Peter Schirmbacher

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Peter Schirmbacher

Peter Schirmbacher (* 1951 ) is a German computer scientist. He was Professor of Information Management at the Institute for Library and Information Science at the Humboldt University in Berlin . Until 2015 he was director of the computer and media service at Humboldt University.

Career

The economics graduate Peter Schirmbacher completed his studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin (HUB) in the years 1970–1974. He then worked at the computer center (now computer and media service) of the HUB and the Academy of Sciences (GDR). In 1989 he received his doctorate in the field of applied computer science with the dissertation “The structure and principles of the design of computer-aided management information systems at universities and colleges”. From 1990 to 2015 he was head of the computer and media service and has been Professor of Information Management at the Institute for Library and Information Science at the HUB since 2006.

Activity in projects

Schirmbacher became known through projects in the fields of electronic publishing and digital long-term archiving . The projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Union (EU), which he led or in which he was involved, include: "Dissertations online", "e- Competence in context ”,“ Scope ”and“ LuKII ”. Other projects under the direction or cooperation of Peter Schirmbacher are:

  • DFG project "LAUDATIO" (2011–2015)
  • DFG project "MetaImage" (2009–2011)
  • DFG project "CARPET" (2008–2012)
  • DFG project "OA Statistics" (2008-2013)
  • DFG project "DOARC" (2009–2011)
  • DFG project "OA Policies" (2008–2009)
  • DFG project "OA network" (2007–2012)
  • BMBF project "HyperImage" (2006–2008)
  • BMBF project "e-KoKon - e-competence in context" (2005-2008)
  • DFG project "DissOnline Tutor" (2005–2007)
  • EU project "reUSE" (2004–2006)
  • BMBF project " Nestor - Development of a competence network for long-term archiving" (2003-2006)
  • Projects "Development of a multimedia teaching and learning center" (2002–2006)
  • EU project "Open Archives Forum" (2001-2003)
  • DFG project " XML portal for multimedia objects ..." (2001–2003)
  • DFN project "ProPrint" (2000–2002)
  • DFN project "Securely networked university administration" (1999–2001)
  • HSP III project "Electronic publication of dissertations from the Humboldt University" (1997–2000)
  • DFN project "Firewall - the core of the administrative network" (1997–1999).

Working in organizations

  • Member of the Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin since 2017
  • Since 2011 spokesman for Nestor 's long-term archiving competence network
  • Since 2011 Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Competence Center "Bibliometrics for German Science"
  • Since 2003 member of the Board of Directors of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
  • Since 2003 member of the DissOnline Advisory Board of the German Library (DissOnline)
  • Founding member and member of the main committee of the German Initiative for Network Information (DINI) since 1999
  • Since 1991 member of the working group for heads of scientific data centers, today: Centers for Communication and Information Processing in Research and Teaching (ZKI)
  • Since 1990 representative of the HUB in the Association to Support the German Research Network (DFN Association).

Publications (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Schirmbacher, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German computer scientist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1951