Library
The ZALF library is a publically accessible special library with a broad, interdisciplinary collection on landscape research.
It supports the research at ZALF through:
- acquisition and provision of subject-specific literature
- search in the ZALF library's holdings via
web OPAC
- On-site service: information and advice, media ordering and borrowing
- Provision of access to literature and media
- Access to licensed resources
- Databases (Web of Science, Scopus, JSTOR, BioOne … )
- Access to e-books
- Literature management programs: Endnote, Citavi
- Trainings and Introductions on library topics
Publication Management
The Publication Management provides publication support to researchers at ZALF. It documents and analyses ZALF's publication performance and manages the publication fund. All
publications of the last 10 years are listed on the ZALF website.
Publication management
- provides technical/organisational publication support
- documents and analyses the ZALF publication output
- manages the Publication Fund of ZALF for open access articles
- organises trainings, provides advice and information on issues related to scholarly publishing and open access to ZALF employees.
Open Access
With its
Open Access Policy ZALF is committed to the idea of free availability of research results and supports its researchers in open access publishing. ZALF participates in the DEAL transformative agreements,
WGL Open Access Publishing Fund and provides financial support for publication in gold open access journals via its central publication fund, when other sources have been exhausted. The rate of peer-reviewed journal articles in open access is rising continuously and was already at 78% in 2023.
In November 2022, the German Research Foundation (DFG) approved the application of ZALF in the
"Open Access Publication Funding" programme for the period 2023-2025. The DFG allowances are centrally managed at the Library & Publication Management.
