Wolfgang Ratzek

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Wolfgang Ratzek (born November 8, 1951 in Berlin ; † November 27, 2014 ) has been Professor of Business Administration for information facilities, especially marketing and personnel management, at the Stuttgart Media University since 2000 .

Life

In the mid-1960s he completed an apprenticeship as a toolmaker (in Norway) and then went to sea on a Norwegian ship. From 1982 to 1986 studies with a master’s degree in information science and Scandinavian studies at the Free University of Berlin. In 1991 he received his doctorate at the Faculty of Communication Studies at the Free University of Berlin ( Gernot Wersig ). Before being appointed to the Stuttgart Media University , he held leading positions in the fields of marketing, personnel and management consulting and as a lecturer (from 1988 to 2000). Since 2000 Ratzek has taught at the Stuttgart Media University in the library and information management course.

Research priorities

Wolfgang Ratzek's main research areas were information management , marketing , and personnel development . Projects in cooperation with libraries and media companies.

Current publications

  • Content management. Content plus satisfaction equals success. Wiesbaden 2013
  • Social media. A challenge for libraries, politics, business and society. Wiesbaden 2012
  • ... and what comes after the information technology. In: Ronald Kaiser: Library Success with Web 2.0 services. Berlin 2012, pp. 105–135.
  • Lobbying for information professionals (anthology). Bad Honnef 2010
  • The European Approach Towards Digital Library Education: Dead End or Recipe for Success? In: Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development and Impact. Edited by Yin-Leng Theng, Schubert Foo, Dion Goh Hoe Lian, Jin-Cheon Na. Hershey PA 2008 (Feb 2009)
  • Economic promotion and location development through information services. The underestimated potential of libraries. Berlin 2008.
  • Manga for libraries: history - topics - inventory building. Berlin 2008.
  • Schäfer, Manuela: TV Knowledge Magazines - An Innovative Topic for Public Libraries ". Berlin 2008
  • Knowledge centers - intellektualnyj centr - examples of German-Russian library cooperation. Berlin 2008
  • Kaiser, Ronald; Ratzek, W .: Introduction to film production for information facilities - from the idea to the product. In: BFP 3/2007
  • Changes in economic culture require new forms of cooperation. Initiatives for German-Polish cooperation (Zmiany kultury gospodarczej wymagają nowych form współpracy. Inicjatywy dla polsko-niemieckiej współpracy). In: Information requirements of German-Polish cooperation: Economy - Law - Law - Education - Culture. Edited by Gabriela Ahnis; Hans Gerd Hapel; Celina Kwiatek-Mach; Grażyna Twardak. Berlin 2007
  • "Your library is closing! Now what?" Workshop with Claudia Lux to practice creative political strategies. In. BuB 5/2007
  • National IT summit at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. IT industry demands more IT for everyone. In: Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis 2/2007
  • Ko, Young-Man; Ratzek, W .: The way of the Republic of Korea from an emerging country to a global player: Science - Technology - Information. In: Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis 2/2007.
  • Staging reality. Manipulation as a design element of the world. In: Head Cinema - Contemporary Literature and Media. Festschrift for Volker Wehdeking on his 65th birthday. Edited by Lothar Bluhm and Christine Schmitt. Trier 2006, pp. 343-359.
  • Libraries as an instrument for site development. In BuB 9/2006.
  • RFID - Another building block in the ubiquitous and pervasive computing strategy. In: BITonline 2/2006
  • Bachelor, Diplom, Fachwirt and other mock battles. In: BuB 4/2006
  • Filling the libraries with life. Customer-oriented services as a chance for survival. In: BuB 3/2006
  • Förg, E .; Gottmanns, E .; Ratzek, W .; Rothe, N.; Schnitker, T .: Manga - A cultural and economic phenomenon. In: BuB 01/2006
  • Georgy, Ursula; Ratzek, W .: Launch of a Campaign for Image Building of the Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science (LIS) in Germany. In: The 14th BOBCATSSS Symposium in Tallinn: Information, Innovation, Responsibility: The Information Professional in the Network Society, Proceedings Copenhagen 2006, pp. 248-252
  • Chararteristics of German Library Science: Sharing Lessons Learned with the International Community? In: Proceeding of the Asian-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice. Singapore (April 2006).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franco Rota / HdM: "Obituary: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ratzek dies surprisingly ” , Professional Association Information Library , December 8, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Ratzek, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German information scientist
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 2014