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Happy holidays and a good start to the new year

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January 14, 2026: Specialized Information Service Middle East Studies at the Bochum University Library

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Our opening hours at the turn of the year

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Some Numbers

1.755.462

Books
 

1.411

Study places
 

417

Courses & Consultations
(2024)

266

Funded OA publications (2024)

1.326.818

Number of accesses to
electronic resources

980.348

Visits
(2024)

4.295

Course participants
(2024)

230.000

Publications in the University Bibliography