Anke Hertling

Dr. Anke Hertling is a leading academic researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Braunschweig, Germany. As Head of the Educational Media Information Center and former acting deputy director (2017-2021), she drives digital transformation in educational media. Her work spans multiple institutions including the Theodor Fontane Archive and Kassel University Press.

• B.A. and M.A. in German, Cultural Studies, and Communication/Media Studies (Leipzig & Brussels)
• Ph.D. from University of Kassel with thesis on women in automotive history

Her research focuses on digitization of cultural assets, digital humanities, and digital educational media. Key projects include:

• DigiRel: Digitization of historical textbooks with religious education focus
• FID: Specialized information service for educational science
• OCR4all: Full-text recognition for historical collections
• Empowerment in Collection Preservation: Hybrid best practice development

Recent publications (2022-2025) address digital library architecture, textbook digitization, and OER licensing. She received the Conrad Matschoß Prize and Young Talent Award for her pioneering work in digital preservation and born-digital estate materials. As a Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare member, she shapes professional standards in German librarianship.