Garching - the Storage Library of Titelfolie the Bavarian State Library Past, present and future developments Dr. Dorothea Sommer Bavarian State Library “Storage in research libraries is under pressure for several reasons. Despite the growing numbers of electronic journals, the growth of print collections shows no sign of diminishing and the prevailing academic cultures in many disciplines are averse to disposing of paper copies. Within libraries the use of space is becoming critical and institutional strategies increasingly promote student- centred approaches to the layout of the building in order to provide favourable student experience. Extra storage space comes low in funding priorities.“ CHEMS (2005): Optimising Storage and Access in UK Research Libraries: A study for CURL and the British Library. CHEMS Consulting. „The preservation of non-digital media needs sufficient storage capacities and professional support... This is partly very expensive but absolutely necessary to maintain the value (of the printed media) both with regard to the material aspect as well as for research purposes“. Empfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung der wissenschaftlichen Informationsinfrastrukturen in Deutschland bis 2020. Wissenschaftsrat, 2012. p. 47. http://www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/archiv/2359-12.pdf Federal Coordination Office for the Preservation of the Written Cultural Heritage (KEK) 2015 publication with recommendations on preservation Legal deposit right Bamberg in Bavaria Würzburg Nürnberg-Erlangen Regensburg Passau Augsburg München Archival obligations Legal Deposit Act originating from 1663 Special Collections and Specialised Information Services funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) Implied mandate to protect the collection The Bavarian State Library at the Ludwigstraße Bavarian State Library Location Bavarian State Library Location Garching I Garching I Garching I Garching I Garching II Garching II Garching II Proportion Print collection / Digitized book collection Digitized book collection: 1,2 million @ Print collection: 13,5 million Dr. Dorothea Sommer Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 89 28638 2205 www.bsb-muenchen.de .