Specialist Information
Here you will find information and results from study projects and other documents from the department for the professional world.
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.
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
Reports, handouts and recommendations
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!
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!
Latest news
Weitere News
Press release
First legal commentary on Creative Commons licences published in open access - a milestone for open legal scholarship
With the publication of the "Creative Commons Public Licence - Commentary and Handbook for Legal Practice", a legal commentary on the Creative Commons Licences (CCPL) is being published for the first time in Germany - completely openly licensed. The work is not only a new standard work on the legal…
Press release
Start for SeDOA consortium: University of Applied Sciences Potsdam involved in DFG-funded national service centre for Diamond Open Access
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of a national service centre for Diamond Open Access (SeDOA) in order to strengthen the German infrastructure for scientific open access publications and improve international networking. The aim of the project is to further expand…
Press release
Project start: TDR4HAW - Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences
On 01 November, the research project "TDR4HAW. Transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences - status quo and potential of a sleeping giant" was launched on 1 November. The Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is the project's lead organisation, which will be funded over the next…
News
Archive Guide to German Colonial History with new Offers
Since 2019, the web portal "Archive Guide to German Colonial History" has provided access to metadata on colonial history holdings from over 450 archives. It has been updated with new indexing data, a thesaurus, maps and the Kurrent typewriter to promote research into colonial history.