Project Description
The summer school IPBib 2009 profits from the historical unique
situation that Humboldt University is building a new university library
- the Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum.
This includes restructuring a traditional depot library from the 19th
century into a modern open access library. The restructuring includes
moving twelve departmental libraries from the humanities into the new
Grimm-Zentrum. With approximately two million mediums the Grimm-Zentrum
will be the biggest open access library in Germany.
The aim of this project is to enable students to gain the theoretical
and practical knowledge of necessary constructional, logistic,
technological, classificatory and stock-securing solutions. Apart from
the implementation of new technologies the students will experience the
expansion of modern library services, they will also compare national
concepts and experiences. This knowledge and experience qualifies the
participating students for managing libraries, for the implementation
of concepts as well as managing and designing processes. These students
will enrich already existing courses; experiences from this summer
school will respond to course material of the participating
universities. Sustainability of the project is secured by the new
construction of the University Library in Lithuania in 2010 as well the
anticipated programme to draw a balance about new scholarly libraries
in Vienna in 2011.
The target group are library and information science students
(Bachelor and Master). The courses will comprise of workshops and
discussions as well as seminars and lectures. Workshops held by
employees of the library as well as excursions to other libraries and
information providers supplement the summer school. The geographic
origin of the participating partners advances the multilateral dialogue
between old and new European Union members. Additionally it will
support the creation of international and interdisciplinary networks on
the level of academic studies and education. As German will be the
working language heightening fluency is to be expected.
The open source e-learning platform Moodle, integrated into the
projects website, will be used for preparing, accompanying and
following up the project. Contributions from professors and students
shall be summarized and submitted to the 99th German Bibliothekartag
(library convention) in Leipzig in 2010. This summer school (6
ECTS-points) can be accredited to the participants academic studies.