The expertise-network for libraries at the office of the German umbrella organisation for libraries (Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V., dbv) bundles competences of institutions that up to now had cross-"Länder" tasks.

It's aims are:

- supply of information for planning and decision making on a national level,

- to encourage innovation and development in libraries,

- to support the role of libraries and their relations on an international level.

Contact:

Dr. Friedrich Geißelmann

Vorsitzender des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbandes e.V.

Direktor der Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg

Tel.: 09 41/9 43 39 01

Fax: 09 41/9 43 32 85

E-Mail: friedrich.geisselmann@bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de

Contact at Deutscher Bibliotheksverband:

Barbara Schleihagen

E-Mail: schleihagen@bibliotheksverband.de

Deutscher Bibliotheksverband on the internet (in German):

E-Mail: dbv@bibliotheksverband.de