Library, Documentation, and Information Services department

The Library, Documentation, and Information Services Department (organigram) is a central information unit at ESO. It consists of the Libraries and the Information Repository teams.

The ESO Libraries in Garching and Santiago support your research by
‣ providing access to publications and other scientific content 
‣ sharing with you developments in publishing and research communication 
‣ networking with astronomy librarians around the world to fulfill your information requests efficiently
‣ developing and maintaining tools to provide tailored metrics that help to assess ESO’s scientific impact 

The ESO Information Repository (PDM) manages and supports the centralization, organization, preservation and distribution of ESO institutional, project and product documentation.

      

Need help?

During the COVID-19 emergency, please use email to reach us.

Library Garching
library@eso.org

Uta Grothkopf:
Tel: +49 89 320 06-280
Email: uta.grothkopf@eso.org

Silvia Meakins:
Tel: +49 89 320 06-775
Email: smeakins@eso.org

Nathalia Escarlate:
Tel: +49 89 320 06-474
Email: nescarla@eso.org
Library Santiago
libchile@eso.org

Leslie Kiefer Saldías:
+56-2-463 3153
Email: leslie.kiefer@eso.org
Information Repository
pdm-support@eso.org

Katia Montironi:
+49 89 320 06-682
Email: kmontiro@eso.org

Nathalia Escarlate:
Tel: +49 89 320 06-474
Email: nescarla@eso.org

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News

21 June 2023: EDP Sciences and ESO Library enhance research discoverability in A&A

EDP Sciences, the publisher of Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A), and the ESO Library, Documentation, and Information Services department (LDIS) have announced the introduction of links between A&A articles and corresponding ESO datasets. This initiative establishes A&A as the first major astronomy journal to feature such links, significantly enhancing research discoverability and facilitating a more comprehensive reader experience.  

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5 May 2023: A&A remains OA under S2O model in 2023

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) has announced that it will continue to publish its research in open access under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. also in 2023 In contrast to other core astronomy journals, A&A has chosen S2O to achieve immediate open access while minimizing any potential disruption to authors or subscribers.

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