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Special Publication on Knowledge Management in Mathematics
Free brochure on the occasion of the German “Year of Mathematics” / FIZ Karlsruhe presents its information services in mathematics at the 5th European Congress of Mathematics in Amsterdam / ZMATH, the world’s largest searchable mathematics databaseKarlsruhe, July 2008 – On the occasion of the German “Year of Mathematics“, FIZ Karlsruhe presents its new information brochure “A Focus on Mathematics“. The publication is dedicated to 140 years of knowledge management in mathematics. Ten articles by expert authors, among them editor Prof. Dr. Bernd Wegner, who is also editor in chief of Zentralblatt MATH, span the bridge from the beginnings of the documentation of scientific results in the "Jahrbuch der Fortschritte der Mathematik" (1868) to today’s mathematical online portals and databases. FIZ Karlsruhe, a non-profit service institution which has been a partner for information transfer and knowledge management in science and industry for more than 30 years, has close connections to mathematics. On its foundation in 1977, the editorial departments of “Zentralblatt der Mathematik“ and “Zentralblatt für die Didaktik der Mathematik“ became part of FIZ Karlsruhe.
"Mathematics is one of the oldest and most important sciences. Mathematical knowledge is indispensable for any analytical work and understanding,“ says Sabine Brünger-Weilandt, President and CEO of FIZ Karlsruhe. „Mathematics is one of the basic sciences which, besides its “classical” fields of application, is present everywhere: in psychology, in sports, in the arts, in medicine, in agriculture and food technology, in gambling, in the stock exchange market, and many other areas“.
Prof. Dr. Bernd Wegner explains: "The need to document mathematical publications, thus improving their accessibility, was already recognized in the 19th century and realized by means of reference journals. Today, FIZ Karlsruhe fulfils this task using modern information technology. To satisfy the demand for reliable and comprehensive information, we offer the world’s largest searchable mathematics database, ZMATH, in collaboration with European partners."
Together with partners in Germany and abroad, FIZ Karlsruhe produces other mathematical information services besides ZMATH. All of them are offered online. The new brochure presents FIZ Karlsruhe’s entire service spectrum in mathematics. The articles on electronic sources of information are complemented by practical examples illustrating how information retrieved from databases can be used in biographical research (taking the mathematician Wolfgang Doeblin as an example), for finding solutions to long-term problems (four colour conjecture and four colour theorem) or for handling unexpected mathematical applications (cryptography and Turing machines).
“A Focus on Mathematics” continues FIZ Karlsruhe’s series of special publications on current research topics. The brochure can be ordered free of charge with FIZ Karlsruhe at the below addresses and is also available at FIZ Karlsruhe’s information booth at the 5th European Congress of Mathematics in Amsterdam, July 14-18, 2008.
”A Focus on Mathematics“ (pdf) is available for free download at:
http://www.fiz-karlsruhe.de/publications.html
The printed brochure can be ordered free of charge with
Barbara.Strazzabosco@fiz-karlsruhe.de
Information on the “Year of Mathematics 2008“:http://www.jahr-der-mathematik.de
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FIZ Karlsruhe
Wolfram Sperber
Abteilung Mathematik und Informatik
Franklinstr.11
10587 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49-30 39993432, Fax: +49-30 392700-9
Wolfram.Sperber@fiz-karlsruhe.de
Press contact
FIZ Karlsruhe
Rüdiger Mack
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Germany
Phone: +49-7247 808-513, Fax +49-7247 808-134
Ruediger.Mack@fiz-karlsruhe.de
About FIZ Karlsruhe:
FIZ Karlsruhe is an experienced service partner for information management and knowledge transfer in science and industry. Its activities focus on the development of e-Science solutions and the provision of a worldwide unique collection of databases through its online service STN International.
For thirty years, FIZ Karlsruhe has been offering its high-quality, value-added information services to scientists from all over the world involved in academic and industrial R&D, as well as to decision makers in business and administration. In cooperation with national and international institutions, FIZ Karlsruhe produces and provides databases in various fields of science and technology, including the most distinguished patent files.
STN International - The Scientific & Technical Information Network - is jointly operated by FIZ Karlsruhe (Europe) and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Columbus, Ohio (USA) worldwide and is represented in Japan by The Japan Association for International Chemical Information (JAICI). STN offers a wide range of indispensable databases as well as excellent tools for search, analysis and post-processing of search results. Decision-makers in enterprises and institutions highly appreciate the valuable information provided by STN.
FIZ Karlsruhe is a member of the Leibniz Association (WGL), an association of non-academic scientific research and service institutions. For more information, please visit: www.fiz-karlsruhe.de
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