All library locations will be closed on Friday, October 3, 2025.

We wish you a pleasant holiday!

The flooring on the ground floor near the stairways in the Humanities Library is being renewed. During this time, you may experience some noise and temporary detours, with occasional closures of certain sections. The library itself will remain open.

Starting August 16, 2025, scaffolding will be set up at the Central Library to install sunshades on the building's exterior facade. 

Some construction noise is expected, and accessible parking spaces may be temporarily blocked due to the construction work.

Thank you for bearing with us while we make these improvements!

We're upgrading the Law and Economics Library for you!

Until October, the Law and Economics Library will be accessible only via the the rear entrance, located across from the Georg Forster Building. The main entrance to the Law and Economics foyer and cafeteria will remain closed during construction. To reach the Learning Center, please use the reading room via the newly redesigned courtyard. Borrowed items should be returned at the service desk near the rear entrance. A snack machine and copier are temporarily located in Room 00/455 on the ground floor. Please be aware that there may be occasional construction noise in the reading room until mid-October.


Once the renovation is complete, you can look forward to: An open courtyard with direct access from the Learning Center, renovated study nooks, and a cozy seating area by the Jahn Library of African Literature.

Nexis Uni features over 17,000 international sources all bundled on one platform. Be it news, company and industry information, or legal content and personal data, this online research platform offers students, faculty and public researchers with important resources. In addition to content on business and law, it also includes a wide range of national and international newspapers, journals and magazines, making Nexis Uni a valuable tool across disciplines.

Browsing International Press

Research well-known media outlets such as Zeit Online, El País, The New York Times, The Independent, and many more.

Tip: The analytics view allows you to visually track how a specific topic has been covered over time.

Understanding Business

The database provides valuable information on industries, markets, countries and companies worldwide, complemented by biographical data, financials, and information on mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Browsing Legal Content

Find court rulings, laws and case analyses from the Anglo-American system. Specialist articles from legal journals round out the offerings.

Sounds interesting?

Access is via the JGU network using the Database Information System DBIS.

Doctoral candidates from all academic fields can now borrow long-term lockers at various university library locations. In addition, the Law and Economics Library provides carrels. Please fill out this form to borrow one of the items mentioned above.

Who’s behind the oversized, horned figure in the Georg Forster Building Library? What’s the story behind the silent faces watching passers-by? And why is there a giant phoenix relief above the entrance to the Institute of Art History?

Every day, students, staff, and visitors encounter a wide range of striking artworks and objects throughout the Georg Forster Building—many of which hold rich histories and surprising meanings that aren’t immediately apparent.

Now, eight stations in and around the building offer exclusive insights, fun facts, and fresh perspectives on selected artworks and objects. Just scan the QR codes to uncover stories that are short, snappy, and thought-provoking—perfect for curious minds, spontaneous discoveries, or providing topics for your next small talk.

This project was conceived and developed by the DigiCurate Lab, a teaching and learning initiative from the Department of Art History, in collaboration with REMIX, our digital showcase.

A new database is now available for Law: HeinOnline provides access to an extensive collection of legal materials from the United States, the UK and the Commonwealth. The database is composed of documents that are exact replicas of the original printed publications and are brought to you in a fully searchable image-based format.

We currently provide you with access to more than 1.3 million e-books, e-journals, and databases for your research work. These resources are available to you on as well as off campus.

IMPORTANT: Due to licensing and security reasons, access to these resources will soon only be possible via VPN, even when connected to the university's Wifi network. To ensure seamless access to our full range of electronic media in the future, please make sure that a VPN connection via JGU is set up on your device.

For stationary PCs at JGU workstations that are connected via network cable, as well as for research PCs at our library locations, access will continue to be available without VPN. Most publishers offer Single Sign-On for login.

Starting off with a test phase from November 4, 2024, we will operate the Musicology location of the Humanities Library as an Open Library. 

What does this mean? The Open Library is open for you, even if we’re not around. Allowing us to create the conditions for flexible opening hours in the future. You can find all information about this in this overview.