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ISI2023 provided a stimulating platform for dialogue on current developments and challenges in information sciences. The discussions and presentations reflected the broad spectrum of topics and the need for a comprehensive examination of these issues for the further development of the discipline.

BiblioCon, one of Germany's largest professional events for the library sector, took place in Hamburg this year under the title 112th BiblioCon2024 "open.local.global". The Department of Information Science of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam was also well represented at BiblioCon.

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Honorary Professor Dr. Gabriele Beger, who was appointed the first female honorary professor in the degree programme Library Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in May 2005. A few days after her 72nd birthday, Dr. Beger passed away…

Job qualification next level: The Work@Heart certificate programme increases students' chances of successfully starting a career – flexibly, sustainably and parallel to their studies. Interested parties can ask their questions in an online information session on the 9th of July from 12 to 1 pm.

"Why stop when it's at its best?" Sharon Hundehege and Paula Weyrauch visit the artists' archive at the Berlinische Galerie.

Students and lecturers at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam are organising a free themed semester on democracy and are exploring the future of the free democratic order. Questions of democracy, diversity and openness will be discussed as part of courses, action days and workshops.

As part of the VEStOR project (networking, expanding and strengthening the OER community OpenRewi), OpenRewi e. V., the only community for open legal educational materials in law to date, is being expanded and strengthened. Networking with other OER communities is also being promoted.

The new web portal meinjob-bibliothek.de has been online since the 14th of December 2023. It offers all those interested in libraries – whether as trainees, students, potential employees or colleagues – comprehensive information on entry-level, training and career opportunities in the fascinating…

On the occasion of his appointment as part-time professor for "Digitisation of Archives and Collections" at the Department of Information Science, Prof. Dr. Felix Schäfer will give his inaugural lecture on the 29th of January 2024 entitled "What do we do with 1 million scans? Or: Open GLAMour at the…

The Brandenburg Science Slam enters its 3rd round in spring. (Young) scientists are invited to present their research topics and results to the audience in ten minutes.

On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Library Science – Technologies, Systems and Services at the Department of Information Science, Prof. Dr. Veit Köppen will give his inaugural lecture entitled "Data Engineering in Research Data Management" on the 15th of January 2024.

How about taking some time out in front of the screen during the Christmas holidays to watch the new videos from the Department of Information Science? What are the differences between the Canadian and German library systems? And how does a major website relaunch actually work? This and other…