{"id":8446,"date":"2016-10-12T13:22:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bibnet.lu\/blog\/?page_id=8446"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:04:02","slug":"english-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bibnet.lu\/blog\/?page_id=8446","title":{"rendered":"The Luxembourg bibnet.lu library network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnl.public.lu\/fr\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luxembourg National Library<\/a> (BnL) took the initiative of establishing a network linking a large number of Luxembourg\u2019s libraries in 1985.<br>The bibnet.lu network currently has a total of 92 members, which include academic\/university and research libraries, school libraries, public and specialized libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The bibnet.lu network is coordinated by the Luxembourg National Library, which ensures the maintenance and development of the IT and management tools that are used in common by the network members. These tasks are carried out in close cooperation with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fonction-publique.public.lu\/fr\/structure-organisationnelle\/ctie\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">CTIE<\/a> (Centre des technologies de l\u2019Information de l\u2019Etat [Luxembourg State Information Technology Centre]).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The joint network catalogue combines the resources of all the member libraries and makes them easily accessible to the public. The members contribute to the joint catalogue, mainly using its cataloging and circulation functions, as well as other related tools and services. Direct access to the joint catalogue and its contents is made available via the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/a-z.lu\/primo_library\/libweb\/action\/search.do\" target=\"_blank\">www.a-z.lu<\/a> search-tool (including contents of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eluxemburgensia.lu\/R\/RN=287356149&amp;local_base=SERIALS\" target=\"_blank\">eluxemburgensia.lu<\/a> digital library and the Consortium Luxembourg\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consortium.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\">consortium.lu<\/a>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Services offered by the bibnet.lu library network <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bibnet.lu team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assists and supports new network members especially during the different phases of the membership application process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides and updates a webpage\/blog with online documentation and resources (www.bibnet.lu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visits its member libraries for in situ assistance (acquisition, display of their resources, barcode equipment and labels etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervises and monitors the cataloging and indexing performed by network librarians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organises workshops and training at different levels for network librarians\/staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implements new services for its members in cooperation with the IT, cataloguing and indexing departments of the National Library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martine Mathay, Jackie Dupont, Christel Kayser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne Manternach, Annette Ourth, Annick Stein, Florence Buhler, Lynn Classen, Martine Hoffmann, Vicky Pelkes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further questions or requests please contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biblioth\u00e8que nationale du Luxembourg<\/strong><br><strong>Division du r\u00e9seau des biblioth\u00e8ques luxembourgeoises bibnet.lu<\/strong><br>37D avenue John F. Kennedy<br>L-1855 Luxembourg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bibnet@bnl.etat.lu\">bibnet@bnl.etat.lu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"portfolio-item nam-rutrum pellentesque isotope-item\" style=\"position: center; left: 0px; top: 0px;\">\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2584.352474473937!2d6.162797416041045!3d49.628811079370436!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x8fdf723b565b4e1a!2sLuxembourg+national+library!5e0!3m2!1sen!2slu!4v1565597961454!5m2!1sen!2slu\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Luxembourg National Library (BnL) took the initiative of establishing a network linking a large number of Luxembourg\u2019s libraries in 1985.The bibnet.lu network currently has a total of 92 members, which include academic\/university and research libraries, school libraries, public and specialized libraries. 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