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Opening hours during the examination period
During the examination period, as well as two weeks before (June 6th to August 16th 2025), the University Library will be open from Monday to Sunday from 9:00 am to midnight. In addition, our group study rooms can also be booked again in the period from July 18th to August 16th 2025, Monday to Sunday.
The information and lending desks are not staffed on these Sundays. On those days, users may work in the University Library as well as, via the self-issue devices and the return machine, borrow and return media. Users can not collect media ordered by interlibrary loan, pay charges or make their user data being changed.
“Odyssey in C” stops at Chemnitz University Library
On June 26, 2025, the dance project “Odyssey in C”, part of Chemnitz 2025 – European Capital of Culture, invites the public to a unique journey through the city. At 2:00 PM, the ninth chapter titled “Scylla and Charybdis” will be performed in the Reading Garden of the University Library at TU Chemnitz.
The performance is part of the school dance project led by Sabrina Sadowska, ballet director at Theater Chemnitz, and brings together dance companies from across Europe.
Final presentation: “Art on campus” - an interactive look behind the works of art at the TU
On 3 July 2025 at 4 p.m., the University Archive of Chemnitz University of Technology will present the final presentation of the “Art on Campus” project as part of the TUCculture 2025 program. Students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and staff from the University Archive will show how works of art on campus were digitally recorded, researched and made interactive.
Reference management with Zotero
A new course will take place on 9th of July 2024 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm. Information on the course content and registration can be found at: BIB4U | Literature Management Zotero.
New pinboard survey on events at the University Library
What do you associate with the Capital of Culture Chemnitz - we investigated this question with a pinboard survey. Thank you for your great participation!
We have prepared a new survey. This time it's about which UB events you would like to attend, in particular topics or formats you would like to see. Please leave your pin in the foyer of the UB.
Shine On You Diamond Journals: a brief overview of Diamond Open Access Journals
A study on ArXiv states that the costs for APCs in Open Access have tripled from 2019 to 2023. This clearly requires a solution, as these costs are no longer sustainable for libraries and universities. Diamond Open Access (DOA) Journals are gaining increasing importance in this context. These journals offer free access to both readers and authors without publication fees (Article Processing Charges, APCs). But what makes DOA so special, and which projects worldwide demonstrate how successful this model can be? This article provides an overview of successful DOA initiatives and offers insights into how universities can promote this model internally.
SciPost: Diamond Open Access for the science
In an era where Article Processing Charges (APCs) for academic publishing often reach thousands of euros, posing significant financial barriers for researchers, and paywalls restrict access to scientific knowledge, platforms like SciPost offer a groundbreaking solution. Through its Diamond Open Access model, SciPost ensures that neither authors nor readers face costs, providing a sustainable and equitable alternative to traditional publishing.
EPUB-e-Books: How to cite without page numbers?
Since the introduction of the European accessibility act, which aims to improve the accessibility of products and services, the EPUB format has been preferred to the PDF format as the standard for the online provision of e-books. What is problematic about this? EPUB files adapt flexibly to screen sizes and fonts. The disadvantage: there are no fixed page numbers in the documents. In this blog article, we explain how to cite from EPUBs despite the lack of page pagination.
Special Collection A Quarter of a Century of Read Capitals of Culture
Chemnitz is Capital of Culture and we are part of it! From now on you can admire our special collection on the European Capitals of Culture of the last 25 years on the 2nd floor around the reading room. Browsing, reading and borrowing are encouraged!