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Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (LIS)
Funding Area: Information Management
Thematic Information Networks Programme
The increasing use of digital media has changed the scientific communication and publishing landscape: the production and reception of scientific information are in direct correlation to one another and should be considered together. Digital information and communication networks enable cooperation independent of time or place. This also affects the provision of information. New communication and publication systems are making lasting changes to the information infrastructures and publication processes we have traditionally used until now. High-performance instruments and infrastructures are essential in the creation and effective utilisation of these new communication and publication networks. The Thematic Information Networks Programme supports their setup.
The Scientific Information Management Tools and Methods Programme
This programme aims to improve and expand technology-based, user-oriented services to scientific information facilities. The term "information management" here refers to the (primarily technical) components involved in the organisation und structure of scientific information services. The programme is particularly geared towards promoting the development of software and process development for local projects, as well as for sub-components of larger application systems in information facilities. Its main goal is to develop new standards and benchmarks for relevant processes and infrastructures. The cross-linking of institutions across boundaries is another key component of this programme.
Lines of Action
Within the framework of the Digital Information Initiative, the DFG offers supplementary funding opportunities in the following lines of action:
Line 13: "Virtual Research Environments"
Efficient tools and infrastructures that support new methods of working are essential to the setup and effective utilisation of new communications and publication networks. These tools and infrastructures include virtual research environments that serve as platforms for web-based collaborative working methods, enabling new forms of cooperation and new ways of handling scientific data. They provide both a central point of entry to specialised resources, data and documents, as well as opportunities for the contextual linking of information units.
Line 14: Primary Research Data
In the course of research activities, data is acquired and collected through examining sources, sampling, field studies, simulations and surveys. Once the research has been completed, this data, as a rule, remains unpublished and is generally stored in digital form at the research institute where it was collected. Advocates have long called for the publication of primary research data and its storage in a publicly accessible form.
