The Austrian Library Network and Service Ltd (OBVSG) is providing a broad variety of services and IT solutions for library and information management.
As the central service provider and operational management body of the Austrian Library Network, OBVSG develops and operates high-performance systems and services for libraries and supports them in the acquisition, cataloguing, provision and archiving of information resources.
OBVSG’s strategic direction is set out in the ‘Strategy 2026–2030’. It defines the key objectives and areas of action for the organisation’s further development in a dynamic environment and serves as the basis for joint action with the network partners.
1. OBVSG is the service and operational management facility of the Austrian Library Network (OBV), a cataloguing and services consortium. This is the largest network of scientific and administrative libraries in Austria with 70 participants, representing more than 90 individual institutions - including the Austrian National Library, university libraries, the colleges of education, individual ministries, numerous technical colleges and other important collections (e.g. Austrian Academy of Sciences, AK Wien, MAK and the Sigmund Freud Foundation). Key tasks of OBVSG as the CONSORTIUM HEADQUARTERS are
According to the network’s member institutions and in collaboration with national and international boards, OBVSG is developing and realizing library standards like metadata formats, indexing rules and data exchange protocols. A growing complexity of the information landscape demands an increasing use of synergies and exchange of services on a supraregional level.
2. OBVSG is active as APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER:
3. Key aspects in the area of SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT and SYSTEMS INTEGRATION are
