STAT December 26, 2025
The whole world can’t lean on one country’s scientific library
In May the German National Library of Medicine announced its plan to develop an open, sustainable, and sovereign alternative to PubMed, the free online biomedical database housed in the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
The announcement of this alternative was greeted with interest and support, particularly from those who see the need for digital sovereignty and infrastructural resilience. The project, ZB MED, has been gathering steam, pulling in European partners, publishers, and funders to turn the vision into reality. Its search engine LIVIVO is now available for literature and information in the health field.
But some are asking: Do we really need a second...
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