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All libraries are closed from December 24 to 26, on December 31, January 1 and January 6. The Main Library in Erlangen (circulation desk, information point, reading rooms) will be open from December 27 to December 30 from 8 am to 4 pm. All offices in the Historic Old University Library will be clos...

Due to construction work, car parks 26 to 30 at the main library must be closed on 22.11.2023 and from 27.11. to probably 15.12.2023. These are a visitor car park, a disabled car park, two car parks for employees and a car park for tradespeople or construction companies. Alternatively, visitors t...

Christian Zens, Chancellor of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, reopens the newly remodelled reading room 5 in the Main Library on Friday. Students will find space for comfortable and concentrated work in small and large working groups. From the ceiling to the walls to the floor, th...

OPUS FAU is changing to OPEN FAU, therefore, no documents can be uploaded between October 4 and approximately October 31. OPUS FAU, the online publication platform of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, will no longer be hosted by the Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenbur...

Floor renovation in the WSZB, Old Building Reading Room: Preparations in August, replacement of the carpet from September onwards

The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation has renewed funding for FAU Library in the fiscal year of 2022/2023, awarding €400,000 in grants. As a result, the overall funding for FAU provided within the last eleven years has now reached a total of €4.4 million. These appropriated funds will be used...

Starting next week, the largest group work area in the Main Library, Reading Room 5, will be modernised for you. Flooring and electrics will be renewed. In addition, a range of new furniture options will provide space for learning, collaboration and project work for groups of different sizes. Unf...

At the university library you will find a suitable study environment to prepare for your next exam. The study room navigator helps you find your favourite seat, depending on whether you prefer to work in a group or alone, are looking for a study space in Nuremberg, at the Technical Faculty in Erlang...

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).