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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.

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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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  • Reading Area West: Temporary closure from 21 to 23 March

    Due to the event series "Leipzig liest" the reading area West will be closed as follows:

    21 March 24, 5 pm–10 pm
    22 March 24, 5 pm–10 pm
    23 March 24, from 5 pm

    On Sunday, the reading area West will…

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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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  • Café Alibi: Additional Sunday opening

    From now on, Café Alibi in Bibliotheca Albertina will also be open on Sundays.

    New opening hours:

    Monday–Friday
    10 am–6 pm

    Saturday
    10 am–5 pm

    Sunday
    10 am–5 pm

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  • 24 November: Warning Strike at the Leipzig University/LUL

    Another warning strike has been announced for 24 November 2023 as part of the current wage negotiations in the public sector of the german federal states. This may also affect the services of Leipzig…

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  • 17-19 October: Changed Opening Hours

    This week, the Library Deutsches Literaturinstitut has shortened opening hours. It will only be opened on Tuesday (17 October) and Thursday (19 October) from 2 pm to 4 pm. Required literature can be…

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  • Temporarily changed opening hours

    During 19-30 October 2023, the Library of Arts will have shortened opening hours: Monday-Friday 10 am-2 pm.

    The branch will be closed on Monday, 30 October 2023.

    We ask for your understanding.

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  • New Working Area Opened

    Just in time for the start of the semester, the newly equipped workspace on the ground floor of the Medicine and Sciences Library is now open.

    The equipment of the area was designed for working in…

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  • Closed until 8 October

    Due to illness, the library Deutsches Literaturinstitut will be closed until 8 October.

    We ask for your understanding.

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  • 27 September: Restriction of service and opening hours

    Due to operational reasons, service and opening hours will be restricted on 27 September 2023

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