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The topic of this thesis are podcasts of public libraries, in the dbv-sections 1-3A, in Ger-many. The goal is an inventory of all library-podcasts and a summary of the most im-portant factors and findings, which can help producing a podcast for a public library.
In the beginning a short topic is marketing at public libraries, followed by an analysis of important factors of podcasts in common. Based on this analysis, valuation factors were determined, which were used afterwards for an evaluation of the podcasts, found in re-search. Lastly, five expert interviews were conducted and analyzed to identify important findings and factors stemming from the actual work with podcasts. Derived from those findings, a handout was created, as a support for producing podcasts in public libraries.
The ongoing digitalization is also making its way into public libraries in Germany. In order to provide equal access to digital services and information for all people, regardless of their limitations or abilities, libraries should focus on digital accessibility. In the theoretical part of this bachelor thesis, the role of a library as a „third place“ and the technical and legal requirements for digital accessibility are presented. In the empirical part, an online survey and expert interviews are used to explore how library employees assess the relevance of the topic and the status quo of the implementation of digital accessibility. Additionally, it will be examined how the employees feel informed about the topic and what barriers there might be to different levels of the progress in implementation. The results of this thesis show that the topic is considered to be very important and relevant, but that employees only feel informed about it to a limited extent. The current level of implementation of digital accessibility is rated as average and there is a lot of potential for optimization.
Databases provided by database-vendors are increasingly geared to the needs of endusers. Easy usable user interfaces allow autonomous searching without intermediation by information specialists. Do end-user oriented database offerings constitute a serious competition to library-searches in one-person libraries? This matter will be followed up by means of a survey performed in hospital libraries. The available investigation identifies problems but also opportunities which end-user searches can cause for one-person libraries. Further it serves as a collection of arguments for the continuity of the library.