Provider, legal notices and terms
Provider
The de-jure provider of this website is the
Georg August University of Goettingen
Lower Saxony State and University Library at Goettingen
Platz der Goettinger Sieben 1
37073 Goettingen, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)551 / 39-5212
Fax: +49 (0)551 / 39-5222
E-Mail: sekretariat(at)sub.uni-goettingen.de
Legal Representative
The State and University Library at Goettingen is headed by Dr. Norbert Lossau. The Library is a key institution of the Georg August University of Goettingen. The Georg August University of Goettingen is a public body. It is legally represented by its President Prof. Dr. Kurt von Figura.
Competent supervisory body
Georg August University of Goettingen Foundation under Public Law, Foundation Council – University (section 59 subsection (2), section 60 subsection (2) sentence (2)(7), section 60(a) subsection (1)) of the Lower Saxony University Statute (NHG), Wilhelmsplatz 1, 37073 Goettingen, Germany.
Editor responsible for the content of this website
The person responsible for the content of this website under section 55 subsection (2) of the German Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting (RStV) is:
Margo Bargheer Lower Saxony State and University Library
Platz der Goettinger Sieben 1
37073 Goettingen, Germany
E-Mail: bargheer(at)sub.uni-goettingen.de
VAT Identification Number
VAT identification number under section 27(a) of the German VAT law: DE152336201
Disclaimer
The information provided on this site has been carefully compiled. However, the provider makes no claim and gives no warranty regarding the currency, accuracy or completeness of the material provided. The German-language version of this website is authoritative. The contents of this site are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. All free services offered are non binding. The project partners reserve the right to change, supplement or delete any of the services or material offered or to discontinue publication at any time and without prior notice.
The provider accepts no responsibility for the content of external websites connected by link to this website. The external links provided on this website are reviewed and compiled with great care. However, our editorial team has no influence on the current and future design and contents of the linked sites. The provider accepts no responsibility for the contents of linked sites, nor does it adopt them as its own.
The providers of the linked websites shall bear sole liability for illegal, inaccurate or incomplete content and for any loss or damages arising out of the use or non-use thereof. No legal liability will be accepted by the party concerned for merely referring to a website via a link.
Licensing terms
The contents of this website are made available under a Creative Commons Licence 2.0. They may, therefore, be downloaded and used on other websites provided they are attributed to "open-access.net". They may not, however, be used for commercial purposes and must be made available under the same licensing terms.
Icons
The majority of icons used are subject to a Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution Licence. They were designed by Mark James (UK) and can be downloaded here.
Use of other content
In line with the Creative Commons Licences under which both projects operate, we made use of material provided on www.ssoar.info when compiling information on Open Access strategies. This material was adapted for the purposes of open-access.net. The Project description and Press sections are used jointly by CeDIS and open-access.net with slight modifications.
Web design
Media + Design
Center for Digital Systems
Competence Center for E-Learning and Multimedia
Freie Universitaet Berlin
English translation
Miriam Geoghegan M.A.
Sociologist, certified and sworn translator, copy editor
Ölbronnerstr. 7
75245 Neulingen-Bauschlott
