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German Record Linkage Center

The German Record Linkage Center (GermanRLC) was established in 2011 to promote research on record linkage and to facilitate practical applications in Germany. The Center will provide several services related to record linkage applications as well as conduct research on central topics of the field. The services of the GermanRLC are open to all academic disciplines.

The German Research Foundation funds the Center within the funding programme 'Scientific Library Services and Information Systems'. A summary of the grant proposal can be found here.

Directors:

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Schnell, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Stefan Bender, Research Data Centre of the Federal Employment Agency at the Institute for Employment Research.

The GermanRLC is a joint project of:                                             The GermanRLC is funded by: