A common project of the Ibero-American Institute Berlin, the Institute of Iberoamerican Studies Hamburg, the State and University Library Bremen and the State and University Library Hamburg

Virtual Library

Latin America / Spain / Portugal

Financed by Partner of

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A virtual library ...

... integrates resources for scientific research as well as services and tools for scientific communication like discussion forums, newsletters and mailing lists.

... collects, manages and keeps up worldwide distributed high quality websites.

... allows access on selected, subject-specific materials from historical books to complete digital documents.

... is an internet portal, that enables users to carry out an integrated, subject-specific online-search.

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The Virtual Specialist Library cibera

Since May 2003 the IAI Berlin, the IIK Hamburg and the SuUB Bremen are working together in the development of the common Virtual Library cibera.

In November 2004 the portal went online during the annual congress of the ADLAF (= German LASA).

Supplemently funding by the DFG (German Research Society) for the State and University Library Hamburg for the regional covering of Spain and Portugal of cibera was approved.

The first phase of cibera ends in April 2005, a second two-year funding by the DFG has been applied for (and is almost approved).

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Internet Link Collection Iberolinks

Newspaper Article Archive

IberoDigital

German Database of Latin American Research

Virtual Newspaper Reading Room

Current-Contents Service of journals

Meta-search over all services of cibera

Digital Full Texts of Grey Literature

Relevant Library Catalogues

Central Portal

Structure of the Portal

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User guide line

Search menu

Information menu

Search box

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Meta Search

Databaseselection

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Frequently Asked Questions

- Can I request the material via cibera?

- Which is the nearest library that owns that book?

- Is there a charge to use cibera?

- Can I contribute to the collection of internet websites?

- How can I get the full texts of documents?

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Perspectives for term II

Ongoing user survey for the needs of the users

Implementaion of direct order and delivery from library to user

Personalization makes the search easier

New integrated services:

- Bibliography of Spanish literature and language - Adition of full text serial articles- Server for museum-like holdings- Alerting service of new resources

All resources will constantly be extended and expanded.

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Lets try it online:

www.cibera.de

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Thank you for your attention!

See you in the web… cibera

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