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The University Library currently offers access to four streaming services as part of its portfolio.
They include filmfriend and AVA, providing a unique selection of German, European and international arthouse films, made-for-TV films, TV series and sophisticated documentaries.
ON.ARCHITECTURE offers a very special collection of original videos geared towards the fields of architecture and design. The videos show interviews with and key projects by architects and designers.
The streaming service Artfilms Digital allows access to more than 5,000 international films, documentaries and interviews on a broad range of topics.
You’re able to access all four platforms from within the university network, university members will additionally be able to access them from outside the network by a VPN connection or using Shibboleth.
Our database information system (DBIS) provides further information and the links to all four platforms.

The Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management has issued a new guideline listing the advantages and disadvantages of open source software. It compares open source to proprietary software and freeware and contains information on open formats and open source options that could be used as an alternative to commercial applications. Please download the guideline here.

»Forschungsdatenmanagement: Organisation, Dokumentation und Veröffentlichung« (Research Data Management: Organization, documentation and publishing)
This workshop gives reasons for practicing good research data management and tells you how to create a data management plan to serve as the basis for a project application. Additionally, it introduces supporting measures for the practice of research data management as well as different principles and models, such as the FAIR principles, the 5S data model or the 3-2-1 backup rules.

Time: November 26th 2020, 10am to 12pm
Aimed at: Doctoral candidates and postdocs at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Please find further information and the link to register for free (university members) in the event manager.

»Open Access: Forschung, Publizieren und Förderung« (Open access: research, publishing and funding)
This workshop provides compact information and specialized tools to work safely with open access. Topics include the advantages of open access publications and different publication models as well aspects of copyright law, licensing and ways to secure funding.

Time: December 10th 2020, 1.30pm to 3pm
Aimed at: Doctoral candidates and postdocs at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Please find further information and the link to register for free (university members) in the event manager.