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Esther Chen studied comparative literature and Polish language and literature at the Free University and the Humboldt University in Berlin. Parallel to her studies she worked in the Literaturhandlung zum Judentum (Bookshop for Judaica), where she was responsible for organising cultural events.
After completing her studies she taught at the Institute for Slavic Studies at the Humboldt University and participated in the project entitled "Comparisons and interconnections within European scientific cultures" at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder, before carrying out training for academic librarianship at the Central and Regional Library in Berlin. From 2011–2012 she worked as an academic assistant for the German parliamentary committee of enquiry into "Internet and digital society."
Before taking up her most recent post at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Esther Chen worked at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research as chief librarian from 2012–2015.
Projects
Digital Research Infrastructure
Selected Publications
Chen, E. (2015). Gemeinsame Strategie notwendig: Podiumsdiskussion "Wissenschaftsschranke im Urheberrecht - eine Chance für Urheber, Verlage und Wissenschaft?". BuB: Forum Bibliothek und Information, 67(02-03), 84-85.
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Baum, C., & Chen, E. (2016). Peer Review-Verfahren und ihre Rahmenbedingungen. DHd: Digital Humanities im Deutschsprachigen Raum; Working Papers, (3), 1-4.
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Pramann, B., Drechsler, J., Chen, E., & Strötgen, R. (2016). Subject indexing of textbooks: challenges in the construction of a discovery system. In A. F. X. Wilhelm, & H. A. Kestler (Eds.), Analysis of large and complex data (pp. 621-627)…
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Events
Presentations, Talks, & Teaching Activities
Open Access Initiatives at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (with Klaus Thoden)
Game Changing Projects in the Museums and Archives Sphere
Copyright and Permission Requests - Ein Service zur Unterstützung wissenschaftlichen Publizierens
Ein neues Raumkonzept für die Bibliothek am MPIWG
A Digital Research Infrastructure (not only) for the History of Science
Digital Research Infrastructure at MPIWG
Die Digitale Bibliothek am Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Die Evolution eines Wissenssystems: vom Repositorium zur Netzwerkanalyse (with Matteo Valleriani)
Copyright Clearance and Permission Requests – a „new“ Service at the MPIWG Library
Services im Rahmen der Publikationsunterstützung
Organized by: Esther Chen, Guided Tour by: Thomas Schnalke, Director of the Museum
Unlocking Sources for Historians of Science: Digitization, Information Retrieval and Copyright Clearance
Copyright and Permission Requests - A „new“ Service at the MPIWG Library
Edition Open Sources. Ein neues Open Access Publikationsformat für die Geisteswissenschaften