The shelves with the seminar apparatus of the Humanities Library are now back in their usual place.

The monograph and journal holdings of the Humanities Library, Level 2, are now accessible again.

The refurbishment work in the Humanities Library has been completed to such an extent that the entire collection of monographs and journals is accessible again.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, there may still be some disruption to the use of the holdings and workstations.

As the field of the copying machines and the network printer will be closed during the next construction phase, please use the network printer on level 1 and the copying machines on level 4. The service copying machines for university employees are currently located on level 1 near the passageway to the staircase.

The monograph holdings in the field of Education Studies (except HYA - HYW1495), Theology and Authors Humanities of the Humanities Library are now accessible again.

Please note that access to the volumes with the shelfmarks HYW1500 to JSZR1065 is currently only possible via level 1, past the Information Centre. Access via the staircase is currently blocked.

The shelves with the seminar apparatus of the subject areas Education Studies, Theology, Philosophy and Psychology can now be found in front of the bibliographic apparatus near the Information Centre.

Restrictions on the use of the Humanities Library - Education Studies HYA -HYW, Philosophy and Psychology field and the subject library's journal holdings

From Thursday, 26 November 2009, until Friday, 4 December 2009, the monograph holdings in the field of Education Studies HYA -HYW, Philosophy and Psychology as well as the subject library's journal holdings will probably not be accessible.

Please note that some of the workstations and the revaluator for the AStA copy cards cannot be used either. You will find another copy card revaluator in the AStA copy shop.

Noise pollution is also to be expected on the entire level 2.

The monograph and journal holdings of the Natural Sciences Library, Level 3, are now accessible again.

The refurbishment work in the Natural Sciences Library has been completed to such an extent that the entire collection of monographs and journals is accessible again.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, there may still be some disruption to the use of the holdings and workstations.

We ask for your understanding!

From Monday, 16 November 2009, there will be restrictions on the use of the Humanities Library - Education Studies, Theology and Authors Humanities field.

From Wednesday, 18 November 2009, this field will be gradually withdrawn from use.

The monograph collection is expected to be accessible again from 25 November 2009.

Please note that some of the workstations cannot be used.

Availability of the Interlibrary Loan Department from 02.11. to 01.12.2009

During the renovation work, you will find advice and support on all questions relating to interlibrary loans in room BI 1.108 and in the library meeting room BI 5.104.

The shelves with the seminar apparatus of the subject area Sports Science can now be found again in the usual place near the sports monograph collection.

The bound journal holdings of the Natural Sciences Library are freely accessible again.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, there may still be restrictions on the use of the holdings and workstations.

Natural Sciences Library, construction phase 1

The monograph holdings of the Natural Sciences Library in the fields of sport, chemistry from UNA 1149, astronomy, biology, medicine, architecture, technology and women's studies are once again freely accessible.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, the use of the holdings and workstations may still be impaired.

Natural Sciences Library, construction phase 3

From Wednesday, 4 November 2009, the monograph holdings of the Natural Sciences Library, Level 3, Natural Sciences in general, Chemistry (up to UNA 1148), Home Economics and Nutritional Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, as well as the news journal volumes will be successively withdrawn from use. The holdings of this construction phase are expected to be accessible again from 21 November 2009.

Please note that some of the workstations cannot be used.

Further restrictions on the use of the Natural Sciences Library

From Monday 26 October 2009, the bound journal holdings of the Natural Sciences Library will gradually be withdrawn from use. The holdings of this construction phase are expected to be accessible again from 4 November.

Please note that some of the workstations cannot be used.

Restrictions on the use of the Natural Sciences Library from 19 October 2009

From Monday 19 October 2009, the holdings of the Natural Sciences Library (Level 3, in the first construction phase: Sport, Chemistry from UNA 1149, Astronomy, Biology, Medicine, Architecture, Technology and Women's Studies) will gradually be withdrawn from use. The holdings of this construction phase are expected to be accessible again from 27 October.

The shelf with the seminar apparatus for the subject area of sport can be found with the other seminar apparatus in the entrance area of the subject library.

Disruptions to the use of the bibliographic apparatus

Following the refurbishment of the Art Sciences Library, work began on the refurbishment of the second construction phase on level 1. In order to minimise restrictions for library customers, the field above the bibliographic apparatus was built over with the help of scaffolding. Of course, there may/will be noise pollution and similar under the scaffolding, so we ask for your understanding.

The director's office and the library's accounting office will also be renovated during this construction phase. During the renovation work, you will find the library director and his deputy in the entrance level room BI1.108 and BI1.110. The other staff members can be found in the library meeting room (BI5.104).

