The document summarizes a presentation given by the Virtual Library (VL) of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) to the Dutch Association of Librarians and Information Professionals. The presentation provided an overview of the VL, including its services, resources, user statistics, and future challenges. It described the VL's educational model, organization, institutional relationships, access points, classroom resources, website contents such as databases and the digital collection, and goals for changing systems and developing a new strategic plan.

1. VIRTUAL LIBRARY Presentation for the Dutch Association of Librarians and Information Professionals Barcelona, 17th April 2008

3. UOC PRESENTATION http://www.uoc.edu

4. VIRTUAL LIBRARY PRESENTATION http://biblioteca.uoc.edu/eng/index.html http://biblioteca.uoc.edu/cat/index.html http://biblioteca.uoc.edu/esp/index.html

6. Introduction

7. Educational Model

9. Institutional Relations

15. Access Points

16. Access Points

17. Access Points

19. Catalan Spanish

20. Classroom

21. Number of Potential Users between the Academic Years 2000-2001 and 2006-2007

22. Number of VL Website User Sessions between the Academic Years 2000-2001 and 2006-2007

23. The Library in the Classroom: Classroom Resources Space

24. Classroom

25. Classroom Resources Readings Recommended bibliography Databases (Info&Lib science) Information science blog Information science in VL Digital collection Information society reports Information science Portals Journals How to create a bibliography Automatic translator

27. Website Contents: New Features

29. Website Contents: Services

33. Evolution of the Subscribers to the News Service between the Academic Years 2000-2001 and 2006-2007

34. Website Contents: Scientific Production Websites

36. Website Contents: Catalogues

39. Website Contents: Digital Resources

41. Website Contents: Digital Resources - Databases

44. Website Contents: Digital Resources - Digital Collection

46. Consultations of the Digital Collection between the Academic Years 2000-2001 and 2006-2007

50. Website Contents: General Information

51. http://biblioteca.uoc.edu/eng/info/info02.html

52. Future Challenges