Author: Debra Bernadette L’Angellier

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European Libraries Study Trip – Research Materials

Here are some links the European Libraries Study Trip team were looking at while doing research

  1. Global Alliance for Technological Universities
  2. Disruptive Technologies – http://dmll.org.uk/
  3. Ministry of Education Report
  4. How Libraries became a place to read, pray and learn 
  5. Smartphones cant replace libraries 
  6. MIT Futures of Libraries 
  7. Center for the Future of Libraries 
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Study visit – University Libraries (European Libraries)

Main list of libraries to visit

No University Library or Institute Interesting Points
 1

University of Copenhagen

http://kub.kb.dk/researchsupport
  • Partnership with the main library
  • Interesting subject guides for open university
  • Some of the things we are looking to do in the future
  • Digital preservation and Copyright Issues
2  The Library of Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)https://www.tcd.ie/library/about/strategy.php
  • Similar concern about the future of libraries
  • Strategy to look at how the library can evolve
3

 

IKMZ, Brandenburg University of Technology (Cottbus) (Germany)
http://www.tu-cottbus.de/einrichtungen/de/ikmz/ikmz-portraet/leitbild.html
  • The library is one of Germany’s newest library
  • Very involved in e-learning and technology.
  • Similar to curriculum to NTU
4  TU Delf (Netherlands)
http://researchsupport.tudelft.nl/idea-generation/get-information-by-topic/virtual-knowledge-centres/
  • Interesting collaborative research support portal
  • Also concern about bibliometric
  • Partnership with NTU
  • Singapore delegation led by President to visit the university
5  Vienna University Library and Archiveshttp://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/english/phaidra.html
  • Permanent Hosting, Archiving and Indexing of Digital Resources and Assets at the University of Vienna
6

 Institute for scientific and technical information (France)

http://www.inist.fr/?-Portals-&lang=en
  •  Sharing portals across disciplinary
  • Does not just serve one community
7

Imperial College London

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/library/

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/library/public/strategic-plan.pdf
  • Mapping user journeys
  • Subject Librarian service
  • Some things we may be looking to do: focus on different user communities, transforming central library spaces
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Kings College Londonhttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/index.aspx

http://libguides.kcl.ac.uk/studyskills/what
  • Study Skills Group (UG)
  • Services for Postgraduates
9  University of Sheffield
10  Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
11  Oxford University, Weston Library
  • Has a designated space for digital scholarship, where experts advise researchers on using digital tools to support their research in ways that would not have been possible 50 years ago.
  • This ranges from large-scale digitization of manuscripts — such as the ongoing project to scan million pages from the Vatican’s collections and half a million from the Bodleian so that they can be viewed and searched for free online — to tailored projects that can change an entire field of research.

 

Alternative University Libraries to visit

 

Weston Library, Oxford University

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
  •  I-SKILLS workshop
  • Toolkit for researchers
  • Archiving
  • Chinese Catalogue
  • Live Help (SOLO)
 

University of Copenhagen Libraries

http://culis.ku.dk/
  • ‘Let the library visit you’ program
  • Collaboration with the Academic and Public Library

 
 

Heriot Watt University/Information Services

https://www.hw.ac.uk/is/
  • Information Service
  • Collaboration between IT, Teaching and Learning and Library

 

Suggested Itinerary 

Itinerary for European Libraries visit

Leave Singapore Sunday Night 11.35pm arrive in Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Monday 7.00am

(Estimated flight time 13 hours)

Check in to Bastion Hotel (24 hour check in)
Library Day Details

TU Delft Library

Delft, Netherlands

·       Main Library Site

·       Roadmap for University

·       Contact

Date and Time of visit –

Monday afternoon 2.00pm till 5.00pm

Getting there

From Schiphol airport there is a light rail system from airport to Delft station

(Estimated time by public transportation to  43 mins to 1h 30 mins)

 

Alternative transports

Taxi from Delft station

http://www.taxidelft.com/

 

Chauffeured Service from Hotel

http://www.autoeurope.com/go/chauffeur-services/netherlands

 

(Estimated time with alternative transport 1 hour)

Imperial College

London, England

Date and Time of visit

Tuesday 2pm

 

 

Leave Amsterdam for London

Amsterdam for London

(Estimated time of flight 1 hour)

KLM depart 9.00am arrive around 10.30am

 

Check in London Hotel (Hold Bags)

 

Taxi to Imperial College

 

Trinity College

Dublin, Ireland

 

Date and Time of visit

Wednesday 11am

(Day Trip)

Leave London for Ireland

Morning Flight

(Estimated time of flight 1h 30 mins)

British Airways depart 8.15am arrive 9.35am

 

Getting to Trinity University

(Estimated time from airport 1 hour)

https://www.getyourguide.com/dublin-l31/airlink-express-from-dublin-airport-to-city-centre-heuston-t25604/

 

http://literatureconservation.blogspot.sg/p/getting-to-dublin-and-trinity-college.html

 

Return to London

Evening Flight

(Estimated time of flight 1h 30 mins)

British Airways flight depart 7.05 return 8.30pm

 

Back to hotel in London

Kings College

London England

 

Date and Time of visit

Thursday 10.00am

 

 Taxi or car to college
Sheffield University

Date and Time of visit

Friday 11.00am

Leave London for Sheffield

Depart St Pancreas to Sheffield East Midland Trans

(Estimated time of train journey 2 hour)

http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/

 

http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/travelling-with-us/our-network/Sheffield/

 

Leave Sheffield 5pm arrive back in London 7pm

Leave for Singapore Saturday morning

SIA flight depart 10.55am arrive back in Singapore Sunday 7.50am

(Estimated flight time 13 hours)

http://www.singaporeair.com/booking-flow.form?execution=e1s1