Services

Library of Theology and Religious Studies

The Services working group was appointed with effect from 1 January 2011 as successor to the BB Services working group. All the specialist libraries are represented.

The working group held four meetings during 2011. The following subjects were discussed:

• Practical matters relating to ILL (inter-library loans) from libraries within and outside the Netherlands, e-mail recalls, problems relating to the registering of new borrowers at the beginning of every academic year (a manual has been produced for this) and proposals for text amendments in LBS
• Communication: links sometimes go unrecognized and communication is not always satisfactory; this remains an important point for attention
• Information from other working groups: because there are not many other working groups, or they have not held meetings, there is not much to report on this

A priority is the reformulation of the working group’s objective. The past objective is no longer appropriate, following the reorganization and new developments.

There are currently no concrete plans for the future. The aspects on which the working group will focus in the coming period are knowledge-sharing, the simplification of work processes and effective communication. Input from all Library staff is essential in this regard.

Jacqueline Strijker