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Archive

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Friday, 17.05.2024

Open Mind. Open Spirit. Open Science.

The ZB MED Annual Report 2023 is out.

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Friday, 12.04.2024

New feature for greater transparency

ZB MED search portal LIVIVO makes retracted publications clearly visible

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Friday, 05.04.2024

Effective use of medical data: DIM.RUHR starts practical phase

Whether in cancer or dementia research - in many areas of medicine, digital health data holds great potential for improving patient care. This is also the view of the legislator. The German parliament passed the Health Data Utilisation Act (GDNG) in December. It aims to link healthcare and research…

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Tuesday, 19.03.2024

Remote access: around 30% more content in the first quarter of 2024

ZB MED offers free online access to over 30,000 e-journals and e-books for anyone resident in Germany

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Friday, 01.03.2024

Requirement survey:

Further development of the PUBLISSO - Repository for Life Sciences (FRL)

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Monday, 26.02.2024

Call for proposals: CarpentryConnect and BioNT Community Event - Heidelberg 2024

The theme is: Community-led training beyond academia. 

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Friday, 23.02.2024

Extended opening hours for the lending service at the Cologne site

From 4 March 2024, the service will be available from 9 am to 4 pm. The library will remain open from 9 am to 7 pm as before.

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Monday, 19.02.2024

Call for proposals: Open Access Days 2024

The motto of the conference is: "DEAL, Diamond and beyond - Open Access between sovereignty and dependence". It will take place from 10 to 12 September 2024 in Cologne. 

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Friday, 02.02.2024

Symposium "Scientific writing with AI and ChatGPT - where is the journey heading?"

Videos of the lectures online on YouTube

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Friday, 26.01.2024

Invitation: CarpentryConnect Heidelberg 2024

Community event to boost software and data skills from 12 to 14 November 2024 in Heidelberg, Germany.

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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.