Making scientific information accessible is one of the ZBW’s core tasks. In view of the growing volume of publications, automated indexing procedures are becoming increasingly important. These are based on high-quality, standardised metadata, which also enable digital objects to be linked.
The following areas perform key tasks in information organisation at the ZBW:
Metadaten Management
Metadata management at the ZBW employs specialists in metadata standards and formats to integrate heterogeneous metadata for the portal EconBiz.
Standard Thesaurus for Economics (STW)
The STW Thesaurus for Economics, developed and published by the ZBW, provides the world’s most comprehensive thesaurus for searching and indexing content in economics.
Automation of subject indexing using methods of Artificial Intelligence
The automation of various workflows in the indexing process and their seemless integration with intellectual cataloguing and subject indexing is a permanent task at ZBW. We continuously evaluate automated procedures, develop them further in the context of our research activities, and transfer them into productive operation.
