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The introduction of digital resources has not only had considerable impact on the role of libraries in the information society, but it has also had a remarkable effect on back office procedures, i.e. on the way the library is organised. This article presents a case study of a reengineering process at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) in Munich, Germany, the central regional library of the State of Bavaria and one of the largest academic research libraries in Europe with local, regional and supraregional responsibilities. Due to the multiple roles of this library, it was particularly important not only to bridge the gap between traditional and new material, but also to create a flexible organisational platform for the various tasks at the different levels indicated.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the German Library Association (Bibliothekartag) meeting and the German Library Hi Tech award.

This is a descriptive report.

One of the advantages of the Bibliothekartag over the American Library Association meetings is its relative compactness.

This report is designed to introduce the meeting to those unfamiliar with it.

Humboldt University invited experts to Berlin recently to offer advice about its library science program. While the education of librarians for the twenty‐first century needs to include practical training, those who plan to work in a research environment, or who want a research degree like a PhD, need to acquire a methodology that grounds their work in an established scholarly context.