Der Monographien- und Zeitschriftenbestand der Fachbibliothek Kunstwissenschaften ist ab sofort wieder frei zugänglich.

Die Tages- und Wochenzeitungen finden Sie ebenfalls wieder an der gewohnten Stelle vor der Fachbibliothek Kunstwissenschaften.

Aufgrund von Malerarbeiten, Arbeiten an der Klimaanlage und der Erneuerung der Datenverkabelung kann es jedoch weiterhin zu Beeinträchtigungen bei der Nutzung der Bestände kommen.

The group study area in the Natural Sciences Library on Level 3 will not be available from 7 September to 28 September 2009.

The daily and weekly newspapers can now be found in front of the bibliographic apparatus near the Information Centre.

The Notebook-Café is closed until 27.09.2009. Support will take place from 21 - 25 September 2009 Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 16.00) in room H1.224.

The shelves with the seminar apparatus of the Art Sciences Library are now located in front of the bibliographic apparatus near the Information Centre.

You will find the subject librarians from 1 September to 2 October 2009 in room BI 5.103 in the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library on level 5 (training room).

The monograph and journal holdings of the Linguistics and Literature Library are now freely accessible again.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, the use of the holdings will continue to be impaired.

Restrictions on the use of the Art History Library and the Notebook Café from 01.09.2009

From Tuesday, 01.09.2009, there will probably be restrictions on the use of the Art Sciences Library, Level 1. The collections will be gradually withdrawn from use until the final closure of the collection on Thursday, 03.09.2009.

The Art History Library and the Notebook Café will be completely closed from Thursday , 3 September 2009 until Friday, 18 September 2009.

In urgent cases, you can order media that you urgently need from the subject library using the free interlibrary loan input mask.

As the information desk in the subject library is not available during this time, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

You will find the Notebook Café support team in H 1.224 for the duration of the renovation work.

Due to the work in the specialised library and in the Notebook Café, noise disturbance is unfortunately to be expected on the entire level 1.

We ask for your understanding!

Closure of the University Library from Friday, 28 August 2009, 13:00 to Monday, 31 August 2009, 13:00

Due to construction and renovation work in the entrance area and in the server room, Paderborn University Library will be closed from Friday, 28 August 2009, 13:00 to Monday, 31 August 2009, 13:00.

Due to the work in the server room, the catalogue (incl. user account), electronic interlibrary loan and registration in the digital library will not be available. The union catalogue of the hbz can be used for searches in the holdings of the University Library (limit library to 466 PB: UB).

The library's other electronic services (e-journals, e-books and databases) are also available during the closure period via our homepage.

Preparatory work on the entrance level will begin on 24 August 2009. Some user workstations may then no longer be available.

We ask for your understanding for the restrictions associated with the closure.

The monograph holdings of English Studies (with the exception of parts of the DERA - DERG field), Romance Studies and the "Other Philologies" of the Language and Literature Library are now accessible again.

The refurbishment work in the first construction phase of the Linguistics and Literature Library has been completed to such an extent that the monograph collections listed are accessible again.

However, painting work etc. may continue to affect the use of these collections.

Please note that some of the workstations on this level cannot be used at present.

As the information desk in the specialist library is still not available, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

We ask for your understanding!

Seminarapparate der Fachbibliothek Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften finden Sie ab sofort in der Eingangsebene

Aufgrund der Bau- und Sanierungsarbeiten in der Fachbibliothek Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften finden Sie die Seminarapparate der Ebene 4 ab sofort in der Eingangsebene. Die Regale mit den Seminarapparaten befinden sich vor dem bibliographischen Apparat in der Nähe des Informationszentrums.

Restrictions on the use of the Linguistics and Literature Library from 20.07.2009

From Monday, 20 July 2009, there will probably be restrictions on the use of the Linguistics and Literature Library, Level 4. The holdings will gradually become inaccessible until they are finally closed on Wednesday, 22 July 2009.

The monograph holdings of English Studies, German Studies in the field of DDA-DDL 2042, Romance Studies and "Other Philologies" will be completely closed from Wednesday , 22 July 2009 until Wednesday, 5 August 2009.

From Monday, 3 August 2009, until Wednesday, 19 August 2009, the monograph holdings in the "General" and German Studies fields as well as the subject library's journal holdings will probably not be accessible.

In urgent cases, you can order required media via the free interlibrary loan input mask.

Please note that some of the workstations cannot be used either.

As the information desk in the specialist library will not be available during this time, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

Noise pollution is also to be expected on the entire level 4.

