Foundation
The Technische Informationsbibliothek – German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) became an independent public-law foundation of the Federal State of Lower Saxony in January 2016. Its bears the additional designations “Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology” and “University Library”. TIB is the German national library for all areas of engineering, as well as architecture, chemistry, information technology, mathematics and physics; it is also the University Library for Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Foundation Act
The Establishment Act contains the essential foundations for the establishment of the TIB Foundation and its duties
TIB Foundation Statutes
Particulars about the internal organisation of the Foundation – including TIB committees and their tasks – are set out in the TIB Foundation Statutes (PDF).
TIB Foundation Council
The Foundation Council decides on matters of fundamental importance, in particular on the adoption and amendment of the Foundation’s Statutes and Regulations, on research and science policy issues, and on financial issues with significant repercussions. It also oversees the Director’s activities. The Foundation Council consists of 14 members; seven of these members are eligible to vote and seven members have an advisory role.
As of: October 2024
Members eligible to vote:
- Dr. David Schnieders (Chair)
Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Blume
Leibniz Universität Hannover - Prof. Dr. Monika Jungbauer-Gans
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) - Dr. Dieter Messnarz
Volkswagen AG - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Astrid Nieße
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg - Prof. Dr. Dirk Uhrlandt
Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) - Dr. Malte Welschoff
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Advisory members:
- Prof. Dr. Sören Auer
Director of TIB - Christiane Goldstein
Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance - N.N.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture - Daniela Krempin
Equal Opportunities Officer - Frank Scholze
Chair of TIB Scientific Advisory Council - Oliver Wempe
TIB Staff Council representative
TIB Scientific Advisory Council
The Foundation Council has established a Scientific Advisory Council for the purpose of advising the Foundation Council and the Director on programmatic issues.
As of: 1 July 2024
- Frank Scholze (Chair)
German National Library - Dr. Michaela Bilic-Merdes
Scientific Library Services and Information Systems, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) – DFG - Prof. Dr. Simone Fühles-Ubach
Institut für Informationswissenschaft (IWS), TH Köln - Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Kast
Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Dortmund - Dr. Alice Keller
Universitätsbibliothek Basel, Schweiz, Direktorin - Prof. Dr. Matthias Müller
IT Center der RWTH Aachen - Dr. Bernhard Nunner
German Physical Society (DPG) - Frauke Gisela Ralf
IOP Publishing; Deutsche Philologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Dr. Sonja Schimmler
Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS - Richa Sharma
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, St. Augustin - Katrin Stump
Director General of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage) - Rigo Wenning
Attorney at law in Frankfurt a.M. and Legal Counsel ERCIM/W3C - Prof. Dr. Sonja Zillner
Siemens AG, Corporate Technology
TIB Users’ Council
The Users’ Council, comprising members of Leibniz Universität Hannover, advises the Foundation’s bodies in all matters concerning the provision of literature and information for Leibniz Universität Hannover. In particular, it makes recommendations on the distribution of the literature budget to acquisition quotas in the individual subjects and on the library’s opening hours.
As of: 31 July 2024
- Prof. Kathleen Loock
- Daryoush Danaii
Faculty of Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences
(Proxy: Bettina Gautel, Faculty of Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences) - Dr. Florian Nürnberger
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Sciences
(Proxy: Robin-Kai Kurzydym, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Sciences) - Prof. Jakob Flury
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science, Engineering Sciences
(Proxy: Prof. Natalie Bredella, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Engineering Sciences) - Dr. Christin Bündig
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences
(Proxy: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Heimhofer, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences) - Prof. Dr. Ulrich Derenthal
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Natural Sciences
(Proxy: Sidney Krämer, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Natural Sciences) - Prof. Jan Lüttringhaus
Faculty of Law, Law and Economics
(Proxy: Patrick Glatz, Faculty of Law, Law and Economics) - Antonia Fuhler
Faculty of Economics and Management, Law and Economics
(Proxy: Dr. Michael Milde, Faculty of Economics and Management, Law and Economics)
Member of the Leibniz Association
TIB is the world’s largest specialised library in its subject areas. As a member of the Leibniz Association, TIB is connected to 93 other independent research institutions, ranging from the natural sciences, engineering and environmental sciences, to economics, spatial and social sciences, to the humanities. TIB maintains scientific infrastructures, offers research-based services and defines core areas in the transfer of knowledge to research, business and political communities as well as to the general public. Due to its importance for the country as a whole, TIB is funded jointly by the German federation and the federal states.
TIB is a member of Section D “Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering”.
Further information
- Foundation Act of “Technische Informationsbibliothek” (TIB)
- TIB Foundation Statutes (PDF)
- TIB’s Strategic Action Areas 2030 (PDF)
- The latest TIB Annual Report (in German) (PDF)
- TIB organisational chart (in German) (PDF)
