Magglingen sports media library
The Magglingen sports media library is a Swiss specialist library for the field of sports in Magglingen . It is operated by the Swiss Federal Office for Sport FOSPO and is open to the public. As the media library of the Eidgenössische Hochschule für Sport Magglingen EHSM , it is also one of the libraries of the Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH .
history
founding
The library was founded in 1943 by Colonel Raduner, head of the Federal Central Office for Pre-Education , Gymnastics, Sports and Shooting (EZV) . In the first 25 years of the Federal Gymnastics School, converted hotel rooms in the Grand Hotel served as library rooms. According to the library regulations of 1947, the holdings included sports books as well as books on general areas of knowledge, beautiful literature and even entertainment literature. The holdings were expanded through donations.
Opening the library to the general public
From the beginning of the 1950s the library was opened to a wider public. In 1959, the then director Karl Ringli created the “open door” library, a forerunner of today's open access library. The original book depository developed into a national and international center for sports bibliography and documentation.
Acute space problems
The increase in the number of buildings created ever greater space problems and affected the statics problems of the Grand Hotel. After an earthquake-like jolt shook the house, the books had to be distributed on different floors, which led to a very awkward access to the literature. The new construction of the school building solved the space problems, the library and film rental were housed on the top floor. As an open access library, the books were now available to the general public, and a reading corner was also set up. In 1983, due to renewed space problems, the reading corner was reduced and microfilming of the extensive specialist journals began. In addition, the film distribution was given in order to ensure the professional maintenance of the films.
From the library to the media center
Due to the increasing importance of audio-visual media, it was renamed to library-media library in 1977 and the areas of responsibility were expanded to include the collection, indexing and utilization of all information carriers. From 1980 onwards, through the connection to the then ABIM headquarters (General Federal Information System under MUMPS), the entire stock of books was recorded in a mainframe computer in Bern, so that the previous card catalog no longer had to be continued since 1990. Queries and research could be carried out using the OPAC utility from Swissbase. In addition, two CD-ROMs on which databases were stored (Spolit and Sportdiscus) modernized and simplified the supply of literature for the conditions at the time.
modification
In the course of a short renovation phase, the media library was given new equipment. In 2005 a revised layout system and a guidance system were introduced. The range of services was expanded to include work and research areas and a reading corner.
Joining the IDS association
On December 1, 2003, the media library joined the IDS Basel Bern library network .
Duration
The Magglingen sports media library collects, indexes and mediates media on various types of sport, on all youth and sports subjects, as well as on relevant sports science topics from medicine, education, psychology, sociology, history or law. The teaching aspect is given special consideration.
The inventory amounts to over 46,000 media (as of 2013) in German, French, Italian and English.
Key figures
- 32,500 books and brochures
- 250 current magazines
- 12,500 journal articles
- 800 DVDs
- 100 CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs
(As of July 2013)
Systematics
Print documents published from 1990 onwards (14,000 documents) as well as all DVDs, CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs are freely accessible and thematically organized. The list using an alphanumeric (number + letter) system is a product of the sports media library. The documents are divided into 12 main groups and range from general sports topics to specific sports.
Print documents published before 1990 (20,000 documents) are in a closed magazine. These must be fetched for consultation by the staff.
Catalog
The media library catalog is integrated into the network of libraries IDS Basel / Bern. The most important libraries of the universities and technical colleges of the cantons of Basel and Bern are united. All 46,000 documents are listed in the catalog (with the exception of journals, of which only the current year is kept).
Online resources
The media library offers access to subscribed e-journals and databases.
New acquisitions list
The media library publishes a monthly list in which all new acquisitions are listed according to topic. Books, magazine articles, DVDs, CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs are recorded. The list can be subscribed to via the sports media library website.
literature
- BASPO : Sports media library in a new look. In: mobile. Die Fachzeitschrift für Sport, 2005, no. 3, p. 47.
- Eichenberger, Lutz : The Federal Sports School Magglingen. 1944-1994. 50 years in the service of sports promotion. Pp. 163-167.
- Kamber, Matthias and Küffer, Markus : literature research and administration at the ESSM. In: Magglingen, 1992, H. 7, pp. 14-15.
Individual evidence
Web link
- www.sportmediathek.ch Website of the sports media library