Mission

The Marine Library is developed as a modern and partially virtual information centre. This marine scientific multimedia centre is intended for Flemish marine scientists, universities and scientific institutes, scientific executive bodies, international partners as well as the interested public at large.

The collection aims at completeness with regard to all publications concerning the Southern Bight of the North Sea (including the estuaries), the Belgian coastal waters, the Flemish dunes and polders and all other publications by Flemish marine scientists. For that purpose the library manager strives for optimal cooperation with all Flemish centres that manage, catalogue and distribute marine scientific documents.

At the international level the Marine Library presents itself as the leading Flemish manager of marine scientific information. Both in Flanders and abroad the library will become the primary contact and focal point for all information on marine subjects.