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On Friday, April 4, the first-ever nationwide Night of the Libraries will take place in Germany. Together with the Public Library Erlangen, the University Library is taking part in this exciting event. Under the motto “Knowledge. Share. Discover”, the two libraries are offering a range of free and engaging activities starting at 6 pm.

In the development of the single-source software OS-APS, which is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for a second term, the completion of a new software version was announced at the turn of the year.

The Ausweichbibliothek (07AB, B 701) as well as the Germanisitk (07DS, B 501), Oriental Studies (07OR, B 601) and Theater and Media Studies (07TH, B 201) departmental libraries will be closed from 10.02.2025 to 21.04.2025. The reason for this is the renewal of the electrical distribution boards in Bismarckstraße 1, Tower B.

By participating in the Germany-wide Springer Nature Transformative Agreement, the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität is offering its members and those of the University Hospital read-only access to all Nature journals from now until the end of 2028.

Chilling out, discussing, studying or working standing up - with the help of study grant funds, we have improved the quality of stay and the working atmosphere in the Erlangen departmental libraries. Now you can work even better on new group work furniture and monitors as well as height-adjustable desks, laptop stands and cushions.

From January 7, 2025, the WSZB will reserve the reading room in the old building of the library for FAU students and staff in order to ensure sufficient workstations for all FAU members. The new section of the library will continue to be available to all users.

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The Main Library in Erlangen is 50 years old. The building was opened to the public on 4th November 1974, but the official opening ceremony did not take place until (one year later) on 4th November 1975. That's why we want to celebrate anniversary for an entire year in 2024/25 with various events an...

The “Libraries - Partners of Schools 2024-2026” seal of approval goes to 82 libraries throughout Bavaria this year. Once again, the University Library Erlangen-Nuremberg was among the winners, receiving the award for its commitment and wide range of services for schools in the region.

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is committed to regularly revising the institutional principles for the implementation of Open Science.