Specialist Information

Here you will find information and results from study projects and other documents from the department for the professional world.

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Current information and reports

Memorials today – a socio-political assessment of the current situation
Insights into the personal commitment of memorial centre staff, the challenges of their work and the new developments in memorial centre education.

Conference database for information sciences 
An overview of national and international conferences on relevant information science topics.

Further reports, handouts and recommendations
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Online courses and teaching material

On Moodle Transfer you will find a wide range of digital teaching and learning opportunities such as

  • online courses from the Centre for Continuing Education at the UAS Potsdam (ZEW)
  • interdepartmental teaching and learning programmes for both UAS Potsdam students and external students
  • bridge courses for pupils
  • lecture series also for external students
  • open educational resources and self-study courses on specialised topics
You can register for Moodle Transfer here

Reports, handouts and recommendations

Students Ioanna Danai Katsougiannopoulou and Ha-Thao-Suong Vu were awarded the prestigious b.i.t. online Innovation Prize for their outstanding project "Queer Treasury – Specialist Database for Academic Literature on Queer Issues". The award ceremony took place on the 25th of June, 2025 during the 9th Library Congress in Bremen.

"Queer Treasury" aims to create a central information infrastructure on queer topics that will particularly benefit academics, educators, social workers, queer organisations and interested parties.

The full text of this paper can be found here.

The German Qualifications Framework for Archives (DQR Archiv) was adopted on the 18th of September 2023. This quality framework ensures the quality of German archive training.

The German Qualifications Framework for Archives shows which competences are recommended for the profession of archivist.

Insights into the personal commitment of memorial site staff, the challenges of their work and new developments in memorial site education.

You can find more information on this in the following news.

The list of journals in Information Sciences is the result of the workshop in the winter semester 2025/2026 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Veit Köppen. It was compiled by Christian Asare, Marie Goebel, Nico Lamprecht, Elaine Moosdorf, Jara Naeve, Charlie Richter, Vee Schapp, Elijah Schollbach, Margareta Seeger-Hoffmann, Arne Stöwer and Luca Wagner.

The word clouds were generated from AI-generated keywords based on journal articles published between 2016 and 2025. The journal list is an incomplete compilation from the field of information science. The results are based on the status as of 19 January 2026. Extensions and additions are possible.

ABI Technik

  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • ISSN: 0720-6763
  • eISSN: 2191-4664
  • Published: 1996 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website ABI Technik
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science, Information Studies

 

AKMB-news

  • Publisher: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Kunst‑ und Museumsbibliotheken (Universitätsbibliothek Düsseldorf)
  • ISSN: 0949-8419
  • eISSN: 2197-7402
  • Published: 1995 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2/3x jannually
  • Website AKMB
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science, Information Studies

 

APBB aktuell

  • Publisher: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Parlaments- und Behördenbibliotheken
  • ISSN: 2196-6222       
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1995 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website APBB
  • Subject Area: Library Science, Information Studies

 

API - Ausbilden | Publizieren | Informieren – Studentisches Magazin der HAW Hamburg

  • Publisher: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg)
  • ISSN: 2699-6693       
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2020 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually
  • Website API
  • Subject Area: Library Science, Information Studies

 

arbido

  • Publisher: VSA
  • ISSN: 2504-5245      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1986 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually until 2021, then 2 – 3x
  • Website arbido
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science, Information Studies

 

Archiv : Theorie & Praxis 

  • Publisher: Landesarchiv- Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • ISSN: 0003-9500     
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2023 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: quarterly
  • Website Archiv: Theorie & Praxis
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archiv und Wirtschaft

  • Publisher: Vereinigung der Wirtschaftsarchivarinnen und Wirtschaftsarchivare e.V.
  • ISSN: 0342-6270      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1967 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website Archiv und Wirtschaft
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archiv-info

  • Publisher: Deutsches Museum
  • ISSN: 2626-5354      
  • eISSN: 2626-5362
  • Published: 2000 - today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually until 2021, then annually
  • Website Archiv-info
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archiv-Nachrichten Niedersachsen

  • Publisher: Verband der Archivarinnen und Archivare in Niedersachsen und Bremen e.V
  • ISSN: 1617-6820      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1996 - today
  • Frequency of Publication: annually
  • Website Archiv-Nachrichten Niedersachsen
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivalische Zeitschrift

  • Publisher: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht Verlage
  • ISSN: 2194-3826      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1876 – 2017
  • Frequency of Publication: annualuntilly  2009, then every two years
  • Website Archivalische Zeitschrift
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivar: Zeitschrift für Archivwesen

  • Publisher: Verlag Franz Schmitt
  • ISSN: 0003-9500      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1947 – 2022
  • Frequency of Publication: every 4 years
  • Website Zeitschrift für Archivwesen
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archive in Sachsen-Anhalt

  • Publisher: Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt
  • ISSN: 2629-1819     
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2018 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: annually
  • Website Archiv in Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivjournal – Neuigkeiten aus dem Staatsarchiv

