24.12.2014 - 26.12.2014: closed

27.12.2014 - 30.12.2014: open 9.00 - 18.00 hrs

31.12.2014 - 01.01.2015: closed

02.01.2015: open 9.00 - 18.00 hrs

From 03.01.2015 we will be open again during regular opening hours.

Of course you will have access to our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases, reference works and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

Co-operation project between the Archbishop's Academic Library, the University Library and the Chair of Early Modern Studies at Paderborn University.

The Archbishop's Academic Library (EAB) of the Paderborn Faculty of Theology has a rich and valuable collection of historical literature. The oldest and most outstanding of these is the Theodorian Library (Theodoriana). This library was institutionalised by Dietrich (Theodor) von Fürstenberg, Prince-Bishop of Paderborn (1585-1618), in 1604 to support the teaching activities of the Jesuits in Paderborn. Ten years later, it formed the basis of the first Westphalian university, which began its teaching activities 400 years ago on 13 September 1614.

As part of the close cooperation between the Archbishop's Academic Library, the University Library and the Chair of Early Modern Studies at Paderborn University, the University Library is cataloguing and digitising parts of the 'Theodoriana'.

The digitised copies of one of the most important parts of the 'Theodoriana', the book estate of Prince-Bishop Ferdinand von Fürstenberg (1661-1683), 402 volumes with a total of around 151,000 pages, are available for worldwide use via the 'Digital Collections of Paderborn University Library' portal: https://digital.ub.uni-paderborn.de/nav/classification/193167.

See in more detail: www.uni-paderborn.de/nachricht/61371/

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On Thursday, 13 November 2014, the library will close at 9.00 pm due to an AStA party.

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases, reference works or electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

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Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases, reference works or electronic full texts via WWW on this public holiday.

The "Amtliche Mitteilungen", the "Verkündungsblatt" of Paderborn University, have been published exclusively in electronic form since the beginning of 2014, made available via the "Digital Collections of Paderborn University Library". Here you can also find the issues of the Amtliche Mitteilungen of the University and the University as a whole from 1972 to 2013, digitised by the University Library.

A chronologically sorted list of the Amtliche Mitteilungen from 1980 onwards can be accessed via the University Library catalogue. Based on this list, it is possible to receive information about the publication of new issues via RSS feed.
https://digital.ub.uni-paderborn.de/nav/classification/1201976

Contact Official Notices:
Ilona Backer, Central University Administration,
Dezernat 2, Sachgebiet 2.4 Gremienbetreuung und akademische Angelegenheiten

Contact Digital Collections:
René Sprotte (conception, technology), University Library
Jessica Knipprath-Smithen (content), University Library

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From 7 to 23 October 2014 you will find our Info-Point in the entrance area of the University Library. From 10.00 to 15.00, librarians and students working at the University Library will be on hand to answer your questions about the library and its services. Questions can range from "What do I need to borrow books from the University Library?" to "What is a seminar apparatus?"...

The University Library will be closed on Friday, 3 October 2014 (Day of German Unity).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases, reference works or electronic full texts via the WWW on this public holiday.

The new RSS function in the catalogue makes it possible to subscribe to search queries as an RSS feed and thus be continuously notified of new search results.

You can find more information about this offer in our catalogue blog: https://blogs.uni-paderborn.de/ub-katalog/

The catalogue now allows sorting by new acquisitions. The results of a search are sorted in such a way that the titles are displayed chronologically according to when they were entered in the catalogue, with the most recently entered titles at the top. Compared to the new acquisitions lists offered via the old catalogue, this function offers considerable advantages. The previous lists only included titles that were assigned to a system location and thus systematically catalogued. As online resources such as e-books are not usually catalogued according to the subject classification system for books, online resources did not appear in the previous new acquisitions lists. Sorting according to the criterion of new acquisitions now closes this gap and takes into account all titles recorded in the catalogue that match the search criteria used. In addition, this function, together with the wide range of filtering options, allows a much more flexible creation of customised new acquisitions lists.

You can find more information on this offer in our catalogue blog: https://blogs.uni-paderborn.de/ub-katalog/

On Thursday, 10 July 2014, the library will close at 9.00 pm due to an AStA party.

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases, reference works or electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

The University Library now offers you the following new services:

• For many years we have been sending you an e-mail 7 days before the end of the loan period to remind you to return your items on time.
• In future, we will also send you a second e-mail 24 hours before the end of the loan period to remind you to return items.
• Please note: If you keep borrowed media beyond the due date, fees will be charged immediately.
• If a book you have reserved is ready for collection, you will receive an e-mail message from us.
• To ensure that you do not forget to collect the reserved book, we will send you another e-mail 48 hours before the reservation is cancelled.
• Have you reserved a book but no longer need it? From now on, you can cancel items already reserved for you that you no longer need yourself in your library account under 'Reservations'.
• Users who have reserved the book after you will thank you for it.

Stay contactable!
To ensure that our service emails can reach you, check your email box regularly and, if necessary, set up a forwarding to another email address that you check regularly.

With the new calendar function of the catalogue, the University Library now offers all users the opportunity to integrate relevant dates relating to their own library account directly into the calendar programme of their own computer or smartphone.

The following dates can currently be integrated: End of loan periods and deadlines for collecting reserved media.

All appointments are automatically kept up to date. This means that the entries are updated automatically if, for example, you extend loan periods.

Further details can be found in our catalogue blog: https://blogs.uni-paderborn.de/ub-katalog/2014/05/26/kalender/

Information and instructions on how to set up the calendar can be accessed via your library account.

Thursday, 29.05.2014, closed (public holiday)

Thursday, 05.06.2014, closed from 13.00 (AStA Summer Festival)

Sunday, 08.06.2014, closed (public holiday)

Monday, 09.06.2014, closed (public holiday)

Thursday, 12 June 2014, closed from 21:00 (AStA party)

Thursday, 19.06.2014, closed (public holiday)

Of course you have access to our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases or electronic journals via WWW on all days.

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A few days ago, a serious security vulnerability in the OpenSSL software library, known in the media as the 'Heartbleed Bug', became known. Paderborn University Library, like many other institutions, uses OpenSSL to encrypt data traffic between its electronic services (e.g. catalogue, electronic seminar apparatus) and users' internet browsers.

As soon as the security vulnerability became known, all of the University Library's systems were checked. All vulnerable systems were immediately updated and secured. In addition, all SSL certificates were renewed to further secure data traffic.

The security vulnerability could have allowed a potential attacker to read parts of the encrypted data traffic. We therefore recommend that our users change the password for their library account to be on the safe side.

To change the password, please log in to your library account and select the menu item "Change password" on the right.

Of course you have access to our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases or electronic journals via WWW on all days.

For the coming summer semester 2014, we are once again offering a wide range of free training courses to make it easier for you to access our extensive range of services. We will introduce you to the structure and processes in the library or show you which services and information resources will help you find the latest literature for your academic work.

Dates and more detailed information on the individual training programmes can be found on our website and in the announcements in the library.

From 7 to 10 April 2014, there will be an info point in the entrance area of the University Library. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., librarians will be on hand to answer questions about the library and its services. Questions can range from "What do I need to borrow books from the University Library?" to "What is a seminar apparatus?". And if no quick answer can be found, we are sure to know someone who can help ...

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• New detailed view: more compact and clearer presentation of information on a title ...

• Title sorting of watch lists ...

• Dynamic browser titles ...

Find out more in our catalogue blog: https://blogs.uni-paderborn.de/ub-katalog/2014/01/16/neue-detailansicht-und-optimierungen/