German National Library of Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften (ZBW) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Düsternbrooker Weg 120, 24105 Kiel Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20354 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | National library, Research library | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scope | Economics, Finance, Business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Items collected | books, journals, electronic media | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size | 4.43 million items[1] 27,119 journal titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Population served | researchers, business clients, students, public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Budget | €22.56 million[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director | Klaus Tochtermann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employees | 280[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The National Library of Economics (ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics) is the world's largest research infrastructure for economic literature, online as well as offline. The ZBW is a member of the Leibniz Association and has been a foundation under public law since 2007. Several times the ZBW received the international LIBER Award for its innovative work in librarianship.[2] The ZBW allows for access of millions of documents and research on economics, partnering with over 40 research institutions to create a connective Open Access portal and social web of research.[3] Through its EconStor and EconBiz, researchers and students have accessed millions of datasets and thousands of articles. The ZBW also edits two journals: Wirtschaftsdienst and Intereconomics.[3]