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biblio.peraTuba Akbayturk | Library Director |Koç University

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Incredible History of Civilizations in Asia Minor

* Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL

INSTITUTE (DEUTSCHES

ARCHAOLOGISCHES INSTITUT)

FRENCH INSTITUTE OF ANATOLIAN

STUDIES (INSTITUT FRANÇAIS d’ÉTUDES

ANATOLIENNES

NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE IN

ISTANBUL

(NEDERLANDS INTITUUT IN TURKIJE)

SWEDISH RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN ISTANBUL

(SVENSKA FORSKNINGSINSTITUTET I ISTANBUL)

ORIENT INSTITUTE ISTANBUL

(ORIENT-INSTITUT ISTANBUL)

CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE IN ISTANBUL– SISMANOGLIO

MEGARO

KOÇ UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER FOR ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS

ISTANBUL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

SALT RESEARCH

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1 SALT Research

2 Swedish Research Institute

3 Istanbul Research Institute

4 Koç University ANAMED

5 Netherlands Institute (NIT)

6 French Institute of Anatolian Studies (IFEA)

7 Sismanoglio Megaro Sakulidis Library

8 Orient-Institut Istanbul

9 German Archaeological Institute

PERA/BEYOĞLU

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Source of Inspiration

«ANAMED Library, in order to enlarge

its collections has to be in contact with other research libraries in Istanbul and should develop a union catalog. American Academy in Rome leaded such a project in Italy and this can be a good model for Turkey.»

ANAMED Satisfaction Survey

May 2013

ANAMED 2012-2013 Fellows

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BiblioPera: Beyoğlu Research Center Network

BiblioPera,

Is the network of 9 research

institute libraries united for collaboration

in every possible way.

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Primary Areas for Collaboration• Collective Collection Development Plan

• Union Catalogue of library materials

• Union Catalogue of digitalized collections

• Shared circulation

• Shared events

• Exchange of institutional expertise

and good practicesSismanoglio Megaro Sakulidis Library

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Secondary Areas• One community, one collection

• To improve the visibility of libraries

• To increase the scientific production

• To support lively cultural life of Pera in a stronger way

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Problems Encountered on the Road• Software companies lacking

knowledge of library related standards

• 9 libraries, 9 different automation systems

• Sustainability

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Tangible Outcomes• New solid identity:

Beyoğlu Research Institute Network

• Web Portal: www.bibliopera.org

• Single access point for 2 million dijital assets

• Unified user body

• Stronger dialog for collaboration

• Interest from several other libraries for joining:

to be or not to be inclusive , this is the problem!

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BiblioPera: Growing Virtual Library

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User Profile• Graduate Students

• Academicians and researchers

• Librarians

• Institutes’ fellows

• Any one from all around the world

with interest in these research areasSALT Araştırma Kütüphanesi

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Portal Usage

• Open only since November

• 2.500 monthly session

in average

• New and returning visitors

are nicely balanced

Thank You…

Thank You…