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  • 8 May, Return machine out of order

    On Thursday, 8 May, the return machine in the Bibliotheca Albertina will be professionally cleaned on a regular basis and will therefore not be available all day.

    During service hours (9 am–7 pm) you…

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  • 26 April: Library without library service

    The campus library opens on 26 April without library services

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  • 9–11 April: Due to work on the electrical system, there are restrictions in the 2nd floor east and west reading areas

    Work is currently being carried out on the electrics in the reading areas in the eastern and western wing on the 2nd floor of the Bibliotheca Albertina.

    •     On Wednesday, 9 April, the electrics at…
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  • 4 April: Restricted use of the reading room upstairs and the Liebig Bubble from 6 pm

    Due to the Night of the Libraries events, there are restrictions on use

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  • 4 April: Guided tours of the reading areas as part of the Night of Libraries

    The Bibliotheca Albertina will be hosting events on 4 April as part of the Night of Libraries 2025 programme. Among other things, guided tours will be offered, which will also take you through the…

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  • Reading Area West: Temporary closure on 27 and 29 March

    Due to the event series "Leipzig liest" the reading area West (2nd floor) will be closed as follows:

    Thursday, 27 March, from 5 pm to probably 10 pm.
    Saturday, 29 March, from 5 pm. to probably 10 pm

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  • 13. December: shortened service hours, reading area (west wing) closed from 3 pm to 8 pm

    On 13 December 2024, Charlotte Bauer, the long-standing Vice Director of Leipzig University Library, will officially retire with a ceremony at the Bibliotheca Albertina.
    The event will take place in…

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  • Christmas and New Year's Holiday opening hours

    Information to all locations of Leipzig University Library

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  • 28 November shortened opening hours from 13 pm–15 pm

    The Library Deutsches Literaturinsitut will open on Thursday, 28 November for a shorter period from 13 pm-15 pm.

    If you need media from the site, please write to us at info@ub.uni-leipzig.de and we…

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  • New Students: Welcome to Leipzig University Library

    The team of Leipzig University Library extends a warm welcome to all new students. With your student card you can also use the LUL. Here are important information to get you started.

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  • 08 August: shortened service

    On Thursday, 08 August 2024, the staff of the Medicine and Sciences Library will be on their works outing. Therefore, the service desk will be staffed by colleagues from other branches in shortened…

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  • New Research Platform: scite_ai

    The LUL now subscribes to scite_ai, an AI-powered research platform that finds, analyzes and provides citation context for scientific papers, helping researchers evaluate the credibility and impact of…

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  • Multifaceted tests for refugee Ukrainian students from 3 June

    This year, multifaceted tests for refugee Ukrainian students will be held at the Bibliotheca Albertina from 3 June. The tests will be held in the E-Assessment Center on the ground floor of the…

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  • 10 May: closed

    The Library of Musicology will be closed on May 10.

    We kindly ask for your understanding.

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  • East wing: Repair of glass roof on 6 and 7 May

    In the Bibliotheca Albertina, repair work will be carried out on the glass roof on the 2nd floor, east wing, on 6 and 7 May. The work on the glass roof may result in restrictions and noise…

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  • From 25 March open again regularly

    From 25 March 2024 the Library of Arts will be open again regularly, the fire protection measures have been completed.

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  • News from around the world: UBL licences Newsbank

    Since January, Leipzig University Library has been offering all users access to the Newsbank platform with over 7,000 news sources from more than 200 countries.

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  • JSTOR (JOURNAL STORAGE) WITH EXTENDED PORTFOLIO

    Leipzig University Library has licensed new collections from the digital library JSTOR.

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  • Changed opening hours and adjustment of service hours from 1 March 2024

    Please note our changed opening hours of Bibliotheca Albertina from 1 March. From Monday to Friday, the Bibliotheca Albertina will remain open for you from 8 am to midnight. In response to popular…

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  • Full-text access to various new e-book packages

    Overview of the e-book packages available from individual academic publishers in 2024.

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