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53115 Bonn
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Key visual for the fundraising campaign for OLSPub, text obscured, therefore not fully legible: The information supply in the life sciences is secure.

Monday, 09.02.2026

Uniting to Protect Medical Knowledge - ZB MED launches fundraising campaign for OLSPub, the European alternative to PubMed

What happens if access to medical knowledge is suddenly lost? When key information sources depend on external providers, what happens if their availability is restricted – or they simply go dark? Losing access to this vital data would have critical consequences for research, innovation and patient…

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Scanroboter bei ZB MED

Monday, 26.01.2026

Invitation: 8th Retro-Digitisation Workshop

On 19 and 20 March 2026 at the Berlin State Library, Unter den Linden, on the topic of ‘Digitisation for eternity? – Data quality in practice’

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Friday, 23.01.2026

Commentary on the German government's responses to a minor interpellation by the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group

Ensuring resilience and independence from US databases for medical research in Germany and Europe

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Prof. Dr. Ursula Arning

Tuesday, 06.01.2026

From network to section: Library Publishing establishes itself internationally

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) provides the LIBPUB community with a new institutional framework.

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Monday, 22.12.2025

Season's greetings

As the year draws to a close, we wish you a peaceful and relaxing Christmas season, restful days surrounded by your family and friends, and good health and optimism for the coming year.

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Monday, 22.12.2025

Resilience remains the goal

Despite its high relevance and resonance, the second project application for OLSPub was also rejected.

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Tuesday, 02.12.2025

Invitation: Webinar on ELN Finder

Online session offers an introduction to the structure and functionalities of the tool and explains how to join the editorial team.

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Friday, 28.11.2025

New tutorial shows how to integrate terminologies seamlessly into research services

The video from the basic service "Terminology Services 4 NFDI" (TS4NFDI) demonstrates how a centralised API gateway unifies different terminology systems, making data-intensive applications significantly easier to use.

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Thursday, 27.11.2025

Invitation to participate in study on uncertainty in research

Survey among researchers highlights impact of current challenges on everyday scientific work

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Tuesday, 18.11.2025

Plan B for OLSPub - new strategies and partnerships to strengthen research sovereignty

In May, ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences announced its plans for the project Open Life Science Publications Database (OLSPub), as an open, reliable and sustainable alternative to the PubMed database. The project aims to strengthen the resilience and independence of Europe’s research…

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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 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.