What are the UR Library Services?
The UR Library Services bundle the three established products DBIS, EZB, and RVK. These services have been operated by the University Library of Regensburg in cooperation with a large community for many years. The objective of this product family is to leverage synergies and facilitate the long-term development, implementation, and networking of services.
Events
- December 4, 2025, 10:00 to 12:30: DBIS basis training I
- December 8, 2025, 10:00 to 12:00: DBIS basis training II + editing organisational data
- December 9, 2025, 10:00 to 12:00: EZB basis training
News
GoLive new features in RVK Online on November 14, 2025
In addition to displaying links to the GND for register terms, the register search now offers new search options: You can now search for synonyms, alternative names, different spellings and scripts. If the content of a notation has changed,...
Read moreEZB GOKB Taskforce
The GOKB is a community-based platform where data is not only stored and shared, but also validated, checked, and processed. To ensure this, verification requests are created in the case of conflicts. We need your support for these requests. ...
Read moreAppointment of Dr. André Schüller-Zwierlein to the new DOAJ Advisory Board
We are delighted that Dr. André Schüller-Zwierlein, Director of the University Library of Regensburg, has been appointed to the new DOAJ Advisory Board, where he will represent the German region. The board, which has 26 members from 20 countries,...
Read moreAdmission of DBIS, EZB, RVK and openCost to InfraFinder
The UR Library Services have decided to register the three services – DBIS, EZB and RVK – ans openCost with InfraFinder. InfraFinder is a U.S.-based, non-profit platform that lists open infrastructures. The aim of the platform is to increase...
Read moreDBIS at the INCONECSS conference
Dr. Brigitte Doß in front of the DBIS poster at the INCONECSS Conference INCONECSS 2025 took place in Berlin from May 15 to 16, 2025, at which the Database Information System (DBIS) was also represented. Dr. Brigitte Doß, the...
Read moreopenCost Extended: Second Project Phase Approved
The DFG project openCost has been approved for a second project phase and will be funded for a further three years. The aim of openCost is to create a technical infrastructure with which publication costs can be accessed freely via...
Read morePublication of the EZB Annual Report 2024
On May 12, 2025, the annual report of the Electronic Journals Library for the year 2024 was published on the publication server of the University of Regensburg. You can find it under the following link: epub.uni-regensburg.de/76672/
Read moreMore Visibility of Publishing Information with EZB and DOAJ
The blog of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has published the article “DOAJ and EZB: Working together for more visibility of information on publishing”. The blog post highlights how the open data exchange between DOAJ and EZB improves...
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