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Different opening hours study centres and libraries

During the Christmas holidays and the weeks before the exams period, from 17 December 2011 until 2 February 2012, the libraries and study centres have different opening hours.

Switching to Office 2010 - for Refworks and Endnote users

Implications for users of reference software

Library catalogue now available from Facebook, Netvibes or iGoogle

The UvA Catalogue is always at your fingertips wherever you are: via MijnUvA, the UBAweb, UBAmobiel and now also through Facebook, Netvibes and iGoogle.

Open Access Weeks 2011

Are you looking for a place to archive your research data? Or a place where you can find data for your own research? If this is the case, there are a couple of possibilities:

Longer opening hours libraries and study centres 15 - 28 October

From Saturday 15 October to Friday 28 October libraries and study centres will have longer opening hours due to the exam period.

Please, use last year’s student ID card to borrow from Library until September 5

Students borrowing publications from the UvA libraries are requested to use their old (2010-2011) student ID cards until September 5.

Reading Room in the book repository IWO is open again

The reading room at the UBA book repository IWO, located in the southeastern part of Amsterdam, has been redecorated and is now available for everyone.

Different opening hours for libraries and study centres 4 July - 4 September

From 4 July – 4 September, libraries and study centres have different opening hours. From 11 July all are closed during the evening, except the University Library, which is open until 20 hrs. During the weekend only the University Library is open.

Move of Singel library collections to IWO till September

This summer the Singel collection will be moved to the IWO Book Depot in Amsterdam Zuidoost. The move has started on Monday 11 July and will be finished by the beginning of September.

Singel stacks move to IWO, please allow for longer delivery times

Do you need books or journals from the UB Singel closed stacks this summer? Please, allow for longer delivery periods. From June onwards the collections shelved in the Singel depots will be transferred to IWO, UB’s Bijlmermeer book depot.

Policy on entrance study centre Bushuis has changed

From May 14 till June 20 the policy on entrance at the study centre Bushuis has changed.

Higher fines for late returns

Fines for late returns will be increased. Persons who do not react to claims or invoices, may expect a visit from a debt-recovery agency.

University Library open in weekend during the summer

From 12 July until 27 August, libraries and study centres will have shorter opening hours. In the evenings the University Library is open until 20 hours, but all other locations are closed. During the weekend, only the University Library will be open

Taking a break? For 20 minutes at most at PCs in UB and study centres

This summer a new procedure is introduced in the University Library and all study centres. Users of a computer can leave it for 20 minutes at most. After 20 minutes, you will be logged out, so that it becomes available to another user.

DigiZine UvA link shows work and products UB and IC

In the new digital magazine, the DigiZine UvA link, the University Library (UB) and the Central Computer Services (IC) will show their normal daily activities to staff and students by means of short films and texts with images and sound, as well as their innovative and special products.

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