Organisation chart of the ZBW

  • Foundation Council
  • Advisory Board
  • Director’s Department
    Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann (Director), Thorsten Meyer (Library Director), Axinia Braunisch (Administrative Director)
    • Program Area A Collection Development & Metadata 
      Susanne Schmucker (Head)
      • Department A1 Academic Services
        Susanne Schmucker (Head)
      • Department A2 Integrated Acquisition & Cataloguing
        Anke Böhrnsen (Head)
    • Program Area B User Services & Collection Care
      Dr Monika Zarnitz (Head)
      • Department B1 User Services
        Manuela Bannick (Head)
      • Department B2 Collection Care
        Dr Monika Zarnitz (Head)
    • Program Area C Open Economics
      Prof. Dr Marianne Saam (Head)
      • Department C1 Wirtschaftsdienst Intereconomics
        Dr Kristin Biesenbender (Head)
      • Department C2 Publication Services
        Olaf Siegert (Head)
      • Department C3 Information Provision & Access
        Dr Tamara Pianos (Head)
      • Department C4 Digital Economics
        Prof. Dr Marianne Saam (Head)
    • Program Area D Digital Information Infrastructures
      Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann (Head)
      • Department D1 Innovative Information Systems & Publishing Technologies
        Dr Timo Borst (Head)
      • Department D2 Open Science Transfer
        Dr Guido Scherp (Head)
      • Department D3 Open Science
        Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann (Head)
        Prof. Dr Isabella Peters (Head)
        Prof. Dr Ralf Krestel (Head)
    • Central Department Z1 Marketing & Public Relations
      Dr Doreen Siegfried (Head)
    • Central Department Z2 IT Infrastructure
      Dr Frank Lindemann (Head)
    • Administrative Department
      Axinia Braunisch (Head)
    • Directorate Staff Sections
    • Equity and diversity advisor / GETA Commissioner
      Ulrike Ellendt
  • Equal Opportunities Commissioner
    Laura Boddin
  • Staff Council,
    Thomas Groß (Chair)
  • Representative for disabled employees
    Manfred Faden

Date: 16 October 2025