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Shortened opening hours on March 28th, 2024, and Easter break
On Thursday, March 28th 2024, the UB closes at 5 p.m. due to the Easter holidays.
We look forward to welcoming you back to the UB as of Tuesday, March 2nd 2024.
Take a look at the University Library and our services
As part of the introduction days, we welcome you to get to know the University Library as a place to work and learn. On 2nd and 5th April at 11 a.m. we will give you a 20-minute guided tour of the library and give you tips on how to register. You can also find out more about our services such as loans, research aids, e-resources and much more. You can find more information here.
New EBS model with Nomos
Explore over 10,000 ebooks, journals, and anthologies in the humanities and social sciences from over 40 publishers through the Nomos eLibrary. Our evidence-based selection model grants us complete access to these titles until December 2024. After that, selected e-books will be permanently licensed for the University Library. Access all titles directly through the university's data network, including Wi-Fi, and locate them in OPAC and UBfind.
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Statista: Extended campus license until 2028
Statista is a comprehensive statistics platform that provides access to a large variety of detailed statistics, diagrams and infographics on various topics.
The University Library has successfully extended the campus license for German-language content and the supplementary Statista International module with English, Spanish and French content for another five years until 2028.
In addition, university members now have the opportunity to access the Statista modules Global Consumer Survey and Company Insights. Global Consumer Survey offers global survey data that provides insights into consumer preferences, behaviors and trends. The Company Insights module presents detailed information on companies worldwide, including company profiles, financial data and employee figures.
Statista is available from the OVGU data network and for external off-campus use and can be found in the Database Information System (DBIS).
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DEAL Elsevier
The Otto-von-Guericke-University has joined the nationwide DEAL contract with Elsevier. As a member of the university, you will therefore have access to the majority of the electronic journals published by Elsevier from 01.01.2024 and can publish your articles Open Access under the contract. For authors (corresponding authors), the costs for Open Access are covered by the contract and you will not incur any additional publication costs. (excluding the Faculty of Medicine)
Sustainable continued use of shelving
As part of the expansion of the university library as a learning space, shelves that are no longer needed are being dismantled. We are pleased that all of the shelves have so far been reused within OVGU. In addition to the new CMD, they will be located in the University Computing Centre, workshops and Building 40.
New training offer: Literature management with Zotero
End the chaos and learn how to use the literature management tool. We are expanding our course catalogue and now offer Zotero courses on a regular basis. In our hands-on course, you will use the free tool to learn how to organize and manage references. Take this opportunity to elevate your academic writing skills by mastering Zotero.
New training offer: Word for scientific work
Every first Thursday (ENG) and every last Thursday (DE) of the month we offer an online introductory course on "Word for scientific work".
With the Word Introduction course, you will learn how to effectively prepare your Word document for academic writing. The course covers the basic functions of Word and how to create style sheets for your upcoming or current seminar paper or thesis.
For more information and registration, please visit the E-Learning Portal Moodle
New EBS Model with Cambridge University Press
More than 40,000 e-books from Cambdrige University Press are now available. Under an Evidence-Based Selection model, we can access the publisher's titles until the end of August 2024. After that, a selection of e-books will be permanently licensed to the university library. All titles can be accessed directly from the university's data network, including wifi, and can be found in OPAC and UBfind.