Next meeting date

The next (126rd) meeting of the Advisory Board of the University Library will take place on July 14, 2025 (University Library room 1/09).

Activities

The activities of the Advisory Board of the University Library are based on the Statutes (Administrative and User Regulations) for the University Library of Ruhr University Bochum:

Part I: Administrative Regulations (PDF document) dated January 7, 2004
Part II: User Regulations of November 15, 1989

The task of the Advisory Board is to advise the self-governing bodies of the university in the performance of their supervisory function with regard to the university library and to support the director of the university library and the heads of the decentralized libraries in all fundamental library matters.

Members

The Advisory Board consists of 14 members (7 professors, 3 members of academic staff, 2 members of technical and administrative staff and 2 students). Where possible, these members should represent the humanities, natural sciences, engineering and medicine.

The members of the Advisory Board are elected by the Senate of the Ruhr-University separately for each group. Each group can nominate deputies. Their term of office is 2 years, that of the student members 1 year.

The XVII Senate of the Ruhr-Universität elected the newest members of the current Advisory Board at its 10th meeting on May 8, 2025.

Chairman of the Advisory Board: Prof. Dr. Leichert, Faculty of Medicine
Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board: N.N.

Group of professors:

Prof. Dr. Balzani, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Dr. Krüper, Faculty of Law
Prof. Dr. Leichert, Faculty of Medicine (Chairman)
Prof:in Dr. Mulder, Faculty of Geosciences
Prof. Dr. Schuster, Faculty of Mathematics
Prof. Dr. M. Weber, Faculty of History
N. N.

Group of scientific employees:

PD Dr. Fichtner, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
PD Dr. P. Weber, Faculty of Philology

Substitute member:
N.N.

Group of employees in technology and administration:

Mrs. Fink, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Library
Mrs. Piontkowitz, University Library

Substitute member:
Mrs. Gross, University Library

Group of students:

Mrs. Ludyga, Faculty of Philology
Mrs. Mark, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Substitute member:
Mr Schönwitz, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Mrs. Üzer, Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Science

With advisory vote:

Dr. Albrecht, University Library Bochum

Permanent guests:

Prof. Dr. Ziegler, IT.Services