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A short history of Dortmund University Library

1965 June 1: Dortmund University Library founded as a one-tier library with a Central Library (lending library) and Departmental Libraries (reference libraries) near the faculties. Organisational set-up of Dortmund University Library recommended as exemplary by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation).
1968 December 16: Inauguration of Dortmund University
1969 First Deparmental Libraries opened
1976 Relocation to the new Central Library building, Vogelpothsweg 76
Architect: Gerhard Guggenberger, Henning und Dietrich
Construction period: 1973-1976
Capacity: 1.5m books, 500 reading room desks
1976 Launch of the Dortmund Online Library System DOBIS for lending
1980 Merge with the Bibliothek der Pädagogischen Hochschule Ruhr (Ruhr College of Education Library)
1983 Cataloguing with Dortmund Online Library System DOBIS
1991 Co-operative cataloguing with the HBZ library network started
1993 JASON (Journal Articles Sent On Demand) is launched in collaboration with the University Libraries of Bielefeld and Münster as an electronic express delivery service for journal articles.
1994 Automated acquisition with LARS data processing system started
1996 First InetBib Conference in Dortmund
1997 Introduction of a new Sisis lending system and online catalogue
1998 May: Mission Statement
1999 Launch of an electronic reading room on the third floor
Construction of the mezzanine floor (intermediate storey)
2000 - 2001 Asbestos abatement in the Central Library building
2001 Autumn: Live chat reference service is launched
December: an integrated workflow for acquisition and cataloguing with Sisis library management system is established
2002 Online interlibrary loan is started in the HBZ library network
Hardware restructuring: Sisis Sunrise
Opening hours extended: library now open on Saturdays
2003 Sisis acquisitions client is installed
Periodicals information service (ZID) is launched
Retro-conversion of older book stock (digitalisation of book records from before 1983) is completed
2004 Lending services desk remodelled
Email notifications for users
Information Centre for Technology and Patents (ITP) becomes receiving office for German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)
ASKademicus chatterbot is launched (first chatterbot in a German library)
2005 Inauguration of the multimedia room in the Central Library
Lending in the Departmental Libraries connected to the online library management system
Collection of the Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen (LfM, Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia) is integrated into the holdings of Dortmund University Library
"Letterheinz" library game is launched
40 years Dortmund University Library(PDF file)
2006 Individual issues of periodicals listed in our catalogue
New service: IT support
Launch of the UB Blog
2007 PrintStation is set up
First Dortmund University Library podcast is published
Extended opening hours in seven Departmental Libraries
Extended opening hours of the Central Library (Mon 8am to Sat midnight)
Relocation of the individual Departmental Libraries of Emil-Figge-Straße into shared premises, now "Emil-Figge-Bibliothek"
ScanStation is set up
Design and serviceability of our online catalogue user interface enhanced
30 new notebooks for loan
Standards on demand
2008 Start of ArcheoInf, a project funded by the German Research Foundation DFG
10th InetBib Conference
Launch of our feedback management
Opening of our digitalisation room
2009 English version of our website
Flat bed scanner in the Departmental Libraries
Central Library now open on Sundays - extended opening hours are reduced to daily opening hours from 7am to 1am (Saturday and Sunday 9am to 1am)
Emil-Figge-Bibliothek opens on Saturdays from 9am to 4pm
Self issue terminals in the Central Library
Our catalogue: New interface and advanced functionality
2010 11th InetBib Conference
tu | kultur – TU exhibition in the Dortmund U
Our catalogue: Book covers, button 'bookmark', QR codes
Training for 'Citavi'
UniCard as library card
2011 New Departmental Library: Bereichsbibliothek Sozialforschungsstelle
Video tutorials
Our catalogue for mobile devices
Release of the university archive electronic finding aids
Reservations Shelf
Self return terminal in the central library

Library Management

1965 - 1970 Dr. Hartwig Lohse
1970 - 1995 Dr. Valentin Wehefritz
1995 Martin Büren (interim director)
1995 - 2009 Marlene Nagelsmeier-Linke
2009 - 2010 Norbert Gövert (interim director)
since 2010 Dr. Joachim Kreische

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