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Jan Lüth

Head of Research Library and Information Services

Jan Lüth

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Since 2012: Head of GIGA Information Centre
2003-2011: ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
Education:
- Media and information science (Dipl.-Inform. (FH)) at the University of Applied Sciences Flensburg
- Information and Library Sciences (M.A. (LIS)) at the Humboldt University Berlin

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Since 2025: Member of open-access.network e.V.
2017–2022: Spokesperson for the Leibniz Association's Libraries and Information Centres Working Group
Since 2016: Member of the speakers' group of the Leibniz Association's Libraries and Information Centres Working Group
Since 2012: Deputy spokesperson for the Board of the Information Network International Relations and Area Studies
Since 2012: Member of the Leibniz Association's Libraries and Information Centres Working Group and Open Access Working Group
Since 2012: Member of the Association of German Librarians

Jan Lüth

Head of Research Library and Information Services

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