News Archive: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig

10/28/2024

31. October (public holiday): Campus Library and Bibliotheca Albertina will be open

All other branches remain closed

10/15/2024

On October 23 and 25 shortened opening hours

The Library of Musicology will be open on Wednesday, October 23 and Friday, October 25, 2025 from 10 am to 1 pm.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

09/25/2024

New Students: Welcome to Leipzig University Library

The team of Leipzig University Library extends a warm welcome to all new students. With your student card you can also use the LUL. Here are important information to get you started.

08/02/2024

08 August: shortened service

On Thursday, 08 August 2024, the staff of the Medicine and Sciences Library will be on their works outing. Therefore, the service desk will be staffed by colleagues from other branches in shortened…

07/09/2024

Opening hours and limited library services during the semester break

Changed opening hours and limited library services

07/01/2024

Semester break: closed 8 July–30 September

The Library Deutsches Literaturinstitut will be closed from 8 July to 30 September 2024.

Your holdings can be ordered for collection at Bibliotheca Albertina via info@ub.uni-leipzig.de.

06/20/2024

New Research Platform: scite_ai

The LUL now subscribes to scite_ai, an AI-powered research platform that finds, analyzes and provides citation context for scientific papers, helping researchers evaluate the credibility and impact of…

05/17/2024

Multifaceted tests for refugee Ukrainian students from 3 June

This year, multifaceted tests for refugee Ukrainian students will be held at the Bibliotheca Albertina from 3 June. The tests will be held in the E-Assessment Center on the ground floor of the…

04/29/2024

10 May: closed

The Library of Musicology will be closed on May 10.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

04/12/2024

East wing: Repair of glass roof on 6 and 7 May

In the Bibliotheca Albertina, repair work will be carried out on the glass roof on the 2nd floor, east wing, on 6 and 7 May. The work on the glass roof may result in restrictions and noise…

03/25/2024

From 25 March open again regularly

From 25 March 2024 the Library of Arts will be open again regularly, the fire protection measures have been completed.

03/20/2024

Reading Area West: Temporary closure from 21 to 23 March

Due to the event series "Leipzig liest" the reading area West will be closed as follows:

21 March 24, 5 pm–10 pm
22 March 24, 5 pm–10 pm
23 March 24, from 5 pm

On Sunday, the reading area West will…

03/14/2024

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.

02/19/2024

JSTOR (JOURNAL STORAGE) WITH EXTENDED PORTFOLIO

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

02/15/2024

Changed opening hours and adjustment of service hours from 1 March 2024

Please note our changed opening hours of Bibliotheca Albertina from 1 March. From Monday to Friday, the Bibliotheca Albertina will remain open for you from 8 am to midnight. In response to popular…

02/13/2024

Full-text access to various new e-book packages

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

01/15/2024

Café Alibi: Additional Sunday opening

From now on, Café Alibi in Bibliotheca Albertina will also be open on Sundays.

New opening hours:

Monday–Friday
10 am–6 pm

Saturday
10 am–5 pm

Sunday
10 am–5 pm

11/23/2023

24 November: Warning Strike at the Leipzig University/LUL

Another warning strike has been announced for 24 November 2023 as part of the current wage negotiations in the public sector of the german federal states. This may also affect the services of Leipzig…

10/16/2023

17-19 October: Changed Opening Hours

This week, the Library Deutsches Literaturinstitut has shortened opening hours. It will only be opened on Tuesday (17 October) and Thursday (19 October) from 2 pm to 4 pm. Required literature can be…

10/10/2023

Temporarily changed opening hours

During 19-30 October 2023, the Library of Arts will have shortened opening hours: Monday-Friday 10 am-2 pm.

The branch will be closed on Monday, 30 October 2023.

We ask for your understanding.