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Summer Semester: Test of a new area concept in the reading room in the old building of the Economics and Social Sciences Branch Library

The University Library (UB) warmly welcomes all new students for the summer semester 2023 and wishes them every success in their studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).

As of Monday, April 3, the opening hours will change in some departmental libraries in the city centre and in the southern campus. Before visiting the libraries, please check the relevant opening hours on the homepage. Opening hours will remain unchanged in the Departmental Library Law, the Main Li...

Are you looking for a learning space where you can study in silence after 6 pm in the Erlangen city centre and all the spaces in the main library are occupied? The University Library supports you in your search with the database of all library locations, the so-called "learning space navigator". Yo...

FAU Publications Fund starts with new criteria

The University Library is launching a new, modular training programme. In 30-minute online training sessions you will get to know the University Library and its services as well as receive important tips on searching for books, e-books and scholarly articles. The two modules, Library Basics and Cata...

During the lecture-free period, a major renovation project was carried out in the Old Reading Room of the Economics and Social Sciences Branch Library (WSZB). In order for over 500 square metres of new carpet to be laid, 1,000 shelf metres of books had to give way for a few weeks. At the same time, ...

Just in time for the exam phase, a small "discussion corner" was opened in the Departmental Library for Physics in Erlangen. Here, up to five people can work on exercises or prepare exams together.

New internet workstations in the UB as of July 18 - transfer of browser settings necessary

The University Library is offering trial access to all Oxford Bibliographies and Oxford Research Encyclopedias databases until January 31 2023. The Oxford Bibliographies contain English-language annotated selective bibliographies on important topics in the respective subject areas. Listed are mono...