Presentation: Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group (ACRL), University of Salamanca Libraries, Spain. American Library Association Conference, June 29, 2013. Presented by José Antonio Merlo Vega, PhD, Library Services Director & LIS Professor. Contents: Spanish libraries background, Academic libraries highlights, University of Salamanca milestones: 1. Embedded services: support, training, reference, social media, etc., 2. Institutional repository (GREDOS) and open access policies; 3. Electronic resources and federated search; 4. Mobile services and information (application Biblio USAL); 5. E-books lending (platform CIELO).

1. Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group (ACRL)
Chicago, June 29, 2013
José Antonio Merlo Vega, PhD
Universidad de Salamanca
Library Services Director
Library and Information Studies Professor
merlo@usal.es | @merlovega

2. ● Spanish background
● Academic libraries
● University of Salamanca
Outlines

3. Spanish background

4. Spanish background

5. Spanish background

6. Spanish background
Highlights
● Public libraries. Cooperative programs: Union
catalog, virtual reference, national working groups.
http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas
● Academic libraries. Cooperation through consortia
and REBIUN network.
http://www.rebiun.org
● Associations. Federated (FESABID)
http://www.fesabid.org
● Several national digital libraries on heritage: National
Library, public and academic libraries, others.
European cooperation and integration in Europeana.

7. Academic libraries
REBIUN
● National academic and research libraries network
● Strategic plan 2020
● Union catalog
● Statistics
● Interlibrary loan
● Information literacy competences
● Advisor to CRUE (Spanish university presidents
board) on libraries
● Etc.
http://www.rebiun.org

8. University of Salamanca
● The University of Salamanca was founded in 1218
● Their academic community is formed by 35,000
students, 2,300 faculty members and 1,300 support
staff (170 librarians and staff working in libraries)
● Library system has 25 branches: historic library,
general library, campus or content area libraries,
school or department libraries, and remote storage
● Programs in Library and Information Studies:
undergraduate, graduate & PhD.

9. University of Salamanca
http://bibliotecas.usal.es

10. University of Salamanca
http://bibliotecas.usal.es

11. University of Salamanca
Five USAL Libraries milestones
1. Embedded services: support, training, reference,
social media, etc.
2. Institutional repository and open access policies
3. Electronic resources and federated search
4. Mobile services and information (application, web)
5. E-books lending (platform, OPAC, lending system)

12. University of Salamanca
1. Embeded services: support, training, reference,
social media, etc.
Five USAL Libraries milestones

13. University of Salamanca
2. Institutional repository and open access policies
Five USAL Libraries milestones

14. University of Salamanca
3. Electronic resources and federated search
Five USAL Libraries milestones

15. University of Salamanca
4. Mobile services and information
Five USAL Libraries milestones

16. University of Salamanca
5. E-books lending (platform, OPAC, lending system)
Five USAL Libraries milestones

17. University of Salamanca
Websites
● Web: http://www.usal.es
● Libraries: http://bibliotecas.usal.es
● Repository: http://gredos.usal.es
● Ebook lending: http://cielo.usal.es
● Education LIS: http://exlibris.usal.es

18. Academic Library Services to International Students Interest Group (ACRL)
Chicago, June 29, 2013
José Antonio Merlo Vega, PhD
Universidad de Salamanca
Library Services Director
Library and Information Studies Professor
merlo@usal.es | @merlovega
Thank you
Gracias