Communications 2026

May 2026

Changed opening hours in May

Please note our changed opening hours in May:

Friday, 1 May, closed (May Day holiday)
Saturday, 2 May, open from 9:00 to 20:30 with limited service (e.g. on Sundays)
Thursday, 14 May, closed (Ascension Day)
Sunday, 24 May, closed (Whit Sunday)
Monday, 25 May, closed (Whit Monday)

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

April 2026

21 April to 10 May 2026: ToleranzRäume - Travelling exhibition in the Paderborn University Library

The ToleranzRäume exhibition is touring Germany with colourful containers in public places and there is also an indoor version, which is now being shown in the university library as part of the 'Action Day against Racism'. The exhibition invites people to experience and discuss how tolerance can work in our coexistence, but also where it has its limits. Its aim is to open up new perspectives on the topic of tolerance, but also very specifically on the living environments of other people.

We are particularly pleased to be able to present the virtual development of the exhibition by the Centre for Information and Media Technology Services (ZIM) and GamesLab at Paderborn University. In addition to the exhibition, visitors will also have the opportunity to experience extended content via VR glasses.

The exhibition will be opened on 21 April at 14:30 by the Vice President for International Affairs and President of the COLOURS Alliance, Professor Dr. Heike Trautmann, on the entrance level of the University Library. Afterwards, all interested parties are invited to a bilingual tour of the exhibition followed by a discussion. The European COLOURS Alliance will offer a stand with advice on the COLOURS Alliance and representatives of the Implementation Office will be on site. A small COLOURS snack will provide refreshments.

The exhibition can then be visited until 10 May during the opening hours of the University Library: Mondays to Fridays from 7:30 am to midnight; Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm (closed on public holidays).

Book bazaar in the library

We regularly purchase new editions of standard works. But what happens to the outdated editions? This literature and literature that is no longer needed and is available in several copies in the library will in future be offered for sale on a shelf on the entrance level.

Book gifts that we receive unsolicited and that do not fit our acquisition profile will also be put to further use in this way. The books on offer are constantly updated.

We start selling at the beginning of the summer semester. The literature will be offered at prices ranging from one to four euros per copy.

Have you made a selection of literature? - Present the selected volumes at the local lending desk. The sales price will be entered as a fee in your library account. You can then pay the fees at the checkout machine on the entrance level.

Please note that the sale of books is only possible during the service hours of the local lending desk from Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 7 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Courses in the summer semester 2026

In the summer semester 2026, the University Library will be offering its tried and tested range of courses. You can find the current courses on offer in our Training and counselling portal.

Opening hours at Easter

Good Friday,	03.04.2026,	closed on
Saturday,	04.04.2026,	open with limited service (e.g. on Sundays) from 9:00 to 20:30
Easter Sunday,	05.04.2026,	closed
Easter Monday,	06.04.2026,	closed

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

February 2026

"sustain" - first Open Access journal published via the "Open Access Journals Paderborn University" portal

At the beginning of the year, the journal"sustain - Journal of Sustainability and Futures in Music Education" was published as the first Open Access journal on the Paderborn University Open Access Journals platform.

The Open Journal Systems (OJS) infrastructure service is used to publish Open Access journals. OJS supports the entire publication process: from the submission of an article to its peer review, publication and subsequent indexing.

If you are interested in publishing an Open Access journal or migrating an existing journal to the OJS platform, please contact our OJS team.

3 to 19 March 2026: Travelling exhibition on the topic of "Women in STEM" at Paderborn University Library

8 March is International Women's Day - on this day, the focus is on gender equality. It is about equal rights and equal opportunities as well as empowering the next generation towards more equal opportunities. To mark the occasion, the travelling exhibition "Frauen in MINT" will be on display on the entrance level of the University Library.

Few women still choose to study and pursue a scientific career in the STEM field. For this reason, female role models who have successfully followed this path are presented with very personal insights.

The travelling exhibition "Women in STEM" shows experiences, successes, but also challenges through portraits of inspiring women and their life paths in the academic and professional fields of STEM (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology).

The exhibition will be on display in the University Library from 3 to 19 March 2026 (Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to midnight; Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm). Stop by, learn about the stories of women in STEM and be inspired!

Indexing texts with Citavi

In cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing, the University Library is offering a joint seminar on the reference management programme 'Citavi' for the first time.

This workshop is about reading strategies for scientific texts and their integration into Citavi. Further information and the possibility to register can be found in our training and counselling portal.

January 2026

Break discs for fair cooperation

With the start of the examination period around the end of the winter semester, the demand for workstations in the library increases significantly. In order to avoid seat reservations and to support a fair allocation of workstations, we offer you break discs in our workstation areas, which function like car parking discs: When you leave your workstation, you set the start of your break. After 30 minutes, or 60 minutes at lunchtime, the space may be occupied by other library users.

15 January 2026: Paderborn University Campus Day

The University Library is taking part in the university event, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with the following offers: "Advice on literature searches for specialist work", an "Online rally through the library", two guided tours of the library and the workshops "Planning a literature search", "Carrying out a literature search in the library catalogue" and "Evaluating literature - recognising quality". The meeting point for these events is room B1.111 in the entrance area of the University Library.

The complete programme is available on the Campus Day page of the university available.