrastructure were able to make the best use of the digital accessible services and benefited the most from the adaptations. The vast majority of participants also stated that they would continue to be very interested in the topic of accessibility in libraries in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many medicine and dentistry students aspire to continue their research or academic career after graduation, leading them to choose a doctorate. Mainz University Medical School receives around 250 to 300 doctoral thesis submissions annually, and the Departmental Library of Mainz University Medical School (BBUM) plays a crucial part in this process. During the four-year PhD programme, the BBUM provides a variety of indispensable services, courses and resources for doctoral candidates. The poster illustrates how the BBUM endeavours to assist, advise, educate and communicate with its PhD students. Additionally, it outlines the key partnerships, both formal and informal, with other stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Bibliosuisse sees itself as a central player in the I+D education landscape in Switzerland. Together with the Association of Archivists of Switzerland (VSA), it leads the I+D training delegation as the responsible body for basic vocational training, which has just been realigned. Bibliosuisse now wants to coordinate basic training more closely with the bachelor's and master's degree programmes in Information Science. With its own continuing education programme, Bibliosuisse is positioning itself as a practice-oriented provider of courses for employees of public and academic libraries and documentation centres. Cooperation with universities is part of the strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bibliometrics is a current topic in many libraries. It is often associated with many questions, which are also repeated from time to time. In this article, the two authors have identified the 10 most frequently asked questions and try to answer them in separate and independent sections. They address questions about data providers such as Web of Science, Scopus and Dimensions, but also PubMed, ArXiv, EconBiz, as well as bibliometric indicators such as the Journal Impact Factor (JIF), CiteScore (CS), Scimago Journal Rank (SJR), Source Normalized Impact per paper (SNIP). However, spotlights will also be put on related topics such as Open Access and Altmetrics e. g. Altmetric.com, Plum Metric and Article-Level-Metric (ALM). The organizational embedding, the question of how culture-changing topics affect science management and libraries as well as the aspect that libraries should take on an expert function on these data-driven topics complete the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]