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As of October 9 the University Library will switch to the seat booking and reservation system "RSVP", which was developed at the Regional Computer Centre Erlangen, for booking learning places in the central libraries and the Departmental Library Law (02JU). The new system applies to bookings from Oc... Continue

The University Library licenses the trial access to Oxford Handbooks Online for the subject areas Archaeology, Classical Studies, History, Law, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion and Sociology till December 31, 2020- Oxford Handbooks Online is an outstanding collection ... Continue

In 2020, the scholarly community everywhere had to find innovative ways to continue with their research and studies from home. At the university library, we have been doing our best to provide you with as much remote study and research support as possible during these challenging times. In order to ... Continue

The lecture-free period begins - the University Library is adjusting its services from Monday, August 10th. Learning places can only be booked seven days in advance via the reservation system. Long-term booked places were often cancelled or not used, therefore the University Library has decided to s... Continue

Main Library and Science and Technology Branch Library in Erlangen, Economics and Social Sciences Branch Library and Educational Science Branch Library in Nuremberg will open at 9:00 am on Monday, July 6. The University Library is thus meeting the increasing demand for extended opening hours during ... Continue

As already announced in November 2019, the validity of the established library cards for external library users ends on Tuesday, June 2. If you want to continue using the services of the University Library, you have to get the new library card with integrated wallet. Your account will be charged on... Continue

Some reading rooms in the Main Library, the Science and Technology Branch Library, the Economic and Social Sciences Branch Library, the Educational Sciences Branch Library and the Departmental Library Law (02JU) re-open to members of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The l... Continue

For media that are not available at the University library, you can request an interlibrary loan.This service starts again. The interlibrary loan of books is free of charge. Continue

The University Library (UB) is now offering electronic access to about 24,000 e-books from a wide range of subject areas published by Wiley for a period of one year. Until 30 April 2021, e-books in the natural sciences, engineering and computer science will be available online for study, teaching an... Continue