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Thumbnail for the video interview with a still image of Julian Schneider (ZB MED) and a screenshot from the Search Hub. Caption: FAIRagro Search Hub

In the video interview, Julian Schneider from the FAIRagro team explains the background, development, and future plans for the Search Hub.

Friday, 25.07.2025

FAIRagro Search Hub Goes Live – What Can the New Platform Do?

The FAIRagro Search Hub provides a central access point to research data in agrosystems science, making it easier for researchers to discover, access, and reuse relevant datasets. As part of the FAIRagro consortium, the hub contributes to implementing the FAIR principles - Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability - in agricultural research.

Instead of storing data itself, the Search Hub connects to existing repositories such as BonaRes, OpenAgrar, and e!DAL. It collects and harmonizes metadata from these infrastructures, making it searchable through a unified interface. The platform is being developed in close collaboration with the research community and will continue to evolve based on user needs. Researchers are invited to contribute feedback directly via the interface, helping to shape the future development of the hub.

 

More information

In this video interview, Julian Schneider from the FAIRagro team explains the background to the use, creation and further development of the Search Hub. 
To the video (in German)

Further links:

to FAIRagro Search Hub
to FAIRagro 

to full press release (in German) 

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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.