1. Technische Universität München IATUL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS PROGRAMME IATUL Meeting Krakow November 2007 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN

2. Technische Universität München “The International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries is an international forum for the exchange of ideas relevant to librarianship in technological universities throughout the world”. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN IATUL Mission statement ”The main objective of IATUL is to provide a forum where library directors and senior managers can meet to exchange views on matters of current significance and to provide an opportunity for them to develop a collaborative approach to solving problems”.

3. Technische Universität München IATUL is a professional association providing a worldwide network to exchange ideas and experience on a leadership level INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Motivation There are issues special to scientific and technological university libraries IATUL wants to encourage international cooperation, providing a new level of communication beyond the IATUL annual conference Combined efforts on a particular subject area can result in a high level of synergy to the benefit of an international community

4. Technische Universität München Each task force will focus on a particular subject area and define its own terms of reference, together with long and short term goals INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Concept Following a call for expressions of interest in involvement, members are appointed by the IATUL Board for a period of two years, which may be renewed. Task forces are chaired by senior librarians who are appointed by the IATUL Board and will report to the Board. The task force chairman coordinates the interaction between group members

5. Technische Universität München INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Concept Special interest groups will be encouraged to present the results of their endeavour to the annual conference Topics discussed by the task forces, and suggestions resulting from their expertise, may act as starting points for projects within the framework of the IATUL Cross Country Cooperation Programme The standard means of communication for Special Interest Groups will be E-Mail and telephone conferencing.

6. Technische Universität München Information Competence Group INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Suggested Groups Library Construction, Architecture and Restoration of Library Buildings Group Metadata and Institutional Repository Group Virtual Library and Open Access Group

7. Technische Universität München Organisation Development and Quality Management Group (SIG-LOQUM) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Established Group Expressions of interest in involvement: Europe:6 Africa:0 America:1 Asia:1 Australia:3

8. Technische Universität München Compilation of descriptions of QM-systems, relevant for libraries INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Suggested issues that might be dealt with in SIG-LOQUM Concept for mutual auditing of libraries with similar structure and size Compilation of a description of organisational structures in libraries Concepts of SIG-LOQUM support for libraries due to introducing a QM-system Guidelines for analysis and improvement of library organisation Team oriented processes Budgeting and Fundraising

9. Technische Universität München INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY REINER KALLENBORN Thank you! Join IATUL! and