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In the portal “Der Nürnberger Schembartlauf - digital” the unique Nuremberg carnival tradition of early humanism with its complex and multi-layered manuscript tradition is made available for further research.

The University Press of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg “FAU University Press” has been included in important international open access catalogs: the Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

This year, the University Library Erlangen-Nürnberg is taking part in the Nuremberg Digital Festival with two events: ‘The Future of Reading - Digital Transformation in Publishing’ and ‘AI Tools for academic research and writing’. Registration for the events is already open, so save the date!

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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.

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...