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From Wednesday, 18.12.2024 onwards, you can find the lending services, library card issue and inter-library loans at a new location – the temporary qauarters "Entlehnung" in the former textbook collection, mezzanine floo… [more]

Der laufende Umbau der Hauptbibliothek der Universität Wien bietet nicht nur Anlass zur Vorfreude, sondern auch zu einer faszinierenden Rückschau: Denn ihre letzte große Umgestaltung erfuhr die Hauptbibliothek Ende der 1960er Jahr… [mehr]

Due to the start of renovation work, the foyer of the Main Library will be closed from 25 November 2024. Free book scanners are available in the History, German Studies and Ancient History Libraries. u:print devices are located i… [more]

Since March 2024, an average of 14 Dustbusters have been out and about in the stacks of the Main Library, dusting the collections once again before they are moved to the new depot in Floridsdorf. The aim was to clea… [more]

Das neue Zuhause für die 2,7 Millionen Bücher der Hauptbibliothek ist fast fertig. Aktuell wird der Schriftzug angebracht. Den Platz im Depot in Floridsdorf teilen sich unsere Bücher mit Beständen der TU Wien, der Universität… [mehr]

At the moment, all books from the main library that are not on loan are being moved to the book depot, so they cannot be ordered until January 2025. However: All borrowed books can be reserved by others and remain available for … [more]

The preparatory work for the remodelling of the main library is in full swing! Preparations are currently being made to move the holdings in the main reading room. Around 2.7 million books will soon be moving from the stacks… [more]

Due to the renovation of the main library, the old and valuable holdings will also be removed and the Old Book Reading Room in the main building will be closed for the duration of the renovation. Until 27 October (23:59) books can… [more]

Nachdem das Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung die Baufreigabe für die Generalsanierung der Hauptbibliothek am Ring erteilt hat, unterzeichnen die Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft und die Universität Wien jetzt … [mehr]