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The Head of Open Science department at ZB MED will remain a member of the board for the next two years.

At the 25th DINI Annual Conference, which took place in Potsdam on 18 and 19 September 2024, the members elected a new Executive Board and Main Committee for the 2024-2026 term of office. The Board is responsible for the strategic development of the initiative. Prof Dr Ursula Arning has been contributing her expertise since 2018.

DINI is the supra-regional association of academic libraries, media institutions, computing centres and specialist societies in research and teaching in Germany. The initiative sees itself as a partner of universities and non-university research institutions in the further development of information infrastructures.

Further information:
to DINI - German Initiative for Network Information e.V.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

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 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.

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.