by Claudia Sittner Twitch, actually Twitch.tv, is a live streaming platform. Founded in 2011, it is mainly used for streaming games and e-sports, but you can also broadcast events there, and since 2015 other target groups have been addressed with Twitch Creative. In 2014, Twitch was acquired by Amazon. Since 2016, accounts can be linked to the Amazon Prime programme (Twitch Prime). This is how the streaming works The streamers (creators) show how they play a game. One camera is usually directed at the game, a second shows the face of the streamer and thus their immediate reactions during the […]

Libraries and modern infrastructure institutions have to constantly improve and develop their services in a dynamic environment. The respective user communities of the institutions are at the centre of this. This can be achieved with own research and the application of user experience methods. But how do you start with UX if you have no experience and no contacts? We set out on a search ...

Even though the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk is now a case for lawyers, many users from Germany have switched to the social network Mastodon since April 2022 or at least created an account there. ZBW MediaTalk also started a test run. In this article, we share some background information and briefly introduce the platform.

Which conferences and events might be worth a (online) visit in the 2nd half of 2022? We have put together a selection of events around Open Science and libraries. Here are our 22 favourites:

The mishmash in relation to research data environments on a national, European and global level is complicated. In a podcast interview, board member of the newly established EOSC Association, Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann untangles the confusion. We have summarised the key points of the interview in a blog post.

Podcasts were among the media winners of last year. Scientific podcasts in particular enjoyed great popularity. In fact, there are also some that deal specifically with Open Science. We have 7 + 3 tips