Com­mu­nic­a­tions 2026

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.