Academic Libraries Landesbibliothek MV, Schwerin Universitätsbibliothek Greifswald Universitätsbibliothek Rostock Hochschulbibliotheken Neubrandenburg, Stralsund und Wismar Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Rostock Bibliothek der FHÖVPR, Güstrow Special Libraries / Research institutions

Academic Libraries UB, HMT HSB LBMV Library School HSB UB HSB

Academic Libraries

Sachsen - Anhalt Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Schleswig- Holstein HamburgBremen Niedersachsen Göttingen Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz Thüringen Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund Common Library Network: joint union library infrastructure of seven Northern German States and the Prussian Cultural Foundation Headquarters / Verbundzentrale in Göttingen

Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund ensures a coherent IT development in MV Verbundzentrale (VZG) = network headquarters in Göttingen, a public company run by the state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) Board consists of government and library representatives as well as elected members Various professional bodies, annual conferences: 2012 in Hannover, 2013 in Oldenburg

Local Library Systems Rostock / Neubrandenburg UB Rostock, HSB Neubrandenburg, HMT Rostock, LBMV branch in Rostock (formerly LISA), research institutes:LIKAT, IAP, IOW, FBN Dummerstorf, LFA Schwerin / Wismar LBMV, HSB Wismar, State Museums Greifswald / Stralsund UB Greifswald, HSB Stralsund separate: FH Güstrow, State Archives

Special responsibilities Historic collections and digitization programmes LBMV Schwerin, UB Greifswald, UB Rostock Legal deposit, state bibliography, government library LBMV Schwerin Patent and Standards Centre, coordination GBV contributions, Training Consultancy, Ausbildungsberatung UB Rostock Coordination acquisition budget for electronic ressources, National Subject Collection (DFG Sondersammelgebiet) for Baltic States and Virtual Subject Library Baltic States (vifanord) UB Greifswald

Active patrons

Relevance for the general public Anteil der externen Nutzer an der Gesamzahl der Nutzer in % Quelle: Deutsche Bibliotheksstatistik 2010

Opening main library Öffnungszeiten am Hauptstandort in Stunden pro Woche Quelle: Deutsche Bibliotheksstatistik

Staff cuts Stellen gemäß Stellenplan Quelle: Deutsche Bibliotheksstatistik

Consequences of staff cuts reduced opening hours Applied Sciences Libraries and university branch libraries as well as state library Average age of staff is rising Number of trainee librarians is also being cut, despite massive need for recruitment after 2017 Staff cuts reduce the ability of libraries to provide innovative services, especially in the IT sector

Acquisition budget

Proportion of electronic resources in % of budget (2010)

Current issues Introduction of new version of integrated library system (OCLC/Pica LBS 4) transfer of systems management to union headquarters in Göttingen Introduction of discovery systems (Vufind) Planning for next generation libary system Strategic development of national infrastructure

Current issues New deacquisition guidelines Preservation strategy Improved regional cooperation – Digital libraries and Digitization – Staff training Library building activities – New humanities libraries in Greifswald (in progress) and Rostock (planned) – Library extensions in Stralsund (in progress) and Neubrandenburg (planned)