*1948

Academic Degrees and Qualifications

1979
Second State Examination

1977-1979
Postgraduate practical training at the university libraries in Freiburg and Frankfurt/Main, respectively.

1973-1976
Completion of doctoral dissertation and awarding of "Dr. rer. nat." title at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the University of Marburg.

1967 - 1973
Study of chemistry and awarding of "Diplom" degree at the University of Marburg.

Academic Career

2005
Appointed head of the newly created Administrative Department for Digital Library Facilities at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

2004 - 2005
Merger of the libraries of the former University of Essen and University of Duisburg.

2003 - 2005
Appointed head of the Administrative Department for Library Use at the university library of the University of Duisburg.

1997
Employed by the University of Duisburg in the Administrative Department for Organization and Planning at the university library. Responsible for the areas of human resources, scientific librarians, IT and databases.

1979
Librarian in charge of natural and engineering sciences at the library of the University of Essen. As of 1990 concerned in particular with specialist information, specialized databases and the provision of information on online databases and information retrieval.

Academic Self-administration

2008
Re-elected Vice-Rector for Resource Planning under Rector Ulrich Radtke.

2007 - 2008
Elected Vice-Rector for Development Planning and Finances under Rector Lothar Zechlin.