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Tuesday, 29.11.2022

ZB MED fights misinformation - AI application to help make a qualified assessment

From 1 December 2022, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will fund a project of ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences over the next three years to combat disinformation in the life sciences. In the project AQUAS - Automatic Quality Assessment: NLP methods for semantic mapping of life…

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Friday, 25.11.2022

Orange Days: 16 days to end violence against women.

ZB MED also sets an example with virtual orange lighting!

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Friday, 11.11.2022

FAIRagro and Base4NFDI successful in third round of NFDI funding

ZB MED is involved in two further National Research Data Infrastructure consortia

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Monday, 07.11.2022

Invitation: Open Science Barcamp Cologne ´23

#OSciBarCologne – on Friday, 3 February 2023, at the TH Cologne

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ZB MED signs Charta der Vielfalt

Thursday, 27.10.2022

Diversity as a success factor: ZB MED signs the "Charta der Vielfalt" for Diversity in the Workplace

ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences is diverse and is therefore committed to creating an appreciative working environment for all employees - regardless of age, ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and belief, sexual orientation…

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Tuesday, 25.10.2022

Darum Open Access!

The microsite DARUM ZB MED! bundles topic-specific tips and information for scientific work in the life sciences. On the occasion of the International Open Access Week, the new topic page has now gone online.

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Tuesday, 18.10.2022

Invitation: International Open Access Week at ZB MED from 24 to 30 October 2022

Online Cookie Lecture on the topic of metadata and poster exhibition in the foyer at the Cologne site

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Tuesday, 18.10.2022

Invitation: Extended literature search options and evidence maps on Long Covid

Online event on 24 November 2022 from 6.00 to 7.30 p.m. (in German)

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Dr. Jasmin Schmitz, Leiterin der Publikationsberatung von ZB MED auf dem Thumbnail des neuen NACHGEFRAGT-Videos im ZB MED-YouTube-Kanal. Titel: Reputation in der Wissenschaft.

Wednesday, 28.09.2022

New NACHGEFRAGT video with Dr Jasmin Schmitz

Topic: Reputation in science - do the evaluation parameters still apply?

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Monday, 26.09.2022

Invitation: Introductory Lecture on Research Data Management

Online event on 3 November 2022 from 9.00 to 11.00 a.m. for scientists of all qualification levels from the life sciences.

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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.