We ask for your understanding!

The monograph and journal holdings of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library are now freely accessible again.

However, due to painting work, work on the air conditioning system and the renewal of the data cabling, the use of the holdings may still be impaired.

The journal holdings of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library as well as the history monograph holdings in the KXC - LWLC field and the lockers set up in the library are now accessible again

The renovation work in the first construction phase of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library has been completed, so that the journal holdings and the history monograph holdings in the KXC - LWLC field and the lockers set up in the subject library are now accessible again.

However, further work may continue to affect the use of these collections.

Please note that some of the workstations can still not be used.

As the information desk in the specialist library is still unavailable, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

We ask for your understanding!

You can now find seminar materials in the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library on the entrance level

Due to the construction and renovation work in the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library, you will find the seminar apparatus on level 5 on the entrance level with immediate effect. The shelves with the seminar apparatus are located in front of the bibliographic apparatus near the information centre.

Delays in construction and refurbishment work at the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library

The construction and renovation work in the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library is progressing faster than planned. As a result, the subject library's journal holdings as well as the history monograph holdings in the KXC - LWLC field and the lockers set up in the subject library are expected to be accessible again from Wednesday, 8 July 2009.

Work will continue in the fields of history monographs (LWLC - MQZ), geosciences, social sciences, sociology, political sciences, economics and law, so that these holdings will not be accessible from Wednesday, 8 July 2009, until probably Tuesday, 21 July 2009.

From Wednesday, 22 July 2009, the entire holdings of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library will be available again.

As the information desk in the subject library will not be available during this time, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

Noise disturbance is also to be expected on the entire level 5.

We ask for your understanding!

Orders from the magazine are now possible again

The refurbishment work in the stacks has been completed, so orders from the stacks are now possible again.

Due to further construction work, however, there may be delays in processing your orders. Not all media are currently accessible.

We ask for your understanding!

Restrictions on the use of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library from 24.06.2009

From Wednesday, 24 June 2009, there will be restrictions on the use of the Business, Economics and Social Sciences Library, Level 5. From Friday, 26 June 2009, to Friday, 17 July 2009, the journal holdings of the library as well as the monograph holdings of History in the field KXC - LWLC will not be accessible. From Monday, 20 July 2009 until Friday, 7 August 2009, the monograph holdings of History in the field of LWLC - MQZ, Geosciences, Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics and Law will probably not be accessible.

In urgent cases, you can order required media via the free interlibrary loan input mask.

Please note that the lockers in the specialised library and some of the workstations cannot be used either.

As the information desk in the subject library will not be available during this time, please contact the Information Centre directly with any questions.

Noise pollution is also to be expected on the entire level 5.

We ask for your understanding!

It is currently not possible to make items from the stacks available for use or borrowing. In urgent cases, you can order the required media via the free interlibrary loan input mask. Work in the stacks will continue until the end of June.

Restrictions on "Orders from the stacks" from Monday, 08.06.2009

As part of the construction and renovation work in the University Library, there will be restrictions on "Orders from the stacks" from Monday, 8 June 2009. Parts of the stacks will no longer be available for use from this date. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to access the entire stacks from Wednesday 10 June 2009 until the end of June 2009. It will therefore not be possible to order items from the stacks for use or loan during this period.

In urgent cases, you can order affected titles or articles from affected journal volumes via the free interlibrary loan input mask.

We ask for your understanding!

Building and renovation work in the University Library from the beginning of June 2009

Over the next few months, extensive building and refurbishment work will be carried out in the University Library.

The existing data network and electrical installations are to be expanded and modernised in order to meet the constantly growing demands. In addition, the air conditioning and ventilation system will be revised and optimised to improve the climatic conditions in the library in response to the increasing number of requests made to the University Library. This work is being carried out to make the working conditions in the University Library more pleasant for you.

As part of an environmental analysis carried out by Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW Bielefeld, it was found that some of the building materials used in the construction of the University Library are classified as pollutants according to the latest findings. Therefore, in addition to the planned extension work, remediation work will also be carried out in which these building materials (e.g. mineral fibre insulation materials above the ceiling panels) will be disposed of.

For this purpose, individual fields of the UB will gradually be sealed off to make them dust-tight and thus inaccessible for use.

We will try to minimise the disruption as much as possible. Unfortunately, however, it will be unavoidable that the work will lead to restrictions in the use of the library.

As soon as more precise dates can be given for the fields affected, we will inform you in good time via our website and notices in the library and keep you up to date.

We ask for your understanding in advance for the expected disruptions!