German National Library of Science and Technology
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| Country | Germany |
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| Type | National library, research library |
| Scope | Engineering, architecture, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics |
| Established | 1959 |
| Location | Welfengarten 1B 30167 Hanover, Germany |
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| Items collected | Books, journals, electronic media |
| Size | 8.9 million media units 15.75 million patents |
| Legal deposit | Yes |
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| Population served | Researchers, business clients, students, general public |
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| Budget | €9.4 million (acquisitions) |
| Director | Uwe Rosemann |
| Staff | 170 |
| Website | www.tib.eu |
The German National Library of Science and Technology (German: Technische Informationsbibliothek), abbreviated TIB, is the national library of the Federal Republic of Germany for all fields of engineering, technology, and the natural sciences. It is jointly funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the 16 German states. Founded in 1959, the library operates in conjunction with the Leibniz Universität Hannover. In addition to acquiring scientific literature, it also conducts applied research in such areas as the archiving of non-textual materials, data visualization and the future Internet. The library is also involved in a number of open access initiatives. With a collection of over 8.9 million items in 2012, the TIB is the largest science and technology library in the world.
The TIB has its roots in the library of the Higher Vocational College/Polytechnic Institute of Hanover (German: Höhere Gewerbeschule/Polytechnische Schule) founded in 1831. The library expanded as the institution evolved from a technical college into the University of Hanover. During World War II the library did not suffer any losses thanks to the books being moved to safety in time. As a result, it had a uniquely comprehensive and valuable collection in postwar Germany. On the recommendation of the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) was founded in 1959. Its legal basis is a treaty signed by the States of Germany (Länder) for cooperatively funding scientific research institutions. In 1977 it became a national center for the research community, jointly funded by the German federal government (30%) and the federal states (70%).
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