Austrian Standards

Together with Austrian Standards, committed representatives of the university library developed an innovative solution for optimally integrating a great number and variety of standards into university operations. When they hear about libraries, many people think of dignified "temples of knowledge" that collect, preserve and manage staggering amount... s of books, folios and documents. However, a modern library, especially a scientific university library, has much more extensive tasks. Owing to the fundamental change in media and information technologies, libraries successfully transformed into customer-oriented service centres whose core task is to organize and provide access to knowledge. The library of the University of Leoben located in the city Leoben in Styria, is such a modern institution. Established in Vordernberg (Styria) in 1840, "Alma Mater Leobiensis" is Austria's only university for mining, metallurgy and materials. Around 3,500 students are enrolled in ten fields of study. The spectrum ranges from mechanical engineering to metallurgy and from mineral resources engineering and materials science to petroleum engineering and finally, from industrial energy technology to industrial environmental protection. The quality of the education provided and the career opportunities of the young engineers are regularly given top ratings both by students and employers. That is definitely owed to the expertise of the scientific staff of around 800 people. Easy access to knowledge certainly also makes a major contribution to this achievement.Read More