The Project

Over the next three years, the CLAUDI – Berlin Library Cloud project will focus on migrating to a unified, cloud-based library management system for the libraries of four Berlin universities of applied sciences. The goal is the operational implementation of the open-source library management system FOLIO and the open-source discovery system VuFind for:

• Alice-Salomon Hochschule Berlin
• Berliner Hochschule für Technik
• Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Another aspect of CLAUDI will involve identifying implementation options for redesigning the B3Kat union catalogue system. As part of the strategic alliance, CLAUDI is being carried out in close cooperation with the Bavarian Library Network (BVB). The project will also involve a collaboration with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre.

The project is funded as part of the program “Strengthening Innovation Capacities in Information Provision (STiIV)” from 01.01.26 to 31.12.2028.

Organization

The project is carried out by the Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV),  which connects the library landscape of Berlin and Brandenburg and performs important  tasks for the member libraries at a central location. KOBV is the only library network in  Germany that is affiliated with a research institute. The close proximity to science and  research makes it possible to develop and test groundbreaking procedures in information  management and to ensure continuous innovation. The KOBV benefits significantly from the  Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)’s orientation as a research institute for applied mathematics and  data-intensive high-performance computing.