He succeeds Dr Julia Spohr, who is leaving the German Digital Library after around six successful years to take over as head of the German Resistance Memorial Foundation at the turn of the year.
The doctor of history has been working in science and culture management for over ten years, with positions at the Maria Sibylla Merian Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS), the Berlin University Alliance and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, where he was project manager for the relaunch of the German Digital Library portal. Most recently, he headed the research management department at the Central Facility for Continuing Education and Cooperation at the Technical University of Berlin.
In his new role, Martin Breuer will manage the office of the German Digital Library, which is based at the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The office is responsible for the operational business of the German Digital Library and supports the bodies of its competence network.
Dr Martin Breuer: ‘For over ten years, the German Digital Library has been one of the largest collaborative projects for digitising our cultural heritage. With its strong network, it has built up a unique, constantly growing database. Together with the team, I would like to further develop the German Digital Library in a targeted manner and create new collaborations – for broad, innovative use in culture, education and research.’