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Archive

Thursday, 28.07.2022

Shaping the transformation of Open Access books together

Video interview on the position paper from the University Publishers Working Group with Prof. Dr. Ursula Arning

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Wednesday, 27.07.2022

Rethinking. Transform. Implement.

ZB MED Annual Report 2021 entitled "Umdenken. Umwandeln. Umsetzen" published. 

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Prof. Dr. Ursula Arning, Leiterin Programmbereich Open Science

Tuesday, 12.07.2022

Prof. Dr. Ursula Arning Member of the Sounding Board of "AG Universitätsverlage"

Political commitment to academic publishing in Open Access

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Prof. Dr. Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann, Scientific Director ZB MED

Monday, 11.07.2022

German Science and Humanities Council certifies ZB MED and BIBI high dynamics and potential for the future

 Report confirms structural relevance and national importance

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Monday, 11.07.2022

New at ZB MED: Whitepapers - complex topics explained in an understandable way

First issue gives insights into Python programming language

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Thursday, 07.07.2022

ZB MED supports Action Plan on Diamond Open Access

Initiative aims for a scholarly publishing infrastructure that is equitable, community-driven, academic-led and -owned.

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Tuesday, 31.05.2022

New remote access: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Free online access for all ZB MED users throughout Germany

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Tuesday, 31.05.2022

E-journals on psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy now remotely accessible

Eight journals from the Hogrefe publishing house accessible free of charge throughout Germany via ZB MED

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Monday, 30.05.2022

German MeSH: consequently Open Science

ZB MED publishes current annual version 2022 - free access and FAIR file formats

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Lara Schruff und Petra Labriga

Tuesday, 24.05.2022

A "double dose" of NACHGEFRAGT

In two new episodes of the video podcast series, Elke Roesner interviews Data Librarian Lara Schruff and Head of Strategic Licences Management Petra Labriga. Both videos are in German with English subtitles.

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ZB MED is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health

ZB MED is supported by the Federal Ministry of Health.

The Federal Ministry of Health is a sponsor of ZB MED on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.

ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.

ZB MED advocates Open Access

ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

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DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.

ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement

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The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.

ZB MED advocates equality

ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.

ZB MED is one of over 30 partners in the LFV Open Science

The network is committed to the research and development of working methods, infrastructures, and tools of Open Science.

ZB MED is a member of DAFA.

The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.

ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.

Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.