Press releases

BIÖG’s established standard reference work is published as a dynamic open-access resource (in German)

In awarding this prize, the German Library Association (dbv) is recognising, in particular, the organisation’s commitment to open science and digital sovereignty. The national library prize is worth 20,000 euros and will be presented in Cologne on 29 October 2026.

ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences is systematically realigning its library services towards digital information and literature provision. In future, the focus will be on nationwide and location-independent services. On-site use at the Cologne location will be discontinued on 17 July…

New position paper: A realistic, determined, and future-oriented path out of technological dependency

Long-term datasets such as soil moisture and nutrient measurements, crop yield data, climate records, vegetation surveys, and biodiversity analyses are essential for research on sustainable land use and food security. Often generated over many years and stored in diverse formats, these data require…

Every day, large volumes of health data are generated – in doctor's offices, research projects and apps. It is only when these data are brought together that a clear picture of our health emerges. On board the MS Wissenschaft 2026, NFDI4Health demonstrates at an interactive station how new knowledge…

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…

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…

ZB MED has launched Pubservatory, a new tool that makes the continuous curation of the PubMed database visible. Pubservatory, currently in beta, tracks how many and which records have been added or removed within a given timeframe.

The discovery service LIVIVO, operated by ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, now offers the option of searching for preprints. LIVIVO is thus responding to the growing importance of preprints in scientific communication and supporting researchers with even more up-to-date information.