Prof. Eckert appointed to DFG AWBI Committee

Prof. Dr. Kai Eckert has been appointed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to the Committee for Scientific Libraries and Information Systems (Ausschuss fĂĽr Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und Informationssysteme, AWBI).

AWBI advises the DFG on all projects and measures for the development and promotion of scientific information provision. It has 18 members. They represent the entire thematic spectrum of the scientific information infrastructures as well as the different sciences.

The tasks of the AWBI include, among other things, addressing the current requirements of scientific information infrastructures, taking up new developments and naming the fields which are to be developed or further developed with targeted funding initiatives.

Further information about the AWBI and a full member list can be found here.

Author: Prof. Dr. Kai Eckert
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017