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Curriculum vitae and publications of Ralf Depping

Curriculum vitae

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1981-1983 Apprenticeship in the book trade

 

1983-1988 Studied sociology, journalism and philosophy at the University of Göttingen

1989-1990 worked as a publisher

1990-1992 Traineeship for the higher library service (FH Cologne)

since 1993 USB Cologne:

1993-1994 Law librarian

1994-2013 Subject librarian for business studies

2013-2015 Subject librarian for sociology

2000-2006 Head of decentralized and associated libraries

2006-2018 Head of department for use

Since 2017 Head of Department for Research and Publication Support

 

Committee activities (selection)

  • AG Transport / UAG of the AG Leihverkehr of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Verbundsysteme
  • Interlibrary loan book transport working group of the vbnw NRW
  • EBSCO European Sociology Advisory Board
  • User Advisory Board of the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
  • European business school librarians group EBSLG (2006-2013)
  • EBSCO's European business school advisory board (2008-2013)
  • Standing Committee of the Section of Social Sciences Libraries of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) (2007-2011)
  • Council of Academic Staff at the University of Cologne (2007-2010)
  • Library Commission of the University of Cologne (2007-2010)
  • vascoda Coordination Committee (2008-2011)
  • Speaker of the vascoda working group on economics, law and social sciences (2008-2011)
  • Working Group of Special Subject Libraries in the German Library Association (2004-2014) (Deputy Chairman 2010-2012 / Chairman 2013-2014)
  • Board member of the NRW regional group of the Association of German Librarians (2000 to 2003)

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Publications (selection)

2024

  • Lost or Familiar: Visitors in the Open Library. In: Wolf, Sabine (ed.): Yes, we're open - Open Libraries innovativ und praxisnah umsetzen. pp. 113-129, bit online innovativ Volume 94 / Wiesbaden: bit Verlag 2024 ISBN 978-3-9826339-1-6

2023

2022

2021

2019

2018

  • The concept of the fluid library at the USB Cologne In: Bibliotheksdienst 2018 (52) Issue 7 pp. 527-539

2011-2015

  • Users are not asked: Non-reactive methods of library user research In: o-bib. The open library journal 2015 (3) pp. 63-78
  • Publication services in the service portfolio of university libraries: a (re)positioning in the academic publication chain In: o-bib. The open library journal 2014 (1) pp. 71-91
  • The end of special subject collections - the end of an infrastructure In: Bibliothek. Research and Practice 2014 (3) p. 1-5
  • Controversial: "Specialized Information Services for Science" instead of "Special Subject Collections" - gain or loss? Contribution: Contra In: b-i-t online 2013 (3) p. 213
  • Can library design and equipment influence behavior? A contribution to architectural psychology in libraries In: b.i.t. online 2013 (2) p. 103-114
  • The future and (re)definition of virtual subject libraries: Subject-specific one-stop store or ....? - DFG Workshop on November 26 and 27, 2012 at the TIB Hannover In: ZfBB 2013 (2) p. 82 -85
  • Special Subject Collections in the Electronic Age In: Klaus-Rainer Brintzinger, Ulrich Hohoff (eds.): Bibliotheken: Tore zur Welt des Wissens. 101st German Librarians' Conference in Hamburg 2012 (= German Librarians' Conference: Congress Volumes / Published by the Association of German Librarians). - Hildesheim [et al.] : Olms 2012, pp. 30-44
  • Special subject collections in the age of electronic information provision In: Schmitz, Wolfgang et al. (eds.): A librarian with information competence. Köln : Univ.- und Stadtbibliothek, 2012, p. 13-34 Direct link to the catalog (Electronic series of the University and City Library of Cologne ; 5)
  • Self-service in university libraries Part 1 An attempt to approach a widespread phenomenon In: ZfBB 2011 (6) pp. 316-323
  • Self-service in university libraries Part 2 Self-service from the customer and staff perspective In: ZfBB 2012 (1) pp. 20-32
  • The 2010 study of the book transportation working group In: Bibliotheksdienst 2011 (2) p. 135-143

