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ZB MED
ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences is the nationwide infrastructure and research centre for data and information in the life sciences. Our services support research for the benefit of people and the environment: from medicine and biodiversity to environmental protection.
Information Hub for Life Sciences
We provide the infrastructures as access to literature and information, data management and the handling of large amounts of data.
Data Sciences for Life Sciences
We conduct applied and transdisciplinary research. We enable data analyses and generate data potential. As a partner of research, we create new knowledge that is oriented towards the needs of the community.
Our principles
ZB MED’s work is based on the following strategic principles:
- Research + networking: We conduct joint research with partners from regional, national, European and global research communities.
- Data science: We facilitate data analysis and generate new insights through research.
- Access to information: As an information infrastructure hub, we provide reliable, long-term access to information, literature and data.
- Open + FAIR: We promote open, reproducible research based on the principles of open science and FAIR data.
- Knowledge + skills sharing: We actively share knowledge, competencies and skills.
Find out more at www.zbmed.de/en
LIVIVO
LIVIVO is an interdisciplinary search engine for literature and research data. It is run by ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences. The LIVIVO search portal brings together the subject areas of medicine, health care, and nutritional, environmental and agricultural science, all under one roof. As well as providing access to ZB MED’s own holdings at its two sites in Cologne and Bonn, LIVIVO also incorporates around 50 other sources of data. Drawing on a total of more than 67 million records, it offers comprehensive search results covering all the pertinent literature and, in many cases, direct access to the full texts themselves. The resources searched by LIVIVO include key databases such as MEDLINE (bibliographic database of the US National Library of Medicine) and AGRICOLA (catalogue of the US National Agricultural Library), as well as relevant extracts from the open access database BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine). LIVIVO uses an index-based search engine featuring specially developed search technology. The search portal’s features include automated linguistic enrichment and semantic linking of search terms using defined vocabulary specially tailored to the life science arena. This search technology helps users quickly find the information they need.
PUBLISSO
PUBLISSO is ZB MED’s publishing portal. It highlights and showcases ZB MED’s commitment to the principles of open access, research data management, and digital preservation. ZB MED believes in promoting free access to research results on a general basis, and PUBLISSO stems from its mission to act as a driving force for open access in the realm of life sciences. The three main services that PUBLISSO offers are publishing, consulting, and networking/policy shaping.
Publishing:
PUBLISSO enables journals, conference reports and books to be published through the same platform while meeting appropriate quality standards. This boosts their visibility and facilitates both standard and interdisciplinary cross-references.
Consulting:
PUBLISSO’s consulting services predominantly focus on open access publishing options for texts and research data. In addition, PUBLISSO offers comprehensive information on key legal aspects, funding programs, and the requirements stipulated by research funding bodies in regard to open access.
Networking and policy shaping:
ZB MED plays an active role on policy committees, enabling it to respond promptly to the latest political developments in its fields of expertise. At the same time, ZB MED gives a voice to life science researchers on these committees, striving to inject their needs and practical experience into future policy making.
Images to download
Photos from management and the locations Cologne and Bonn you find in the dowload area
