New challenges for university libraries Maria Seissl Vienna University Library and Archive Services

Vienna University Library and Archive Services 50 libraries covering all areas of teaching and research at Vienna University Vienna University Archive Print holdings: 6.6 million volumes Digital holdings: vast and rapidly growing collection of e-ressources (e-journals, databases, e-books) Seach gateways: Library website, online-catalogue, SFX, Metalib 56.000 active users open to the general public 300 staff

50 libraries covering all areas of teaching and research at Vienna University

Vienna University Archive

Print holdings: 6.6 million volumes

Digital holdings: vast and rapidly growing collection of e-ressources (e-journals, databases, e-books)

Seach gateways: Library website, online-catalogue, SFX, Metalib

56.000 active users

open to the general public

300 staff

Challenges Due to recent changes in university legislation university libraries are part of the university and no longer answering directly the ministry Where there was great uniformity, diversity and competition have been introduced Joint ventures have become more difficult because bilateral agreements are necessary and cooperative funding has to be raised

Due to recent changes in university legislation university libraries are part of the university and no longer answering directly the ministry

Where there was great uniformity, diversity and competition have been introduced

Joint ventures have become more difficult because bilateral agreements are necessary and cooperative funding has to be raised

University libraries face price increases without increases of their budget and allowances for currency inflation E-Journal delivery to desktop is now standard – need to acquire publisher backfiles has high priority (University) libraries are constantly in need of space

University libraries face price increases without increases of their budget and allowances for currency inflation

E-Journal delivery to desktop is now standard – need to acquire publisher backfiles has high priority

(University) libraries are constantly in need of space

On a larger scale Open Access recommendations of European University Association UEA on open access http://www.eua.be/fileadmin/user_upload/files/Policy_Positions/Recommendations_Open_Access_adopted_by_the_EUA_Council_on_26th_of_March_2008_final.pdf Long-term preservation of digital assets (but also of paper-based documents) Mass digitisation

Open Access

recommendations of European University Association UEA on open access

http://www.eua.be/fileadmin/user_upload/files/Policy_Positions/Recommendations_Open_Access_adopted_by_the_EUA_Council_on_26th_of_March_2008_final.pdf

Long-term preservation of digital assets (but also of paper-based documents)

Mass digitisation

Opportunities RAD – Research and Activities Documentation Development of a digital asset management system: PHAIDRA (Permanent Hosting, Archiving and Indexing of Digital Resources and Assets) Workflow synergies for plagiarism check and theses database Take part in EU-projects Take an active role in research evaluation (bibliometrics) Continuing professional development

RAD – Research and Activities Documentation

Development of a digital asset management system: PHAIDRA (Permanent Hosting, Archiving and Indexing of Digital Resources and Assets)

Workflow synergies for plagiarism check and theses database

Take part in EU-projects

Take an active role in research evaluation (bibliometrics)

Continuing professional development

New role of libraries in the information world push content to users – make libraries meeting places, thereby binding students to the universities

New role of libraries in the information world

push content to users – make libraries meeting places, thereby binding students to the universities