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Tuesday, 08.04.2025

Invitation: Wikimedians in libraries

Networking meeting on 6 November 2025 in Cologne

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Keyvisual of the Night of the Libraries. Text in German: Nacht der Bibliotheken

Thursday, 06.03.2025

Invitation: Night of the Libraries 2025 - ZB MED will be part of it!

The nationwide event will take place for the first time on 4 April 2025. Under the motto ‘Knowledge. Share. Discover.’ over 1,600 libraries throughout Germany will open their doors. 

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Monday, 24.02.2025

Certificate course in research data management: application phase started

The course will begin in September 2025 and applications can be submitted from now until 28 April 2025. Scholarships from the Ministry of Culture and Science (MKW) are once again available this year for applicants from NRW.

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Tuesday, 28.01.2025

DFG funds national service centre for Diamond Open Access

ZB MED is involved in the SeDOA consortium together with 15 scientific institutions for ‘scholar-led’ and ‘scholar-owned’ publishing.

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Handshake between Peter Roth, MDPI Head of Publishing, and Franziska Fischer, Commercial Director ZB MEDED

Tuesday, 17.12.2024

​​​​​​​New National Open Access Agreement Between MDPI and German Research Institutions - ZB MED-Negotiated Publishing Deal for 2025–2026

More than 100 German universities and research institutions have entered into a national agreement with the open access publisher MDPI. The publication agreement negotiated by ZB MED comes into force on 1 January 2025 and is valid until the end of 2026. Joining the consortium is still possible until…

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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 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 advocates Open Access

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

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

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

 

ZB MED cooperates with the AWMF

The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) supports the scientific exchange of its more than 170 member associations from all fields of medicine.