  • Publisher: Landesarchiv Hamburg
  • ISSN: 2700-4414      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2012 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually
  • Website Archivjournal
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivnachrichten

  • Publisher: Landesarchiv Baden-Würtemberg
  • ISSN: 2751-4366      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1990 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: half-yearly
  • Website Archivnachrichten
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivnachrichten aus Hessen

  • Publisher: Landesarchiv Hessen
  • ISSN: 1865-2816      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2001 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: half-yearly
  • Website Archivnachrichten aus Hessen
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Archivpflege in Westfalen-Lippe

  • Publisher: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL)
  • ISSN: 0171-4058      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1972 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: annually
  • Website Archivpflege in Westfalen-Lippe
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science, Information Studies

 

Aus evangelischen Archiven

  • Publisher: Verband Kirchlicher Archive
  • ISSN: 1617-8238      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1969 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: annually
  • Website evangelische Archive
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

B.I.T.online

  • Publisher: b.i.t.verlag gmbh
  • ISSN: 1435-7607      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1998 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 6x annually
  • Website B.I.T. online
  • Subject Area: Library Science, Information Studies

 

Bausteine Forschungsdatenmanagement

  • Publisher: Philipps-Universität Marburg
  • ISSN: 2626-7489      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2018 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: irregularly (1x to 5x annually)
  • Website Bausteine Forschungsdatenmanagement
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

Berliner Archivrundschau

  • Publisher: Landesverband Berlin im VdA
  • ISSN: 2567-5729      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2016 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: half-yearly
  • Website Berliner Archivrundschau
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

Bibliothek – Forschung und Praxis

 

Bibliothek und Medien

  • Publisher: ABDOS e.V.
  • ISSN: 2194-7392     
  • eISSN: 2194-7406
  • Published: 1980 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually
  • Website Bibliothek und Medien
  • Subject Area:  Library Science

 

BiblioTheke : Zeitschrift für katholische Bücherei- und Medienarbeit

  • Publisher: Borromäusverein
  • ISSN: 1864-1725       
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2007 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website BiblioTheke
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Bibliotheken heute

  • Publisher: Landesbibliothekszentrum Rheinland-Pfalz
  • ISSN: 1860-4188      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2005 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Website Bibliotheken heute
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Bibliotheksdienst

  • Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
  • ISSN: 0006-1972      
  • eISSN: 2194-9646
  • Published: 1967 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 12x annually
  • Website Bibliotheksdienst
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Bibliotheksforum Bayern

  • Publisher: Bibliotheksverbund Bayern
  • ISSN: 0340-000X     
  • eISSN:/
  • Published: 1937 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website Bibliotheksforum Bayern
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Bibliotheksmagazin: Mitteilungen aus den Staatsbibliotheken in Berlin und München

  • Publisher: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Bayrische Staatsbibliothek
  • ISSN: 1861-8375      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2007 – 2023
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Website Bibliotheksmagazin
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

BIS: Das Magazin der Bibliotheken in Sachsen

  • Publisher: SLUB Dresden
  • ISSN: 1866-0665      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2008 - 2017
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually until 2012, then 3x annually
  • Website BIS
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Brandenburgische Archive

  • Publisher: Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv
  • ISSN: 2190-6351      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1993 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website Brandenburgische Archive
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

BuB – Forum Bibliothek und Information

  • Publisher: Berufsverband Information Bibliothek
  • ISSN: 1869-1137      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1948 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 12x annually
  • Website BuB
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Datenbank-Spektrum

  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 1618-2162      
  • eISSN: 1610-1915
  • Published: 2000 – today (since 2010 available)
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Website Datenbank-Spektrum
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

DuD – Datenschutz und Datensicherheit

  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 1614-0702      
  • eISSN: 1862-2607
  • Published: 1977 – today (since 2006 available)
  • Frequency of Publication: 12x annually
  • Website DuD
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

Forum

  • Publisher: Bundesarchiv
  • ISSN: 2197-8239      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2013 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website Forum
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information

  • Publisher: GMS
  • ISSN: /       
  • eISSN: 1865-066X
  • Published: 2005 – today (predecessor since 1997)
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Webseite GMS Medizin
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

HMD – Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik

  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 1436-3011      
  • eISSN: 2198-2775
  • Published: 1964 – today (available since 2007)
  • Frequency of Publication: 6x annually
  • Website HMD
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

Information – Wissenschaft und Praxis

  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • ISSN: 1434-4653      
  • eISSN: 1619-4292
  • Published: 2012 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 6x annually
  • Website Information - Wissenschaft und Praxis
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science, Information Studies

 

Information Systems and e-Business Management

 

Journal of Business Economics – Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft

  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 0044-2372      
  • eISSN: 1861-8928
  • Published: 1930 – today (available since 2006)
  • Frequency of Publication: 9x annually
  • Website Journal of Business Economics
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

kes – die Zeitschrift für Informationssicherheit

  • Publisher: Datakontext GmbH
  • ISSN: 1611- 440X      
  • eISSN: 2522-056X
  • Published:  2018 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 6x annually
  • Website kes
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

