On June 4 and 5, 2025, Reading Room 2 in the Central Library will not be open until 2:30 pm.

There will be no specialist staff present at the following locations on June 5, 2025:

• Central Library 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
• Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, and Technology Library 9:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.
• Theology Library 9:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.

Self-service terminals are available.
 

Library of Kunsthochschule is closed on June 5, 2025.

On June 4 and 5, 2025 service times with specialist staff at Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Cultural Studies Library 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

All library locations will be closed on Monday, June 9, 2025.

We wish you a pleasant holiday!

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.