Services

Welcome to the ZBW – your library for economics

Are you studying business administration or economics and looking for reliable information for your studies or thesis? The ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics supports you with scientifically sound services – on site in Kiel and Hamburg or digitally, around the clock.

As the world's largest library for economic sciences, the ZBW provides economic literature, research data and services – openly, with long-term access and developed in close cooperation with researchers.

What the ZBW offers you:

At our locations in Kiel and Hamburg, you can expect: 

• quiet workspaces for concentrated learning,
• group rooms for joint projects,
• Wi-Fi and printing facilities, and
• individual advice on literature and research.

The EconBiz specialist portal gives you access to over 11 million economic data records, including books, journal articles, working papers and more. Our tips and training courses on academic research will help you find your way around.

The open access server EconStor contains around 300,000 freely accessible documents from international economic research. You can also publish your own work here – free of charge and with long-term availability.

Are you interested in transparency and openness in research? The ZBW provides practical materials such as worksheets, experience reports and background information on open science in economics.

If you work with empirical data, the ZBW can help you with research data management – from data organisation to archiving. We can also help you with questions about the reproducibility of scientific work.

The ZBW newsletter provides you with the latest information on events, new tools and topics related to academic work in economics.

The ZBW is open to anyone interested in economic issues, whether for study, research or personal interest. We are happy to support you.