News and events
News and events from the University of Groningen Library
The UB will be open as much as possible during the holiday period around Christmas and New Year. Read more about the opening hours uin this period (December 2025 - January 2026)
Until 31 December, you can make use of CAS BioFinder.
The UB quits YouTube - follow us on PeerTube. The University Library is committed to open science and digital autonomy. We want to promote open principles in our communication strategy as well.
From 1 January 2026, Altmetric Explorer will no longer be available for the UG. Please switch to the Impact Module of SciVal. The UMCG retains access to Altmetric.
You now have access to the RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines (RAPMM).
Due to financial and technical reasons, the current RefWorks contract will not be renewed. Do you use RefWorks? Then switch to our other reference managers, EndNote or Zotero.
Until 15 December, you can make use of a trial of the Stalin Digital Archive.
The Library Support Desk will be closed on Thursday 20 November ; the building and the Facility Desk will remain open!
New UGP publication: Texts and Materials in Data Protection and Digital Human Rights
New UGP publication: Settler Colonialism as a Structure?
Quota-based open access publishing agreements: caps expected in 2025 for LWW, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, and ACS
As a UG student, you can get free access to twelve Dutch newspapers: from Dagblad van het Noorden to the Volkskrant and Trouw.
If you created your InView account before 2025, you need to anonymize it yourself before 14 November 2025 if you want to keep your personal settings, such as favorite sources on the home page and the labels, notes and markings.
Until 31 December, you can make use of a trial of the independent, investigative journalism platform Mediapart.
Unique Acquisition: a Book of Hours written around 1480 at Selwerd Abbey. De digitale versie van dit boek is beschikbaar in RUG Digitale Collecties. Het fysieke boek is in te zien in de leeszaal Bijzondere Collecties van de UB.
Recently, 3 new publicationbs were published at University of Groningen Press (UGP):
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Queer and in Care: Journeys through care being young and LGBTQIA+
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Ultra: Dystopian Nightmares and Utopian Dreams of Artificial Intelligence
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Commensality and Cultural Heritage: Bringing the Foodways of the Middle East and Its Diasporas to the Table
Extra opening hours UB City Centre: 11 October - 5 November 2025.
You can now reserve a studio in the UB City Centre through the UB App as usual.
European Journal of Theatre and Performance: new journal at UGP
From 1 September 2025, the new UB App makes finding a study spot in the University of Groningen Library (UB) easier than ever. A real-time occupancy monitor will show you how busy each floor of the UB City Centre is.
Starting September 1, 2025, several changes will take place at the UB Zernike library location.