2006-2010

  • EBSLG Annual General Conference, 18 - 21.05.2010, Cologne: selected papers / Ralf Depping ... (eds.). - Cologne : University and City Library, 2011 - 35 p. : ill., graph. Pls. (Electronic publication series of the University and City Library of Cologne ; 2) (EBSLG annual general conference ; 2010) Direct link to the catalog
  • The open access e-journal "Business Research" In: Thiele, Rolf (ed.): The librarian in the 21st century - a tradition-conscious manager. Commemorative publication for Wolfgang Schmitz on his 60th birthday. 2009 pp. 81-87 (Kleine Schriften der Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 26.) Direct link to the catalog
  • Procurement marketing for open access publication platforms / Hilse, Stefan, Depping, Ralf In: Bibliothek. Research and Practice 2008 (3) pp. 334-347
  • vascoda.de and the system of the German virtual subject libraries In: Prasad, A.R.D. / Madalli, Devika P. (Ed.): International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries. Documentation Research & Training Center. - Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India 2007, pp. 304-314
  • On-site use of SSG libraries : a discontinued model or a sought-after service? Results of an evaluation at the USB Cologne / Lisa Herzog ; Tanja Peglow ; Thomas Berse ; André Welters ; Ralf Depping In: ProLibris 2007 (1) p. 16-17
  • News from EconBiz / Thorsten Meyer ; Ralf Depping In: von Halassy, Katja / Suthaus, Christiane / Depping, Ralf: Ohne Bibliothek keine Forschung: das Fachreferat Wirtschaft im Wandel. - Cologne, 2006, pp. 99-108 (Kleine Schriften der Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 22) ISBN 3-931596-39-2 Direct link to the catalog
  • The joint specialist library for insurance sciences at the University of Cologne / Maria Odendahl-Gröne ; Ralf Depping In: von Halassy, Katja / Suthaus, Christiane / Depping, Ralf : Ohne Bibliothek keine Forschung - Das Fachreferat Wirtschaft im Wandel. - Cologne, 2006 pp. 109-112 (Kleine Schriften der Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 22) ISBN 3-931596-39-2 Direct link to the catalog

2000-2004

  • The evaluation of special subject collections : a critical assessment of the evaluation criteria completeness, sole ownership and use In: ProLibris 2004 (3) pp. 90-97
  • Services and public relations of special subject collection libraries In: Bibliotheksdienst 38. vol. 2004 (7/8) pp. 888-892
  • The participative step-by-step development of a mission statement at the USB Cologne In: ProLibris 2002 (4) pp. 218-220
  • Literature supply for the economic sciences : division of labor and cooperation between the ZBW Kiel and the USB Cologne / together with Ekkehart Seusing Published In: Bibliotheksdienst 2002 (8/9) p. 1091 - 1095 WiSt Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium 2002 (10) p. 601 - 603 ProLibris 2002 (4) p. 216-217
  • The art of becoming an accountant in three hours: Books from the Schmalenbach Collection ; exhibition catalog / by Ralf Depping and Christiane Suthaus. With a bibliogr. With an introduction by Maria Engels. - Cologne, 2000 - 93 pp. : ill., Kt. (Kleine Schriften der Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln ; 8) ISBN 3-931596-16-8 Direct link to the catalog

before 2000

  • The promotion of key qualifications : ... as a task of librarian training and personnel development in libraries In: ProLibris 1999 (4) pp. 223-229
  • Education controlling as an instrument of personnel development in libraries In: ProLibris 1999 (3) pp. 162-166
  • Facts, figures, diagrams The customer survey at the USB Cologne / Ilona Heinze ; Christiane Suthaus ; Ralf Depping In: ProLibris 1999 (2) p. 87-89
  • London library services for the free economy In: ProLibris1998(2) p. 104-107
  • Analysis of interlibrary loan requests at the University and City Library of Cologne : Analysis of interlibrary loan, JASON and literature service requests for unavailable titles in the special collections of the University and City Library of Cologne / Nicole Hochgürtel ; Gisela Günter ; Ralf Depping In: ProLibris 1997 (4) pp. 209-214
  • Sales opportunities for specialized business information to commercial customers: Report on a marketing study at the University and City Library of Cologne / Marion Müller ; Ralf Depping In: ProLibris 1997 (3) p. 165-170
  • Possibilities and limits of performance comparison between German university libraries In: Bibliothek. Research and Practice 1994 (3) pp. 312-322
  • The availability study as an instrument of library performance measurement In: Bibliothek. Research and Practice 1994 (1) pp. 20-40