The Organisation of University Libraries

A UK Perspective

Abstract

I feel very honoured to address you about the
organization of modern university libraries. I have been
asked to talk about the reorganization of library functions in
a modern university, and I am mainly going to describe what
is happening in the UK. I have also visited university libraries
in the United States of America, France, Germany and Spain,
and in some ways the position of those libraries is similar to
the traditions of academic librarianship in Serbia. The United
Kingdom position is markedly different. However, on my visits
to other countries, colleagues there seemed very interested
in the UK approach to library service, and indeed, in learning
from us, and following our example. And, of course, on
those visits, I wanted to see what I could learn from their
example, just as I am with this visit to you.