News and events
News and events from the University of Groningen Library
| Date: | 08 September 2025 |
Quota-based open access publishing agreements: caps expected in 2025 for LWW, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, and ACS
| Date: | 01 September 2025 |
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.
| Date: | 06 August 2025 |
Starting September 1, 2025, several changes will take place at the UB Zernike library location.
| Date: | 01 August 2025 |
Unique Acquisition: a Book of Hours written around 1480 at Selwerd Abbey. The manuscript is available for use at the UB and fully accessible online, too.
| Date: | 03 July 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of June 2025 is titled 'The Role of Neologisms in the Climate Change Debate: Can New Words Help to Speed Up Social Change?', written by Greta Zella, Tommaso Caselli, Saskia Peels-Matthey (all from the Faculty of Arts) and Jan Willem Bolderdijk (Faculty of Economics and Business).
| Date: | 28 May 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of May 2025 is titled 'Social infrastructures as pillars of resistance against housing commodification in creative city Groningen’, written by Bart Popken and Ethemcan Turhan (both from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences).
| Date: | 26 May 2025 |
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
| Date: | 07 May 2025 |
As of April 2025, the UG is a sponsoring member of Peer Community In (PCI). PCI is a scholar-led, non-profit organization offering peer review, recommendation and publication of scientific articles in open access for free. PCI is currently supported by 160+ universities and research institutions worldwide. This initiative offers a transparent, inclusive and affordable alternative publication model which is in line with the UG’s open science values and objectives.
| Date: | 30 April 2025 |
The University of Groningen Library (UB) turns 410 this year and we’d love for you to be part of the celebration. Celebrate with us on 16 May during our Open Afternoon and share your story about the UB!
| Date: | 28 April 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of March 2025 is titled 'De-Google-ing' our Students: A User Approach to Understanding Archival Media Discovery in the Classroom, written by Sabrina Sauer, Berber Hagedoorn and Susan Aasman (all from the Faculty of Arts).
| Date: | 22 April 2025 |
Recent political developments in the United States and new US government budget cuts have raised concerns about the continued accessibility of scientific information in databases. There are no concrete indications yet that the findability of articles has been affected. Information specialists at the UB are monitoring the situation closely.
| Date: | 22 April 2025 |
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
| When: | Th 25-09-2025 12:00 - 17:00 |
| Where: | Jantina Tammes Room, University of Groningen Library (City Centre) |
| When: | Th 25-09-2025 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Where: | Online |
| When: | Mo 27-10-2025 14:00 - 15:00 |
| Where: | Online |
| From: | Mo 01-09-2025 |
| Until: | Tu 30-09-2025 |
| Where: | 3rd floor UB City Centre |
| When: | Fr 19-09-2025 15:00 - 16:00 |
| Where: | Tammeszaal, 4e verdieping UB Binnenstad |