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Introduction by Marjolein Nieboer

Album Promotorum Universitatis Groninganae

The Album Promotorum Universitatis Groninganae is a database containing information about PhD graduates of the University of Groningen from 1914 to the present. The list contains personal details (name, years of birth and death, place of birth, gender), thesis title, discipline, supervisors, and the location of the thesis within the collection, sometimes with a link [...]

Benchmarking

Thirteen Dutch university libraries use benchmarking to measure and compare their performance. The data they gather concerns budget allocation, collection creation, service effectiveness, etc. This tool is updated regularly in order to respond to new developments in the library. The University of Groningen uses digital files on a large scale, also in comparison to other [...]

Customer satisfaction survey

In 2012, the results of the previously held Customer Satisfaction Survey were compiled into a report. The results give a good indication of what users think about the different aspects of the services provided. One of the survey’s main conclusions is that staff and students are very satisfied with the collection as well as with [...]

Library Zernike

There were three important developments at the Zernike Library in 2012: the merger of two specialist libraries into the Zernike Library the expansion of the collection and facilities the renewal of the Information Skills Teaching Programme Merger of libraries The most notable project in 2012 has been the merger of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences [...]

The sleepless night

(Nederlands) Ook in 2012 bleef de Universiteitsbibliotheek eenmaal een hele nacht open, de zogeheten Slapeloze Nacht. In examenperiodes ijveren studenten steevast voor (nog) langere openingstijden van de