Bókasafnið - 01.02.1988, Blaðsíða 58

BÓKASAFNIÐ
Sólveig Þorsteinsdóttir:
The Natlonal Hospital
- Medical Libraiy- page 43
The Medical Library of the National Hospital moved
into a new location in November 1986. The library now
occupies 485 square meters, but will in the next two
years get 500 square meters in additional space. The
library is now on two floors. In the basement there is the
periodical collection and a readingroom for 44 people.
The books, current periodicals and the information and
reference area are located on the first floor.
The staff is four librarians and two assistants. The
stock is about 5.000 books and 400 current periodicals.
The opening hours are weekdays, from 8.00 to 22.00,
and Saturdays, from 9.00 to 17.00.
(SÞ)
Kristín Geirsdóttir:
The National Power
Company’s Library and
Information Center- page 44
Two years ago The National Power Company hired a
librarian to establish a special library and information
center and be in charge of records management. The
National Power Company builds and operates power
plants in Iceland. Staff size is approximately 260, with
about 60 people in Reykjavík.
It was decided to integrate the information service
in one information center at the head office in Reykjavík.
The ncw center was formally opened on November 1 lth
1987. It houses the company’s technical drawings,
maps, audiovisual material, semiactive records,
archives, reports collection and conventional special
library material. The collection is mainly literature in the
fíelds of electric engineering, hydrology and business
administration.
(KG)
Stefanía Júlíusdóttir:
Information servlces of public
libraries to business and
industiy - page 45
A short account is given of research on and experiments
with information services of public libraries to business
and industry abroad. A description is given of those
parties in Iceland, that should participate in a nationwide
information system serving the information needs of
business and industry as well as individuals. Those
parties being: various research institutes, the National
Research Council, the Information Service of the
National Research Council, the industrial consultants,
the public library system, research libraries, special
libraries and others.
Besides that an online bibliographic databank needs
to be established, where the holdings of all major
Icelandic libraries are recorded and searchable online
throughout the country. A committee is presently
working on establishing such a databank.
The organization of this information service has to
be such that it can be recorded and indexed in an online
databank accessible throughout the country. This
databank would enable those working on information
services, to see where to find the needed information.
(SJ)
Lárus Zophoníasson:
The Publlc Libraiy in Akureyri
- page 51
Last year (1987) the Public Library in Akureyri was
celebrating its 160th anniversary. The library in
Akureyri is now one of three libraries and the only public
library in the country that receives a free copy of
everything published in Iceland, according to law. This
is of great importance for the library. On the occasion of
the 125th anniversary of the town of Akureyri the town’s
council decided to enlarge the present library building,
which is now 20 years old. As many public libraries in
Iceland the library in Akureyri has had a decline in
circulation during the last years but it seems to the author
that this is changing now for the better.
(AT)
Kristín H. Pétursdóttir:
Records and Informatlon
Management - page 52
The information age demands of us that we pay even
greater attention to the management of our information
resources. Paper records are still with us but new records
media are gaining ground. The walls between libraries
and archives are coming down and we see more and
more institutions where the words library, archives,
librarian, archivist are misnomers.
The article describes the concept and development
of Records Management, and the difference between
RM and Archives Administration. People working in
RM everywhere have a very varied educational
background and discussions on educational
requirements have been heated. Because of this and
because of the very rapid developments in the field of
information work, close cooperation is urgently needed.
Suggestions are made as to the areas and form of
cooperation within RM.
Problems associated with managing records and
information in organizations will increase. Competition
grows stronger and so will the understanding for the
need of well organized management of information and
swift flow of information. At the same time we must not
forget historical value of records and we must see that
they be preserved for future generations.