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Important change from 16 March 2026: Access to the University Library in the evenings and on weekends will only be permitted with a valid library card

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Saturday to Sunday	10 am to 7 pm

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Saturday	10 am to 3 pm

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230901-changes

Group study room in the university library, number 2

Güden-Silber and Schick with certificate

230901-changes

From March 16, evenings and weekends: Access to the University Library only with a valid library barcode (RUB-Bib-App)

Read more … From March 16, evenings and weekends: Access to the University Library only with a valid library barcode (RUB-Bib-App)

Goodbye parking disc!

Read more … Goodbye parking disc!

Group study room in the university library, number 2

Terms of use for our group rooms

Read more … Terms of use for our group rooms

New e-books: Springer AI package now available

Read more … New e-books: Springer AI package now available

Güden-Silber and Schick with certificate

UB wins one of the prizes in the RUB's 5x5000 e-learning competition

Read more … UB wins one of the prizes in the RUB's 5x5000 e-learning competition

Latest News

230901-changes

Monday, 9. March 2026

From March 16, evenings and weekends: Access to the University Library only with a valid library barcode (RUB-Bib-App)

Read more … From March 16, evenings and weekends: Access to the University Library only with a valid library barcode (RUB-Bib-App)

Thursday, 5. March 2026

Goodbye parking disc!

Read more … Goodbye parking disc!

Group study room in the university library, number 2

Monday, 23. February 2026

Terms of use for our group rooms

Read more … Terms of use for our group rooms

Occupancy Rate

Course Calendar

September 2026

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Digital Library Guide

Locations in the University Library: Find all library holdings and service areas

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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

1.017.151

Visits
(2025)

4.295

Course participants
(2024)

230.000

Publications in the University Bibliography