2026

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30MAR 2026
News
University Library in the New FAU Design: Website is Now Live
Today is the day: The University Library’s new website is now live. Following the launch of fau.de and the rollout by faculty, the rollout by institutions is now underway—starting with the University Library. The new “FAU Elemental” design theme showcases FAU’s brand identity and combines a clear information architecture with intuitive navigation and a consistent […]
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24MAR 2026
FAU
Leading by Example: University Library Receives the Open Library Badge 2025
The University Library Erlangen-Nürnberg is the first library to receive the Open Library Badge 2025. This is an award for libraries that embrace the concept of openness. It is aimed equally at public and academic libraries and rewards their commitment to greater openness in society and academia. The quality seal has been awarded in 2016 […]
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17MAR 2026
FAU
Easter Opening Hours
On Good Friday, April 3, Easter Sunday, April 5, and Easter Monday, April 6, all libraries will be closed. On Saturday, April 4, the Main Library, Technical and Natural Sciences Branch Library, Economic and Social Sciences Branch Library, Education Branch Library and Law Library (02JU) will be open as usual. We wish you a pleasant […]
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13MAR 2026
News
A Reason to Celebrate: The DFG Has Approved the OS-APS NET Project
The project „Die Open Source Academic Publishing Suite (OS APS) als Publikationssoftware etablieren und relevante Akteure vernetzen“ (OS-APS NET), with a planned duration of two years, has been approved by the DFG. Given the challenges associated with XML workflows at university publishing services and university presses—which often manifest as a lack of expertise and limited […]
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12MAR 2026
FAU
Discontinuation of E-book Acquisition via the ProQuest Ebook Central Platform as of April 1, 2026
The University Library will discontinue the acquisition of e-books via the ProQuest Ebook Central e-book platform as of April 1, 2026. In this context, the range of e-books available on this platform will be limited. If you have set up a user account on the https://ebookcentral.proquest.com website, titles you have used in the past may […]
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19FEB 2026
News
Digital Relaunch of the University Library in 2026
Over the next few months, improvements will be made to key digital applications of the University Library: the website will be relaunched, for the catalog we will introduce new open-source software with a clear interface, and we will switch to a new open-source library system! New website: In the spring, we will follow FAU into […]
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