The University Library Inside Out: A Case Study of Tilburg Unversity

Programme Tuesday 4 March 2003
9:30 hrs Welcome and opening

Mrs drs. Leonne Portz
Course Manager, Ticer, NL

10:00 hrs University organization

  • How is a university organized?
  • What is the role of the government, of umbrella organizations like VSNU, of the governing board and of the university council?
  • Finance
Prof. dr. ir. Kees Mouwen
Member Governing Board, Tilburg University, NL

11:00 hrsCoffee/tea

11:15 hrs University library organization

  • How is a university library organized?
  • Library management
  • Aim and target groups
  • Finance
  • Relations with faculties
  • General library advisory committee and Student users committee
Prof. Mel Collier
Library Director, Tilburg University Library, NL

12:15 hrs Decision making and the role of the agent

  • The decision making process and criteria for buying books, periodicals and databases
  • Role of the library users and Library advisory committees
  • Role of the agent
Mrs Corry Stuyts
Information and Collection Specialist, Tilburg University Library, NL

13:15 hrs Lunch

14:00 hrs Library processes

  • Processing, formal cataloguing, subject heading
  • Lending and reservations
  • Interlibrary loan
  • Document delivery
Mrs Gemma Hillige
Staff Member User Support, Tilburg University Library, NL

15:00 hrs Library information systems

  • OPAC
  • Online Contents
  • Simultaneous searching
  • Current awarenes services
  • User information
Mrs drs. Wietske Sijtsma
Head Projectplanning and Implementation, Tilburg University Library, NL

16:00 hrs Coffee/tea

16:15 hrs Searching for information

  • Searching for information
  • Role of different databases
  • Library instructions
Mrs drs. Leonne Portz
Information Specialist, Tilburg University Library, NL

17:15 hrs Closing and evaluation

Mrs drs. Leonne Portz
Course Manager, Ticer, NL

17:30 hrs End of programme

Ticer home course website

Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources
Ticer, PO Box 4191, 5004 JD Tilburg, The Netherlands,
telephone +31-13-466 83 10, telefax +31-13-466 83 83, e-mail Ticer@uvt.nl,
Last updated 11 June 2003