As part of the university closure, the university library will also be closed from 23 December 2022, 17:00, until 1 January 2023 by decision of the university management. We will be open again from 02.01.2023.

Books for short-term loans can be borrowed from 21 December 2022 to 9 January 2023.

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closure period.

On Thursday, 15 December 2022, the library will close at 18:00 due to a party in the foyer in front of the library (UPB 50 closing party).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

The University Library will be closed on Tuesday, 01.11.2022 (All Saints' Day).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW on this public holiday.

The extended lending regulations made in the 'Corona context' will be reset to the standard settings valid before 'Corona' on 1 November.

In concrete terms, this means

• Until 31 October 2022, you can extend the loan periods of your borrowed media as often as you like up to a total loan period of two years. For university employees, the loan period is automatically extended up to a total loan period of three years.
  
• From 1 November 2022, you can extend the loan periods of your borrowed media as often as you like up to a total loan period of one year. For university employees, the loan period is automatically extended up to a total loan period of two years.

Media that have been reserved by another person are of course excluded from the loan period extension.

If you receive a request to return items in the next few days, please check whether the loan periods of the items you have borrowed can be extended using the renewal function in your library account. If this is not the case, the items are either on hold or the maximum total loan period has been reached. This will increasingly be the case in the near future, so please plan accordingly to return borrowed items on time.

Due to staff shortages, the issuing of library cards and the collection of provided media at the counter of the local lending department is unfortunately only possible from 9:00 to 13:00.

We ask for your understanding.

On Thursday, 10 November 2022, the library will close at 20:00 due to a party in the foyer in front of the library.

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

To ensure that everyone has a clean and quiet place to study/work, we ask you to observe and comply with our rules.

The workstations on the specialist levels are individual workstations!

On level 5 and level 2 in building I you will also find group study rooms.

• Eating and drinking is not permitted in the University Library! (Exception: water in transparent bottles)
• Please put your mobile phone on silent!

Thank you very much for your help.

Due to staff shortages, the issuing of library cards and the collection of available media at the local lending desk is unfortunately only possible from 10:00 to 14:00.

We ask for your understanding.

Due to staff shortages, the issuing of library cards and the collection of available media at the local lending desk is unfortunately only possible from 10:00 to 14:00.

We ask for your understanding.

On Thursday, 13 October 2022, the library will close at 20:00 due to a party in the foyer in front of the library (Mathematics/Computer Science Student Council).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

The mein beneFIT team is once again offering yoga classes in the library. From 11 October 2022 to 31 January 2023, interested students can take part in relaxed yoga exercises every Tuesday from 8:15 to 9:00 am. The meeting point in the library is the transition from level 4 to the subject library level 2 in building I.

No previous experience is required, a yoga mat can be provided.

Participation can be spontaneous for each session or by prior registration. To simplify the organisation, however, registration is desirable. Further information can be found on the pages of my beneFIT.

The University Library will be closed on Monday, 3 October 2022 (German Unity Day).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW on this public holiday.

From 13 September 2022, my beneFIT@upb.de will once again be offering "Brain Breaks" in the library. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 15:00 to 16:30, students can simply drop by without prior registration and take part in small sessions of relaxation and concentration exercises under the guidance of trainers. The duration of the exercises and participation can be decided by the students themselves.

The meeting point in the library is the transition from level 4 to the specialised library level 2 in building I.

The offer for students is a cooperation between my beneFIT@upb.de and the university library. This on-site offer had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus situation. It is therefore all the more pleasing that students can now once again be offered the opportunity to take short breaks from studying in the library with guided relaxation and concentration exercises.

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From 9 August, the Writing Competence Centre will once again be offering student writing advice on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 pm at the University Library Information Centre.

This on-site service had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus situation. It is therefore all the more pleasing that the Competence Centre for Writing and the University Library are once again offering students a central point of contact where they can ask questions about academic work and literature searches in catalogues and databases.

Further information on writing advice can be found on the Competence Centre's homepage.

Due to staff shortages, the issuing of library cards and the collection of available media at the local lending desk is unfortunately only possible from 10:00 to 14:00.

We ask for your understanding.

Over the next few weeks, the fire dampers in the library on the entrance level and on levels 3 and 5 will be successively refurbished.

The work is expected to start from Monday, 25 July 2022, in the entrance area in the rear locker area.

Unfortunately, the refurbishment work will cause disruption and noise nuisance from time to time.

During the examination phase of the 2022 summer semester, the mein beneFIT team is offering an "exam yoga" programme in the library. From 13 July to 17 August, interested students can take part in relaxed yoga exercises every Wednesday from 8:15 to 9:00 am. The meeting point in the library is the passage from level 4 to the specialised library level 2 in building I.

No previous experience is required, a yoga mat is provided.

Participation can be spontaneous for each session or by prior registration. To simplify the organisation, however, registration is desirable.

Of course you can access our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

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Please note the changed opening hours:

Of course you can access our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

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Service restrictions from 5 July to 1 August 2022

The University Library intends to put the cloud-based library management system Alma into operation on 1 August 2022.

The migration process required for this is part of a project that began at the end of 2019 and will run until the end of 2023, in which 42 university libraries in North Rhine-Westphalia will replace their heterogeneous, outdated library systems with a standardised and future-proof system for the state (see our newsletter no. 14/2019 from 9 December 2019).

At Paderborn University Library, the change from the previous library management system Aleph from Ex Libris to the new web-based system Alma from the same manufacturer means a fundamental "update" that affects all processes and transactions in dealing with printed and electronic media (from acquisition and cataloguing, resource management, data for literature searches in the catalogue, user data management to lending, etc.).

In order to prepare and carry out extensive data migrations, it is necessary to "freeze" the data in the old system. As a result, we will not be able to offer our services to the usual extent during the changeover.

You can find out about the details of the temporary restrictions and changes to our services on our homepage on a daily basis.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us during service hours in the library, by phone, email or chat.

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Of course you can access our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

With the recent amendment to the Infection Protection Act, the legal basis for the majority of the previously applicable coronavirus protection measures no longer applies. The obligation to wear a medical mask in accordance with the CoronaSchVO in the library's user areas therefore no longer exists. Proof of compliance with the 3G regulation is also no longer required.

However, in the interests of mutual protection, we ask you to continue to use the proven hygiene measures in the future and to continue to wear a medical mask indoors.

Paderborn University Library intends to extend the current licence for the reference management program in the 'Citavi for Windows' (desktop) version and in the 'Citavi Web' version. This means that all projects created in Citavi can continue to be edited as usual after 30 April 2022.

Further information about Citavi can be found on our website.

In the summer semester 2022, the University Library is offering guided tours of the building as well as a wide range of courses on searching, managing and evaluating literature. Some of the courses will take place online and some will be held in person in the library.

You can find the current programme on our training website.

From 14 March 2022, the library will be open as follows:

• Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 24:00 and
• Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 to 20:30.

The library is closed on public holidays.

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