In the ‘Publishing in this journal’ section of the EZB’s website, researchers will find a link to Think. Check. Submit.. This initiative helps researchers to assess the reliability and quality of academic journals and publishers before submitting a manuscript. The linked checklist, which sets out key quality criteria, helps researchers assess whether a journal is […]

On 6 October 2026, more than 90 representatives from academic libraries, consortia and partner institutions came together in Regensburg for this year’s EZB-DBIS Conference. The event provided an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest developments relating to the Electronic Journals Library (EZB), the Database Information System (DBIS) and related topics. The evening before, many participants

The Data Formats Working Group has approved the field definition for the EZB licence assignment in MARC field 920. This means that a dedicated, standardised MARC field will now be available for the licence assignments maintained by the EZB. The EZB’s OAI-PMH interface has already been adapted accordingly. The EZB licence assignment is provided via

On 11 and 12 March 2026, the 6th Data Recipients’ Workshop organised by the German National Library (DNB), the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) and the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) took place at the DNB’s Congress Centre in Frankfurt am Main. Covering topics such as metadata acquisition, interfaces, data flows and system landscapes, the event once again offered

How can all the systems, interfaces, and data flows surrounding digital resources be clearly presented? Many libraries and information institutions are faced with this question. The new Systemlandkarte E-Ressourcen —one of the key results of the Systemlandschaft Working Group —now offers an answer. It is now freely accessible online: https://ag-systemlandschaft.de/app/visualisierung/   The interactive map shows