The aim of the Specialized Information Service for Political Science (FID) is to further expand and sustainably strengthen the information infrastructure for political science research in Germany. POLLUX is part of the DFG's Specialized Information Services for Science funding program, which aims to provide researchers with subject-specific, fast, and direct access to specialized literature and research-relevant information. 
Since its establishment in 2016, the FID has been operated by the SuUB in cooperation with GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Since 2022, the Qualiservice Research Data Center at the University of Bremen has been the third project partner to join the FID.

“After three successful funding phases, we are delighted to be entering the fourth,” says Maria Elisabeth Müller, Director of SuUB and project lead. "The reviewers have confirmed the technical and information expertise that we have demonstrated with great success to date: 'The applicant team is well-coordinated and established, and the infrastructural and institutional conditions of the participating organizations are very good.'"

Professor Betina Hollstein, head of the Qualiservice Research Data Center, added: “We are extremely pleased to be able to continue our successful collaboration with the FID Political Science and, within this framework, to create opportunities for the further use of qualitative political science data for the first time – for example, for expert interviews, which form an important basis for evidence-based policy advice.” 

The areas of focus for the fourth funding phase (2025 to 2028) are:

?    Expansion of the POLLUX research portal, which currently comprises over 13 million documents, including research data, gray literature, abstracts, and citations
?    Further development of the PoliCorp analysis tool for structured political text data (text corpora)
?    Expansion of open science activities, in particular open access
?    Strengthening research data management for qualitative political science data
?    Optimization of internal work processes and quality assurance
?    Increased public relations work to raise awareness of the service in the professional community

Further Information:

Https://pollux-fid.de/ (only available in German)
https://www.suub.uni-bremen.de/home-english/
https://www.gesis.org/en/home
https://www.qualiservice.org/en/

Contact: 

Dr. Michael Czolko?-Hettwer 
Project Coordination
Specialized Information Service for Political Science – POLLUX
State and University Library Bremen
Phone: + 49 421 218-59586
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