Setting up a new Faculty Library of Arts & Philosophy Saskia Scheltjens Faculty of Arts & Philosophy, Ghent University www.twitter.com/saschel www.slideshare.net/saschel Faculty of Arts & Philosophy Cycling for Libraries 2013 the ‘Open Library’ unconference – 23/06/2013
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Setting up a new Faculty Library of Arts & Philosophy @ UGent
For the Cycling for Libraries 2013 visit to Ghent, I organised an unconference about the 'Open Library'. I've recycled one of my previous presentations into an introduction about the work that I do.
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Setting up a new Faculty Library of Arts &
Philosophy
Saskia Scheltjens
Faculty of Arts & Philosophy, Ghent University
www.twitter.com/saschel
www.slideshare.net/saschel
Faculty of Arts & PhilosophyCycling for Libraries 2013
• INFRASTRUCTURE renovation • Professionalising and activation (new) STAFF
• Centralising and rationalising COLLECTIONS and FUNDING• Developing new WORKFLOWS• Improve existing SERVICES & develop new ones that are relevant to
research & education
RESULT
• 8.070 sq m new library space• 853 working & learning places• 420.000 volumes in open stacks (80%), 250.000 volumes in closed stacks• registration rate: 100%• new library team• budget infrastructure: 9.810.000 €
• 2 highly equiped spaces IN the faculty library • for faculty staff and students• to work with digital collections, tools and services • find expert help (technical & project management)• digital training and instructions• so as to collaborate on innovative projects• in current research and education
TIMING : start 2nd phase Faculty Library in February 2014
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Library Lab UGent
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this is far from new
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etc ...
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At the moment
Talking / meeting / planning …..
about co-operation with like minded people
within (and outside) the faculty to set this up
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But since august 2012
there is already …
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We organised
some fun things already ….
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And we are applying
for this as well ….
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Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH)
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If this project gets funded
we start BIG
If not
we will start small
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But co-operation, either way, is crucial
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… with people in the faculty
but also with the help of the
central University Library
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University Library
• Approx. 3 million volumes in a landmark building by Henry Van de Velde • Large renovation project (2012-2017)• New underground depot