News
Change of payment modalities for overdue fines
Jan 10, 2023
RICOH printer and scanner in the library
Nov 23, 2022
Library closed over Christmas and New Year
Until 15 December 2022 and from 02 January 2023 the Earth Sciences Library will be open on a regular basis.
Nov 05, 2022
Less paper consumption thanks to "scan first"
Nov 04, 2022
Beach chair flair for creative breaks
Aug 16, 2022
Further anchorages in the Earth Sciences Library
Aug 16, 2022
Berlin Universities Publishing starts
Jul 08, 2022
Engagement for researchers in NFDI4Earth
Jul 06, 2022
Recommendation to wear a FFP2 mask
May 22, 2022
12 May Coffee Lecture: Publication costs for Open Access: funding opportunities at the FU
May 09, 2022
In the summer semester 2022 we offer the following Coffee Lectures.
Always 1:15 - 1:45 pm in the Earth Sciences Library in Lankwitz. Without registration. We have space for about 20 people: first come, first served. The lectures will be held in German.
28.April: Open Science: The Creative Commons Licenses explained
We explain how to create open access (OA) for your own publications (reports, posters, bachelor, master and PhD theses, journal articles etc.) in a legally binding way by choosing the appropriate license.
05 May: Research strategy
We explain the most important strategies for literature research and introduce the central research tool at the FU (Primo).
12 May: Publication costs for Open Access: funding opportunities at the FU
When publishing journal articles in Open Access, authors usually face costs. We explain which costs are covered directly by the FU and how this works in practice.
19 May: Elsevier journals: can the FU do without them?
The FU, like many other universities and research institutions in Germany, terminated its contract with Elsevier in summer 2017. This was to increase the pressure on the publisher to achieve fair prices and, at the same time, worldwide free access (open access). To date, this has not been implemented. We report on the current state of negotiations with Elsevier and talk about experiences with 5 years without an Elsevier contract.
09 June: Citation rules and references
Citation is a central aspect of "good scientific practice" that all students and researchers must follow: it is considered plagiarism to take over foreign content without acknowledging the source. We explain the most important basic rules.