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The core task of the Institute for the German Language (IDS) inMannheim is the research into and documentation of the Germanlanguage. IDS collects and preserves an extensive range ofprimary data in the form of corpora in both written and...

Data is everywhere; it is being produced virtually by all scientific,educational, governmental, societal and commerce endeavours.Data is being generated by surveys, mobile and embedded systems,sensors, observing systems, scientific instruments,...

In fall of 2009 the Joint Committee of the German Research Foundation(DFG) approved the establishment of a support programfor open access publishing. Since then German universities havereceived subsidies to develop permanent publication funds...

The so-called »Finch Report« has led to a series of significantchanges in publishing in the UK. In particular, the research fundingorganization »Research Councils UK« has issued new guidelinesregarding open access, in which immediate open...

From year to year science is generating more results in publishedform. There is particularly rapid growth of freely accessible digitalpublications. Open access is thus increasingly regarded asbeing on par with the traditional channels of...

Since 2008 the Freiburg University Library has been undergoinga thorough renovation. The plans of the Basle architect HeinrichDegelo will result not only in a highly attractive facility, butalsoin an innovative learning center with more than...