The University Library presents its range of services for new employees at the University as part of the "Info Market" at the welcome event.

On 21 May 2025 from 13:00 to 14:00, the fourth Open Access Talk, this time entitled "Open Access for Dummies", will take place on the entrance level of the University Library. After presenting experiences on Open Access from professors from different faculties in the previous talks and also talking about quality assurance in the OA publication process, this talk is explicitly aimed at people who still know little about Open Access. After a short keynote speech by Anna Nickel (University Library), we will focus on your questions and exchange ideas over coffee and cake in a relaxed atmosphere.

The event is suitable for researchers at all career levels, from doctoral candidates to professors.

The Open Access Talk is organised by the OASE project ("Open Access - Systematic Development of an Open Access Culture at the University - a Development-Oriented Empirical Case Study"). The project, funded by the BMBF and led by Professor Dr Dorothee M. Meister (Media Education and Empirical Media Research) in cooperation with the Managing Director of Paderborn University Library, Dr Dietmar Haubfleisch, and the CIO and Head of the Centre for Information and Media Technologies (ZIM), Professor Dr Gudrun Oevel. Gudrun Oevel, the aim of the project is to impart knowledge on the topic of open access publishing to academics by testing new information and communication formats, among other things, and thus to support the development of an open access culture at Paderborn University. The knowledge gained from the project will also be used to raise awareness of the extensive OA services already offered by the University Library and to expand them in line with demand.

Further information on the OASE project and event can be found on the project pages.

The OASE project team is looking forward to welcoming you and to stimulating discussions!

It is not necessary to register for the event.

The "neighbourhood work" of the AWO Paderborn district association visit the university library and find out about its tasks and services.

On Boys' Day, pupils gain an insight into social, cultural and artistic study programmes at Paderborn University and learn about professional fields in which men are less frequently represented. The University Library presents the profession of "Media and Information Services Specialist, specialising in the library".

From Monday, 24 February to Thursday, 27 February, from 9:00 to 17:00, the "Writing Days" will take place for the third time. The event is organised by the Competence Centre for Writing and the University Library, together with other institutions of the university.

Students and doctoral candidates from all faculties are invited to spend four days in the library working intensively on their writing projects. They will be supported with advice and short workshops on the topics of writing, literature searches and procrastination. Joint active exercise breaks with yoga or brain breaks offer a pleasant interruption and the joint dialogue motivates with new writing impulses. At the end of the day, the work results are celebrated in the Tadaaa Café.

Registration is possible via the booking system for the library's training courses. possible. If you don't have time on all days, you can also register for certain days only. Of course, we are also happy to receive registrations for the entire period, in which case please complete the registration form for each day of the event.

You can find information on the programme and important information on the procedure on the pages of the Writing Competence Centre.

The "Writing Days" are organised by the Competence Centre Writing and the University Library, together with other institutions of the Paderborn University, Pro-Lernen, the Language and Spelling Office of the Deutschtreff, the Writing and Learning Meeting for International Students, the Student Health Management and ArbeiterKind.de, Paderborn.

The University Library is taking part in the university event, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with the courses "Advice on literature searches for specialist work", "Planning a literature search", "Carrying out a literature search in the library catalogue", "Evaluating literature - recognising quality" and with an "Online rally through the library". The library also presents itself as a training centre and employer.

The complete programme is available at https://www.uni-paderborn.de/studium/studienorientierung/campustag.