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  • Opening hours 3 October (public holiday)

    Bibliotheca Albertina and Campus Library are open without library services. All other branches remain closed

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  • 24 September: open from 12 noon

    Due to maintenance work on the ventilation system, the Campus Library will not open until 12 noon on Thursday 24 September 2026.

    We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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  • Opening hours during the semester break

    During the semester break from 18 July to 2 October the Medicine and Science Library has changed opening hours.

    Monday–Friday
    08 am–10 pm

    Saturday
    08 am–08 pm

    Service:

    Monday, 20 July to Saturday,…

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  • 13 July–14 August: Reduced library services

    From 13 July to 14 August 2026, library services at the Medicine and Natural Sciences Library will be partially reduced:

    Monday, Wednesday to Friday
    10 am–5 pm

    Tuesday
    10 am–6 pm

    Saturday
    9 am–2 pm

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  • 6 July–17 August: reduced service hours

    From 6 July to 17 August 2026 the service at Campus Library will be reduced from 8 am to 4 pm.

    In urgent matters, please contact our colleagues at the other library locations or send an email to info…

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  • Library of Archaeology, Prehistory and Ancient History to move to the Bibliotheca Albertina

    The Library of Archaeology, Prehistory and Ancient History at Ritterstraße 14 will close as an independent library branch at the end of May 2026. In future, its holdings will be made available at the…

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  • LUL's chat service is being discontinued

    Since 2023, we have seen a gradual decline in enquiries. We will, of course, continue to answer your questions by email, over the phone or in person at the library.

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  • LUL catalogue with redesign and new features

    On 27 January 2026, the Leipzig University Library (LUL) catalogue went online with a redesign and new features, including a clearer presentation, grouping of search results and a dark mode.

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  • Insolvency of the University’s contractual partner: Publicly accesible copying facilities to be discontinued

    The publicly accessible photocopiers and printers at Leipzig University will only remain available to users until 31 January 2026. This is due to the insolvency proceedings affecting the company…

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  • Change to the terms of use for the carrels on the 1st floor eastern wing

    We are currently in the process of changing the terms of use for the individual work places (carrels) on the 1st floor eastern wing. In future, these spaces will no longer be bookable but will be…

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  • Campus licences for the use of specialised dictionaries

    All members of Leipzig University now have access to renowned online specialist dictionaries focusing on law, economics and politics for German, English, French and Spanish languages.

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  • Library of the German Literature Institute: Transfer of the holdings to the Bibliotheca Albertina

    The holdings of the German Literature Institute (DLL) will soon be made available in the Bibliotheca Albertina. DLL location will open its doors for the last time on 10 July 2025 and the books will be…

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  • News from around the world: UBL licences Newsbank

    Since January, Leipzig University Library has been offering all users access to the Newsbank platform with over 7,000 news sources from more than 200 countries.

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  • JSTOR (JOURNAL STORAGE) WITH EXTENDED PORTFOLIO

    Leipzig University Library has licensed new collections from the digital library JSTOR.

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  • Full-text access to various new e-book packages

    Overview of the e-book packages available from individual academic publishers in 2024.

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  • Studying with a child

    LUL offers support for parents with children

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  • Information on the phasing out of WebVPN

    Access to WebVPN will be switched off on January 1, 2023. Please use instead the VPN client AnyConnect.

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  • Welcome to Leipzig University Library

    Information for all new students of Leipzig University

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  • Call for Digitization Requests 2022

    Thanks to renewed funding by the Saxony State Digitization Program, Leipzig University Library (UBL) will be able to continue the systematic digitization of its book manuscripts in 2022.

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  • Vulnerability at Leipzig University Library's IT system

    On 19 April 2022, a vulnerability was discovered in an IT system at Leipzig University Library. This resulted in external access to about 70,000 records of library users. Affected users were informed…

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