 Logo IATUL | |
| Abbreviation | IATUL |
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| Formation | 1955 |
| Founder | Dr. Hemlin |
| Founded at | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Type | Voluntary international non-governmental organisation |
| Purpose | Forum for the exchange of ideas relevant to librarianship in technological universities |
| Location |
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Membership | 200 |
The International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) was founded in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 1955, as an international forum for the exchange of ideas relevant to librarianship in technological universities throughout the world. IATUL is a voluntary international non-governmental organisation of a group of libraries, represented by their library directors or senior managers, who have responsibility for information services and resources management. The expanded name of IATUL was changed to the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries at the 2009 General Assembly to reflect the broader range of institutions which now make up the membership of the association. In 2014, the name was changed to the International Association of University Libraries (IATUL), to include all university libraries.[1]
IATUL is an excellent example of the development of an effective informal international network between libraries of similar type, with a common high level of professional expertise and offering a similar range of services to their users. Many of the members of IATUL provide services, not only to the teaching and research staff and students of their own university, but also to industrial organizations and national research institutions, in their respective countries.
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. IATUL also welcomes organizations who supply services to university libraries into membership, if they wish to be identified with the association’s activities.
IATUL's mission statement is to create a one world library, one that offers a "High quality tertiary education, supported by university-level research that is the key factor in the further development of any part of our knowledge-driven global society".[2]
IATUL also offers numerous services, which include an editing service, international research and study programme, travel grants, and special interest groups.[3]
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Many college libraries present a single search box on their home page for you to use in doing research. This “all-in-one” search, called discovery searching, is designed to help you discover what materials the library has on a topic, by simultaneously searching several library resources, such as the catalog, subscription databases, institutional repository, and archives. Discovery searching can be useful when you don’t know where to look or when you are doing a multidisciplinary research project, but is it the best choice for researching in your literature classes? This tutorial will demonstrate how searching the MLA International Bibliography differs from discovery searching and the advantages it gives you when looking for material about literature, language, film, or any of the other topics covered by the MLA Bibliography. Let’s consider, for example, a search you might do if you were looking for articles or books on Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. First let’s type “pride and prejudice” into a discovery search box. We get over 149,000 results—far too many to review! And when we scan the first page of results, we see that many are for the novel rather than critical writing about it. And we find— surprisingly—some articles from medical journals that use Jane Austen’s famous title in their own titles. Now let’s do the same search in the MLA Bibliography. There are less than 650 results, a much more manageable number. You’ll be able to review a greater portion of the results, and here the results are about the novel. This shows that a major difference between the two searches is focus. Discovery searching covers everything and has no focus, whereas the MLA Bibliography focuses on material about literature and related topics. Another advantage of searching the MLA Bibliography is that almost all the resources covered by the Bibliography are peer-reviewed. You may have noticed that discovery searches provide facets such as content type, publication date, or broad subject areas to allow you to narrow the results of your search, but the MLA Bibliography has more powerful tools. You can search for terms in specific parts of records, such as journal title, author name, or subjects. You can even search for certain kinds of subjects, such as national literature or literary influence. And the Bibliography has more options for focusing your search. Depending on which version of the Bibliography your library uses, you can narrow your search by literary time period, genre, author as subject, or author’s work. If you know you need to research a topic in literature, film, or language, searching the MLA Bibliography will get you off to a strong start, and will give you a focused search with the tools you need to conduct effective research. The MLA International Bibliography can be found at your institution using its list of databases. For more tutorials on searching the Bibliography, visit www.mla.org/bibtutorials or like us on Facebook to get announcements as new tutorials are released. And if you have more questions, consult a librarian at your college or university library.
History
Dr. Hemlin from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden was the founder of IATUL and also its first President, and in this capacity he did much to develop the Association. In September 1955 IATUL was recognized as a subsection of International Library Association’s division of The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
In the early years many of the members of IATUL came from Europe, where there were a number of well-established institutions for technological education. The eighteenth century had seen the founding of some of the earliest "schools" of this type in France, Germany and Hungary. The first half of the nineteenth century was a period of considerable economic and social growth and development. This period saw the increasing use of steam power for industry, the rapid change from local craft production to factory-based industries, and considerable improvements in communications. These changes led to an increased need for the provision of technical education and training, resulting in the founding of "trades and craft schools" and polytechnic institutions throughout Europe. Similar institutions were founded in the USA. The early members of IATUL came mostly from European universities of technology and from some American institutions. During the last twenty years there has been a steady growth in IATUL members coming from all parts of the world, resulting in a truly international organization.
Conferences
IATUL holds an annual conference, which provides members and other interested professionals with the opportunity to discuss issues facing tertiary education libraries.
The institution also holds workshops, which include an IATUL seminar, director's summit and leadership academy.[4]
Members
IATUL has more than 200 member institutions: http://www.iatul.org/members/
IATUL has a board that consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and at least four other members. Each position on the board are elected for a term of three years.[5]
References
- ^ "History | IATUL - International Association of University Libraries". www.iatul.org. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Mission and Vision". IATUL.org. March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Services". IATUL.org. March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Workshops". ITAUL.org. March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Board". IATUL.org. March 4, 2021.
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