in the area of jurisprudence. With regard to the reading room, purchase of bibliographical, biographical and lexical reference materials was intensified. It is important to view the East Asian area by looking [...] cultural-historical, political and economic common ground and mutual influence. In this context, special attention is paid to the present changes of the political and economic situation in North Korea, [...] have a deep impact on the whole of East Asia. Therefore, regarding the collection building scheme, special emphasis is being put on topics relating to these aspects. Regarding the acquisition of newly published

: 10,000 and of agglomeration areas at scales smaller than 1 : 5,000; of other European countries at scales smaller than 1 : 25,000 and economic centres in overseas areas at scales smaller than 1 : 50 [...] 50,000; and maps at scales smaller than 1 : 100,000 of less densely populated areas (Australia, South America, Siberia). Thematic maps and atlases (broad selection) International map series, national atlases [...] of other European cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, also of smaller cities or towns with special cultural or political importance (renewed every five years) and of capital cities and megacities

are also acquired comprehensively. Subject areas Acquisition concentrates on the following subject areas, as already defined in the DFG's programme of Special Research Collections: History, including social [...] Department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin maintains a working cooperation with other departments in the area of acquisition. Official publications from Japan and Korea are collected in the Staatsbibliothek by [...] atlases of the region is closely coordinated with the Map Department. Due to the Map Department's special focus on topographical maps and the scope of acquisition, an extraordinary depth of procurement is

control. You'll find your reading room loans opposite the elevators on the 2nd floor. Areas Not Accesible by Elevator The areas of HB 9 (Economics) and HB 12 to 17 (Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry [...] on the 2nd floor reading room near HB 3 and in the Computer workstation area, as well as in the 3rd floor reading room in the area of HB 10, each clearly marked. Copyshop and Cafeteria Both are located [...] Registration is located behind this entrance. Atlantis and reading room loans Behind the admission area on the 1st floor, straight ahead towards the main staircase to the reading room, there's an elevator

as a result of the type of material or the geographical area, especially refer to the items preserved in the special departments. Any special department's items are consulted in the respective reading [...] disciplines – with a special focus on humanities, cultural and social sciences. Items shelved in the reading rooms can only be consulted in the reading rooms, they cannot be borrowed. The special reading rooms [...] Services The Staatsbibliothek's reading rooms and bookable on-site facilities provide designated areas tailored to different study and work preferences. Whether you're looking for a quiet study space for

library and its services are part of this area of activity. Subject area Information Saskia Kussin saskia.kussin@sbb.spk-berlin.de Tel.: +49 30 266 432 939 The subject area Information is devoted to the provision [...] for offsite use and all activities related to these. In addition both subject areas handle different special tasks in the area of reminders and research and information services, among other things. Interlibrary [...] concept of Digitisation on Demand. The Reader Services Section is divided into two subject areas: Subject area E-Services and Communication Angela Oehler angela.oehler@sbb.spk-berlin.de Tel.: +49 30 266

purposes (Conditions of Use §18 (3)). Please do not use flash photography. In special reading rooms and other special areas of the library, you will need prior permission if you wish to film, photograph

are also acquired comprehensively. Subject areas Acquisition concentrates on the following subject areas, as already defined in the DFG's programme of Special Research Collections: History, including social [...] otherwise not included areas of natural sciences and engineering. Chinese and Korean literature on Japan will be considered, as well as Japanese literature on China research and sinology. Special attention is paid [...] in the area of jurisprudence. With regard to the reading room, purchase of bibliographical, biographical and lexical reference materials was intensified. It is important to view the East Asian area by looking

literature with valuable special and historical holdings. The Slavistik-Portal is the essential research tool of the Specialised Information Service Slavonic Studies . The following key areas for action are planned [...] Slavonic journals, academic anthologies and conference papers. The parallel search in various specialized Slavonic collections is facilitated by the maintenance and expansion of our user-friendly web portal [...] 4. Open Access Repository SlavDok With the support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Specialized Information Service for Slavonic Studies operates the SlavDok disciplinary repository . The document

decisive factor for assigning a special subject collection to a library was, among other things, that the institution had a particularly high level of expertise in this subject area. The literature acquired with [...] Specialised Information Services Specialised Information Services for Science Special subject collections With the funding format "Fachinformationsdienste für die Wissenschaft (FID)" ("Specialised Information [...] market and research processes in the digital age have necessitated a fundamental revision of the special subject collection system. As a result of a multi-stage evaluation, the German Research Foundation