To support its Institutes and to keep pace with and eventually play a leadership role in Europe in the ongoing electronic information revolution, the Max Planck Society initiated a five-year project in 2001, generously supported by the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation: the Heinz Nixdorf Center for Information Management in the Max Planck Society (ZIM).

The ZIM develops infrastructures and tools for managing scientific information in order to provide optimal support for scientists in the research process.

The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) was founded in January 2007 as a new central scientific service unit for the Max Planck Society. Existing activities in the area of information management will be consolidated in one organization.

On the following pages you will find general information about the ZIM:

Learn more about our mission.

Find a List of presentations and publications by ZIM.

And meet our team.

If you want to join us please check our open positions.