Max Planck Digital Library
The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) is a central facility of the Max Planck Society . It supports scientists from all Max Planck Institutes with a broad portfolio of services in the fields of information provision, publication services and research data management . The task of the MPDL is to give MPG researchers optimal access to scientific information, to provide a sustainable infrastructure for scientific information management and to support the MPG in its open access policy.
The MPDL and its predecessor organizations are among the largest recipients of scientific information in Europe. It organizes access to a wide variety of scientific journals, e-books , specialist databases and extensive open access publication services. Together with the libraries at the Max Planck Institutes, "it ensures an excellent supply of scientific information and publication opportunities".
mission
The task of the MPDL is to support scientists of the Max Planck Society in the Max Planck Institutes and research centers in Germany and abroad and with a broad portfolio of services in the fields of information provision, publication services, research data management, innovative tools and Provide services for basic research in the natural sciences and humanities.
Among other things, the MPDL provides optimal access to scientific information as well as a sustainable infrastructure for scientific information management and supports the Max Planck Society in its open access policy. She is also responsible for the development and operation of information systems and for the strategic and structural further development of the scientific information system in the MPG. It is one of the largest recipients of scientific information in Europe.
Furthermore, the MPDL acts as a central contact and as a competence center for questions of scientific information management within the Max Planck Society.
The MPDL sees itself as one of the four central IT service facilities of the Max Planck Society (MPDL, MPCDF, IKT and GWDG ), with which it provides the entire portfolio of central IT services for the MPG. At the same time, the MPDL, together with the institute libraries, forms the library system of the MPG, whereby it only processes tasks in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity if this creates real added value.
The MPDL is therefore not a library in the traditional sense, but a service infrastructure that makes a significant contribution to the competitiveness of the Max Planck Society in the international scientific community.
Areas of activity
The core activities of the MPDL are the provision of technical solutions and the securing and optimization of access to scientific information for the scientists of the Max Planck Institutes by creating an appropriate infrastructure for the storage of data, the publication of research results and for the network-based scientific collaboration. The MPDL is also responsible for the development and operation of information systems and for the strategic and structural further development of the scientific information system in the MPG. It thus acts as a central point of contact and as a competence center for questions relating to scientific information management within the Max Planck Society.
These areas of activity are divided into three areas within the MPDL:
information
Through the work of the MPDL Information division, the MPDL provides researchers at the Max Planck Institutes with most of the information resources relevant for the MPG, such as journals and databases, in a smooth and economical manner. All activities associated with the licensing, administration and provision of electronic information resources for scientific work are bundled here (basic service). The main tasks include publisher and provider contacts and contracts, information management and the administration of electronic resources, the support and development of databases and access systems (information research) as well as participation in the Open Access objectives of the Max Planck Society. The division looks after numerous well-established systems and services and works particularly intensively with the information centers and libraries of the Max Planck Institutes.
Collections
In its MPDL Collections division, the MPDL looks after data collections and application systems in the field of scientific information management . One focus is the operation and support of the institutional publication repository of the Max Planck Society (MPG.PuRe). This is the basis for the search engine visibility of the MPG publications, an indispensable corrective for various bibliometric databases as well as the data supplier for numerous MPG websites, applications and reports such as the MPG yearbook. In addition, a number of software suites are maintained and productive application systems for research data are operated and supported. As a basis, sustainable application scenarios with corresponding operating concepts are developed in cooperation with the Max Planck Institutes. The department supports planning and policies for research data management and contributes its expertise in dealing with a variety of digital formats, metadata and harvesting standards as well as with the collection and processing of data.
Digital labs
With the competencies of the MPDL Digital Labs division, the MPDL supports the institutes of the Max Planck Society with modern tools for scientists, modern infrastructures and information on new services. The department's task is to ensure a constant flow of new technologies in order to generate innovative and sustainable services for all Max Planck scientists. Digital Labs implements new and sustainable tools by further developing contemporary ideas and technologies in order to meet requirements that arise from the continuous development of the scientific work environment. With this approach, concepts and services are developed that enable user autonomy, promote open exchange between scientists and benefit research. With the bloxberg blockchain initiative in particular, the division aims to provide researchers with decentralized and autonomous services and thus support the cooperation of the international scientific community. Both the development and the use of innovative tools and infrastructures generate a competitive advantage for the MPG.
Selected services
bloxberg
bloxberg is the first global blockchain initiative for science . bloxberg consists of a consortium of international scientific institutions that have set themselves the goal of building a decentralized infrastructure for scientific applications worldwide and promoting collaboration between the global scientific community. The MPDL is regarded as the initiator of bloxberg and actively represents the Max Planck Society in the consortium.
«Collective»
«Collective» is a web-based platform that enables project partners to work together in a collaborative workspace. Work areas can be structured hierarchically so that there can be areas for the entire institute, but also for specific departments, groups or teams, etc. Project partners can thus interact worldwide and communicate, share, discuss and comment on data, results, ideas, plans, concepts and visions. «Collective» is an adapted version of the open source software Open Atrium .
Edmond
In Edmond is a research data - repository for all researchers of the Max Planck Society. It is used to publish research data from all scientific disciplines. Edmond enables the secure provision, description, documentation, linking, publication and archiving of all types of data. Every definition of metadata profiles is supported. Edmond can also be used to make raw data available for further use by other researchers.
iThenticate
iThenticate is a service used to check plagiarism. It makes it easier to identify and assign materials that may contain unintentional plagiarism. Authors are given the opportunity to ensure that they have adequately cited their sources. iThenticate compares documents to published research articles from global scientific, technical, and medical publishers, as well as web content.
Keeper
Keeper is a service that is used to store, archive and exchange data. Project data can be synchronized and shared. In addition, files are saved and archived within the Max Planck infrastructure, thanks to powerful algorithms for data synchronization and integrated file encryption . The MPDL guarantees that the data will be stored in accordance with the archiving regulations of the MPG and the German Research Foundation to ensure “good scientific practice”.
Labfolder
Labfolder is a service that can collect, integrate and manage research data. With this ELN (Electronic Laboratory Notebook) software, researchers can easily manage scientific documentation while getting a lot of support in adhering to academic standards.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mission. In: mpdl.mpg.de. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ^ Mission - MPDL. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Organization - MPDL. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Blockchain Infrastructure for Scientific Research. Retrieved April 28, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Alliances & Cooperations - MPDL. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Service catalog - MPDL. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Welcome to «collective» | "Collective". Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ^ Edmond - Home. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ | Access to iThenticate for Users from the Max Planck Society. Retrieved May 15, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Register - KEEPER. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ labfolder. In: mpdl.mpg.de. Accessed April 28, 2020 (English).