University Library of Southern Denmark
Encyclopedia
The University Library of Southern Denmark (SDUB) is a public library and accessible for everyone. It acts as a knowledge centre for the whole of the Southern region of Denmark and has departments in five cities. Its main users are researchers and students at the University of Southern Denmark
but firms, organisations and educational institutions, e.g. upper secondary education
schools, are among its users.
The University Library of Southern Denmark gives access to books, journals, newspapers, maps, music scores, microfilm and a large number of electronic resources. The Library has all in all about one and a half million volumes and gives access to about 63.800 electronic journals, 170.000 ebooks and 408 online databases (as os 07/2011). Its collections cover primarily the areas, which are researched and taught in at the University of Southern Denmark but almost all subjects are represented in the library’s collections.
The University Library of Southern Denmark participates moreover in the national library
co-operation and is able to provide books obtained from all the research and public libraries
in Denmark. The library also co-operates with many foreign partners in order to provide books and journals – in printed and digital form.
The University Library of Southern Denmark has a number of special libraries and a co-operation with Odense University Hospital
(OUH). For instance, the Mathematical Library, the Medical Research Library at OUH and the Music Department at the Carl Nielsen
Academy of Music Odense (Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium) are all situated in Odense. The latter also houses and administrates the jazz collection of the University Library of Southern Denmark
, which is just one of its many special collections
.
The University Library of Southern Denmark has many services it can offer its users. For example, course resources pages and substantial library instruction activities, where library users are instructed in information retrieval
and study habits.
The library has a number of external co-operations, for example, with Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF). This has resulted in a range of online tools concerning plagiarism
(Stopplagiat.nu), academic information management
(UB-testen) and information literacy
(BINKO). The last-mentioned tool is open source
and can, therefore, be freely used by teaching institutions in order to adapt it to their own students.
, the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre, which now constitute The University of Southern Denmark. The merger was effective from the 1st January 1999. In 2006 SDU merged with the Odense University College of Engineering
, so that Odense Technical Library became a part of SDUB. The Business School Centre in Slagelse
was incorporated into the University of Southern Denmark in the beginning of 2007 and its library became the fifth campus library.
University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark, with campuses located in the southwestern part of Denmark - i.e. Funen, Southern Jutland and Sealand - is a research and educational institution with deep regional roots and an international outlook. Reaching even further south, the university offers a number of...
but firms, organisations and educational institutions, e.g. upper secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
schools, are among its users.
The University Library of Southern Denmark participates moreover in the national library
National library
A national library is a library specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the preeminent repository of information for that country. Unlike public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books...
co-operation and is able to provide books obtained from all the research and public libraries
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
in Denmark. The library also co-operates with many foreign partners in order to provide books and journals – in printed and digital form.
The University Library of Southern Denmark has a number of special libraries and a co-operation with Odense University Hospital
Odense University Hospital
Odense University Hospital is the largest and most specialized hospital in Southern Denmark. In terms of beds it is also the largest hospital unit in the whole country....
(OUH). For instance, the Mathematical Library, the Medical Research Library at OUH and the Music Department at the Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...
Academy of Music Odense (Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium) are all situated in Odense. The latter also houses and administrates the jazz collection of the University Library of Southern Denmark
Jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark
The Music Department at the University Library of Southern Denmark in Odense has through donations and acquisitions since 1997 achieved the status of research archive of specialised jazz studies....
, which is just one of its many special collections
Special collections
In library science, special collections is the name applied to a specific repository or department, usually within a library, which stores materials of a "special" nature, including rare books, archives, and collected manuscripts...
.
The University Library of Southern Denmark has many services it can offer its users. For example, course resources pages and substantial library instruction activities, where library users are instructed in information retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
and study habits.
The library has a number of external co-operations, for example, with Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF). This has resulted in a range of online tools concerning plagiarism
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous...
(Stopplagiat.nu), academic information management
Information management
Information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
(UB-testen) and information literacy
Information literacy
The National Forum on Information Literacy defines information literacy as “...the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.” This is the most common definition; however,...
(BINKO). The last-mentioned tool is open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
and can, therefore, be freely used by teaching institutions in order to adapt it to their own students.
History
SDUB is the result of a merger between the research libraries of the four institutions, Odense UniversityOdense University
Odense University, now Syddansk Universitet Odense , has been part of the University of Southern Denmark since 1998 of which it forms the biggest campus. It is the university of Odense, Denmark's third largest city, and the island of Funen. When abbreviated, the university motto becomes FIONIA, the...
, the Southern Denmark School of Business and Engineering and the South Jutland University Centre, which now constitute The University of Southern Denmark. The merger was effective from the 1st January 1999. In 2006 SDU merged with the Odense University College of Engineering
College Of Engineering
A college of engineering generally refers to an institute which offers engineering course at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level. Either these institutes are part of a university or are affiliated to some university. The duration of the undergraduate course is four to five years depending...
, so that Odense Technical Library became a part of SDUB. The Business School Centre in Slagelse
Slagelse
Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....
was incorporated into the University of Southern Denmark in the beginning of 2007 and its library became the fifth campus library.