Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

The Hochschulbibliothekszentrum of North Rhine-Westphalia (hbz) is a central service and development institution for the academic libraries in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. In this role, the hbz supports and initiates the national restructuring of information services which has become necessary due to the rapid technological changes seen in recent years.
Central services of the hbz include network services, portal technology (DigiBib), interlibrary loan, digital content and library statistics. Further key areas of the hbz include Open Access, Linked Open Data, digitisation and long-term preservation.
The hbz falls within the remit of the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Based on its years of experience and competence it cooperates with a wide range of external partners for the success-oriented implementation of projects together with its clients.

Competences and priorities in the area of long-term preservation

The hbz pursues a holistic approach in the field of long-term preservation which includes organisational and strategic conceptual work in addition to the usual technical aspects. For this reason, the hbz has participated in various nestor working groups for many years.
The hbz advises on, identifies and meets the demand for modular solutions for long-term preservation. It is actively involved in shaping the infrastructure for long-term accessibility of digital data at both the state and federal level. As a partner in the project Digitales Archiv NRW (DA NRW), the hbz is participating in the development of a long-term archiving solution for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia that spans all cultural sectors.
The initiative for long-term preservation of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia LZV.nrw coordinates the service offers for long-term preservation of the hbz for the universities in NRW and acts as a central contact on the topic of long-term preservation. The hbz also offers a comprehensive solution for archiving websites, which is used, among other things, for the mandatory electronic copy at the Rhineland-Palatinate State Library Center.

The hbz has been involved in the nestor "Personal Digital Archiving" working group since 2019 and was involved there in the development of the website www.meindigitalesarchiv.de. In the past, the hbz has participated in the nestor working groups "Cooperative Long-Term Archiving", "Costs", and "Policy Development", where it contributed its own research and development work..

Contact

Dr. Andres Quast
Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (hbz)
Gruppe Publikationssysteme
Jülicher Str. 6
50674 Köln
Phone +49 221 - 400 75 - 460
Fax +49 221 - 400 75 - 180