26 November, from 1 pm: Campus Library and Bibliotheca Albertina closed due to a demonstration
Due to a demonstration on 26 November Bibliotheca Albertina and Campus Library will be closed from 1 pm.
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18/19 October: Shortened Opening Hours
The opening hours of Deutsches Literaturinstitut will be shortened on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 and Wednesday, 19 October 2022:
Tuesday, 18 October 2022 1–3 pm Wednesday, 19 October 2022 3–6 pm
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The Library of Education and Sport Science will open for a shortened period from 8 am to 6 pm on Friday, 21 October 2022. On Saturday, 22 October 2022, the library will be closed all day. The reason...
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On Friday, 14 October open only from 10 a.m.
Due to the implementation of the inventory in the reading areas, the Medicine and Sciences will be open from 10 a.m. until midnight on coming Friday 14 October.
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October 7–10: Elevator maintenance
From Friday, 7 October, 12 am, to Monday, 10 October, 9 am, all elevators in our branches will be out of service, except in the Law Library.
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Special Collectings Reading Room closed from October, 10–October, 20 2022
Due to construction, the Special Collectings Reading Room will be closed from October, 10–October, 20 2022. Please direct inquiries as usual to: sondersammlungen@ub.uni-leipzig.de.
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Welcome to Leipzig University Library
Information for all new students of Leipzig University
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UPDATE 21 September: Library branches reopen after evacuation measures
The evacuations due to the Word War II bomb discovery in Dimitroffstraße have been lifted. The affected branches of the Leipzig University Library are open again as of Wednesday, 21 September.
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Opening hours during semester break
The Library of Archaeology, Prehistory and Ancient History will have modified hours of operation during semester break. Beginning 18 July, 2022, the location will be open as follows:
Monday–Friday 10...
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Changed service hours until 9 July 2022
Until 9 July 2022, library service hours are shortened in the Medicine and Sciences Library.
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From 13 June: Designated workplaces with mandatory masks
From Monday 13 June, LUL will be offering workplaces where masks are mandatory in designated areas.
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The current exhibition "mitgesammelt und eingekapselt" is closed on 15 June
Maintenance work is carried out in the showroom
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Changed opening hours on 24 May 2022
The Library of Education and Sport Science opens from 9 am to 10 pm on Tuesday, 24 May 2022.
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New university hygiene concept: update on mandatory masks
With the new hygiene concept of Leipzig University, it is now only mandatory to wear a mouth-nose protection in the library branches if the minimum distance of 1.5 m is not reached.
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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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Пропозиції від бібліотеки Лейпцизького університету для біженців / Services offered by Leipzig University Library for refugees
Жахлива війна в Україні сколихнула весь світ. Ми також хвилюємося за людей в Україні та тих, хто в цій ситуації залишився без домівки. Ми хотіли б допомогти, роблячи те, що вміємо – надаючи швидкий і...
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Sexualised harassment: Update 2 March
On 24 January 2022, the Leipzig University Library (UBL) informed about cases of sexual harassment in the Bibliotheca Albertina and Campus Library, by actively addressing its patrons and the general...
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Changes to university VPN: Access to eletronic resources with new profile
On 1 March 2022 from 8 to presumably 8:15 am maintenance work on the university's VPN dial-in will take place. After that there will be two profiles, only one will allow full access to licensed...
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Sexualised harassment in the Bibliotheca Albertina and Campus Library
Four cases of sexualised harassment by an unknown perpetrator were reported to Leipzig University Library. (Trigger warning: sexualised violence, sexualised assault)
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