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Esther Chen studied comparative literature and Polish language and literature at Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Parallel to her studies she worked in the Literaturhandlung zum Judentum (Bookshop for Judaica), where she was responsible for organizing cultural events.
After completing her studies she taught at the Institute for Slavic Studies at Humboldt-Universität and participated in the project entitled "Comparisons and interconnections within European scientific cultures" at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder, before carrying out training for academic librarianship at the Central and Regional Library in Berlin. From 2011–2012 she worked as an academic assistant for the German parliamentary committee of enquiry into "Internet and digital society."
Before taking up her most recent post at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Esther Chen worked at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research as chief librarian from 2012–2015.
Projects
Selected Publications
Chen, Esther (2022). Politics of Sources Meets the Practices of the Librarian: An Interview with Esther Chen. Interview by Lara K. Keuck and Kärin Nickelsen. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte 45 (3): 508–516. https://doi.org/10.1002/bewi.202200035.
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Kräutli, Florian, Esther Chen, and Matteo Valleriani (2022). “Linked Data Strategies for Conserving Digital Research Outputs: The Shelf Life of Digital Humanities.” In Information and Knowledge: Organisation in Digital Humanities, Global Perspectives, ed. K. Golub and Y.-H. Liu, 206–224. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003131816-10.
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Chen, Esther, Jan Simane, Sebastian Nix, and Sigrid Amedick (2021). Digital flanieren und forschen: Vier Max-Planck-Bibliotheken modernisieren gemeinsam ihre virtuellen Leseräume [Digital Strolling and Researching: Four Max Planck Libraries Are Modernizing Their Virtual Reading Rooms Together]. Interview by Petra Maaß. MAX MAG: Max Planck Community Magazine (2): 18–21. https://bc.pressmatrix.com/en/profiles/9a2522df3b9e/editions/792a1b35b5768be44979/pages/page/11.
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Chen, Esther and Florian Kräutli (2020). “Digital Sources and Research Data: Linked and Usable.” Europeana Tech Insight 15. https://pro.europeana.eu/page/issue-15-swib-2019#digital-sources-and-research-data-linked-and-usable.
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Kräutli, Florian, Matteo Valleriani, Esther Chen, Christoph Sander, Dirk Wintergrün, and Sabine Bertram (2018). “Digital Modelling of Knowledge Innovations in Sacrobosco’s Sphere: A Practical Application of Cidoc-CRM and Linked Open Data with Corpustracer.” In Digital Humanities 2018 — Puentes-Bridges: Book of Abstracts. Libro de Resúmenes, Mexico City 26–29 June 2018, ed. J. Girón Palau and I. Galina Russell, 222–225. Mexico City: UNAM. https://dh2018.adho.org/en/digital-modelling-of-knowledge-innovations-in-sacroboscos-sphere-a-practical-application-of-cidoc-crm-and-linked-open-data-with-corpustracer/.
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Past Events
Lecture
- Institute Event
Miriam Stein: Die gereizte Frau. Was unsere Gesellschaft mit meinen Wechseljahren zu tun hat
MOREWorkshop
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Workshop: "Missing Pictures"
MOREWorkshop
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Digital Publications in the Humanities
MOREWorkshop
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Research Data Management & Infrastructures in the Humanities 2021
MOREDigital Humanities Workshop
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Open Access
MOREConference
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Die Bibliothek als Verlag? Bibliotheken als Dienstleister im Rahmen wissenschaftlichen Publizierens
MORELecture
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Embracing and Fostering Innovation in Your Library
MORELecture
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Towards Integrated Knowledge Management for CH Research
MOREPresentations, Talks, & Teaching Activities
45. Bibliothekstagung der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Die Digitalisierung der Geisteswissenschaften — Methodische und epistemologische Konsequenzen und infrastrukturelle Herausforderungen
Research Data Management & Infrastructures in the Humanities 2021
The Shift towards a Library of Data (with Florian Kräutli)
Digital sources and research data: linked and usable
MPG-DRIH - Eine digitale Forschungsinfrastruktur für die Humanities
Open Access Initiatives at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (with Klaus Thoden)
Game Changing Projects in the Museums and Archives Sphere
Copyright and Permission Requests - Ein Service zur Unterstützung wissenschaftlichen Publizierens
Ein neues Raumkonzept für die Bibliothek am MPIWG
A Digital Research Infrastructure (not only) for the History of Science
Digital Research Infrastructure at MPIWG
Die Digitale Bibliothek am Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Die Evolution eines Wissenssystems: vom Repositorium zur Netzwerkanalyse (with Matteo Valleriani)
Copyright Clearance and Permission Requests – a „new“ Service at the MPIWG Library
Services im Rahmen der Publikationsunterstützung
Organized by: Esther Chen, Guided Tour by: Thomas Schnalke, Director of the Museum
Unlocking Sources for Historians of Science: Digitization, Information Retrieval and Copyright Clearance
Copyright and Permission Requests - A „new“ Service at the MPIWG Library
Edition Open Sources. Ein neues Open Access Publikationsformat für die Geisteswissenschaften