... can be contacted at: seadle@ibi.hu‐berlin.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Archiving Preservation Digital preservation Germany Intellectual property Digital libraries Collections management Plagiarism Plagiarism has become a salient issue for universities and thus...

... and other forms of off‐line storage are not used because they make automated integrity checking for “bit rot” or other problems impossible. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Archives Copyright law Germany Information technology Germany has begun a process to look at options...

... for the rendering of complex digital objects and applications. 2. Another activity covers the development of a persistent identifier infrastructure for Germany. The use of persistent identifiers guarantees the stability and ability to address a digital object in the net (as embedded in the project “EPICUR...

... and information professionals seeking information about library‐funding policies and strategies in Germany. As a variant of this so‐called “classic” national licence – i.e. where the licensed products are accessible to all academic institutions – the licensing of current periodicals is also being tested...

... of information management, one can formulate five basic categories (Schirmbacher, 2005): © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Information management Integration Universities Germany Libraries The article describes how several German universities are setting up an integrated...

.... The student perspective provides a fresh look at the problem. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Digital libraries Electronic media Internet Germany Teaching a combined lecture/seminar series on digital libraries seemed like an obvious priority for a newly hatched “Professor...

... is anthropological. The column considers cultural and economic differences and assumptions, as well as differences between the law codes that enable document delivery. Findings Document delivery is at least temporarily impossible from Germany to the USA owing to lawsuits and agreements within Germany...

... explanation about teaching and research. Humboldt University has a long mission statement that covers 14 points: Mission statements Information science Universities Germany Connecting people, information, and technology (www.ischool.washington.edu/). University of Syracuse, School...

... e‐book‐editions offered in the US‐market. There is an increase of an average of 20 per cent a year in the production of e‐books over the last 20 years. In relation to the total amount of hardcover‐editions the total number of e‐book‐titles run up to 9 per cent. In comparison to Germany the USA...

...‐term availability of digital objects. Digital libraries Archives management Digital storage Germany Today, the production phase of the publication process is completely electronic‐based, but increasingly the same is true for the delivery of publications to the end‐users, the readers...

...Norbert Lossau; Sabine Rahmsdorf; Susanne Dobratz; Frank Scholze Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an overview on certification of institutional repositories as a means to support open access in Germany and a description of the DINI Certificate 2006 developed by DINI, the German...

... one at Cottbus University. Antonia Hermelbracht can be contacted at: ahermelbracht@wiwi.uni‐bielefeld.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Information services Market research Surveys Academic libraries Germany In the context of changing educational environments...

... at: degkwitz@tu‐cottbus.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Information management Integration Organizational structures Services Germany A study (see Lütke‐Entrup et al., 2003) undertaken by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation as part...

... to Berlin recently to serve as an “expert” for a group making some fundamental decisions about their library science program, with implications for the rest of Germany. In reality I am no expert, at least as far as curriculum development and teaching standards go, but the focus of the meeting dealt...

... of a reengineering process at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) in Munich, Germany, the central regional library of the State of Bavaria and one of the largest academic research libraries in Europe with local, regional and supraregional responsibilities. Due to the multiple roles...

...Regina Goldschmitt From 3‐5 February 2004, the Bielefeld University Library in Germany was host to the 7th International Bielefeld Conference, “Thinking beyond digital libraries – designing the information strategy for the next decade”. Main themes to the conference were the strategic positioning...

... collections. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Copyright law Interlending Canada Germany United States of America Interlibrary lending and document delivery have become an integral part of the services that contemporary libraries offer. These services mean that libraries do...

... without having to resort to manual processes. ProPrint offers an on‐demand print service within Germany for over 2,000 monographs and 1,000 journals. Partners worldwide are now invited to join. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Libraries Digital libraries Print media Demand Germany...

... States in 1989/1990, a totally new situation arose for the libraries of the former East Germany. The new federal states, and their universities, became, with reunification, equal partners in the federalized system of the Federal Republic of Germany, and so could participate fully, and even from...

..., as well as of German publishing and library history, and in so doing delineates the many points of contact between American and German research libraries. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Libraries Germany Inter‐library loan Technology Collection development The greatest innovations...