LIBREAS – Library Ideas

  • Publisher: Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
  • ISSN: 1860-7950      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2005 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually
  • Website LIBREAS
  • Subject Area: Library Science, Information Studies

 

LIES – Lernen, Informieren, Erleben in der Schulbibliothek

  • Publisher: Kommission zentrale Schulbibliothek Rheinland-Pfalz
  • ISSN: 1864-8789      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2012 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website LIES
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

MDI: medizin://dokumentation/informatik/informationsmanagement 

  • Publisher: mdi GbR
  • ISSN: 1438-0900      
  • eISSN: /
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website MDI
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

med – Das Magazin der ZB Med

  • Publisher: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster
  • ISSN: 1613-3188      
  • eISSN: 1613-9003
  • Published: 2000 – 2019
  • Frequency of Publication: 2x annually
  • Website med
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Nachrichten aus den Staatlichen Archiven Bayerns

 

NLA Magazin

  • Publisher: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv
  • ISSN: 2510-1854      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2016 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website NLA Magazin
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences

 

o-bib – Das offene Bibliotheksjournal

  • Publisher: Verein deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare
  • ISSN: 2363-9814      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2014 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website o-bib
  • Subject Area: Library Science, Information Studies

 

Perspektive Bibliothek

  • Publisher: Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
  • ISSN: 2194-8992      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2012 – 2020
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website Perspektive Bibliothek
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

PIK – Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation

  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • ISSN: /      
  • eISSN: 1865-8342
  • Published: 1978 – 2016
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website PIK
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

ProLibris

  • Publisher: Brochmann GmbH
  • ISSN: 1430-7235      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1996 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 4x annually
  • Website ProLibris
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Recht und Zugang

  • Publisher: Fern Universität in Hagen
  • ISSN: 2699-1284      
  • eISSN: 2942-3368
  • Published: 2020 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Website Recht und Zugang
  • Subject Area: Archival Sciences, Library Science

 

Recht, Bibliothek, Dokumentation – RBD

  • Publisher: /
  • ISSN: 0935-2538      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 1971 – 2018
  • Frequency of Publication: 3x annually
  • Website RBD
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

VM Verwaltung und Management – Zeitschrift für moderne Verwaltung

 

Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management

  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISSN: 1867-5905      
  • eISSN: 1867-5913         
  • Published: 2009 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 6x annually (4x in the year 2009 and 1x in the year 2025)
  • Website Wirtschaftinformatik & Management
  • Subject Area: Information Studies

 

Young Information Scientist

  • Publisher: VÖB Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare
  • ISSN: 2518-6892      
  • eISSN: /
  • Published: 2016 – today
  • Frequency of Publication: 1x annually
  • Website Young Information Scientist
  • Subject Area: Library Science

 

Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft

 

Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie

 

Study projects and theses
  • Mehrere Menschen sitzen leger am Tisch und arbeiten gemeinsam an einem Projekt

    Study projects: Innovation and knowledge transfer

    As part of our study projects, students from the Department of Information Sciences put their knowledge into practice and develop innovative solutions for real challenges. From data analyses and survey evaluations to forward-looking concepts - the results demonstrate the broad spectrum of information sciences and provide valuable insights for science, business and society. Discover the exciting projects and their results!

    Projects of the Department of Information Sciences
  • Frau sitzt mit Taschenrechner und Unterlagen am Laptop und arbeitet

    Final theses: Research meets practice

    The theses at the Department of Information Sciences reflect the diversity and innovative strength of our disciplines. Whether practical solutions, scientific analyses or visionary concepts – our students' theses deal with current topics and make an important contribution to the further development of information science. Let yourself be inspired by the exciting questions and findings!

    Theses of the Department of Information Sciences

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DFG appoints Prof. Dr Ulrike Wuttke to the Committee for Academic Libraries and Information Systems

The DFG's Joint Committee has elected Dr Ulrike Wuttke, Professor of Library Science with a focus on Digital Humanities and Open Science, to the Committee for Academic Libraries and Information Systems (AWBI). She will support the committee in the 2026 to 2029 term of office with her expertise in…

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Herzberg (Elster) and Potsdam University of Applied Sciences jointly launch the open data project "OPEN_HERZ"

The town of Herzberg (Elster) has been selected in the nationwide "Land.OpenData" competition and will receive funding of around 50,000 euros from the Federal Rural Development and Regional Value Creation Programme (BULEplus) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs. On 21…

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University of Applied Sciences Potsdam joins world-renowned iSchools organisation

The Information Sciences Department at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) will be a member of the prestigious iSchools organisation from November 2025. Admission was granted following a successful evaluation by the international iSchools Board, which selects members according to clearly…

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Connected by data - Successful institutionalisation of research data management in Brandenburg

The successful completion of the IN-FDM-BB project marks the start of an exciting new phase for the State Initiative for Research Data Management (FDM) in Brandenburg, which will set new standards in research data management through the introduction of joint FDM services, the establishment of a…

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