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Publication of UvA/AUAS Library Annual Report and facts & figures for 2016

19 Sept 2017

The Annual Report [in Dutch] has been published in the form of an infographic showing the goals, intended results and specific actions per strategic line, with hyperlinks to relevant web articles. The facts & figures ...

Law Library and IVIR documentation centre have moved to the REC

19 Sept 2017

The Law Library and The Institute for Information Law (IVIR) documentation centre moved to the Roeterseiland Campus over the summer months. Have you already taken a look?

Reshelving collections Singel 425 almost done

14 Sept 2017

After the reshelving of the books at P.C. Hoofthuis Library, the last few months the Humanities collections in the University Library Singel is reshelved according to the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). The ...

Learning Spaces REC A0 and BC1 now in use

5 Sept 2017

Need a few minutes as a group to work on a project, before or after a lecture? Or somewhere for concentrated study on your own? At the new Learning Spaces close to the teaching facilities, you can choose a workplace ...

Changes to study places in the city centre and Roeterseiland Campus

25 July 2017

This Summer, the Faculty of Law is moving to the Roeterseiland Campus. How will this affect study places in the city centre and Roeterseiland Campus?

Rethinking how we work

4 July 2017

Dušan Barok is a PhD candidate at the Department of Media Studies and one of the ‘early adopters’ of the figshare software for research data management (RDM) at the UvA/AUAS. In September 2017, figshare will be ...

New study spaces in REC A and B/C

4 July 2017

In the 'Learning Spaces' in REC A and B/C there will be created ca 850 new study spaces without a PC. The new study spaces will be phased into use from the start of the new academic year.

Figshare in Amsterdam

20 June 2017

On 30 May, Maria Heijne, director of the UvA/HvA Library, welcomed ca 40 colleagues from Dutch universities in the UvA/HvA Library for an information session on the implementation of ‘figshare for institutions’ at ...

Paper by UvA authors in top 5% most cited articles

14 June 2017

A paper on mobility and potential exposure to diversity, written by UvA researchers Marco te Brömmelstroet, Anna Nikolaeva and Meredith Glaser of Urban Planning and others, is now in the top 5% of most cited articles ...

Hansje van Halem: in patterns

12 June 2017

From 16 June through 1 October 2017, graphic designer Hansje van Halem responds in the ErfgoedLab to the simultaneous exhibition ‘Modernism: in print’.

Provisional decision new University Library City Centre

24 May 2017

The new University Library (UB) can best be realised on the BG site ('Binnengasthuisterrein') in the Tweede Chirurgische Kliniek and the Zusterhuis (BG13/14). This provisional decision by the Executive Board is made ...

Organisations and researchers get a better grip on data management

18 May 2017

Since September 2015, Ingeborg Verheul has been working at SURFsara. She was commissioned to set up a national coordination point for research data management (RDM) and to direct it. The coordination point is now in ...

More than 8,000 journals make science more visible than ever before

15 May 2017

An increasing number of journals from large publishers allow researchers to publish open access without extra costs. Making publications freely available and giving them a large reach thus becomes more and more easy. ...

Research groups test figshare

10 May 2017

This spring a few UvA research groups will start working with figshare.

No agreement with Oxford University Press

2 May 2017

The Dutch universities and Oxford University Press (OUP) were unable to come to a new agreement about access to academic journals.

REC A and REC BC demolition work

1 May 2017

In late April, work will commence on breaking open a section of the walls between REC A and REC BC. This work will continue through to the project’s completion on 30 June 2017. Read on for details of the work ...

Follow-up to University Library consultation

24 Apr 2017

From 16 March to 13 April, the academic community (UvA staff and students) was able to take part in a public consultation on the location of the new City Centre University Library (UB). The input and considerations ...

Maria Heijne elected to the Member Advisory Board pre-print service arXiv

18 Apr 2017

Early this year the director of the UvA/AUAS library, Maria Heijne MA, was elected to the Member Advisory Board (MAB) of arXiv. arXiv is the oldest and largest preprint service in the world, created in 1991 by Paul ...

'Mystery object' in Science Park library revealed

3 Apr 2017

Last winter a mystery object from the library’s Special Collections was on view in the Science Park library. The question was: do you know what this mysterious object is?

Impression kick-off meeting consultation new University Library

20 Mar 2017

On Thursday 16 March, the launch meeting was held for the consultation process for the choice of location for the new University Library. This meeting marked the start of the four-week consultation period. More than ...

Consultation on City Centre University Library

28 Feb 2017

The consultation period in connection with the location of the new University Library on the City Centre Campus will begin from 16 March. A kick-off meeting, an exhibit in VOX-POP, talks with the architects and an ...

‘Regulations about data management was unknown territory for me’

17 Feb 2017

For 5 months now, Wouter Cox has been a PhD researcher at UvA. He is working on a dissertation on a new treatment for anxiety disorders based on neuroscientific insight into the malleability of emotional memory. Last ...

Printing from your own laptop, tablet or smartphone

1 Feb 2017

Printing from your own device has changed at UvA. There are now three ways in which students and staff can print files from their laptop, tablet or smartphone.

Implementation research data system well under way

26 Jan 2017

From April onwards, all researchers at UvA and AUAS can securely store and share their data in AMS based on Figshare.

All your research data in one place, always and everywhere at hand

26 Jan 2017

‘With AmsterData Management System you always have access to your research data, wherever you are – at work, at home and also abroad,” says Hilde van Wijngaarden. As the programme manager for Library Services for ...

‘Provide a licence that clarifies what others can do with your article and data’

21 Dec 2016

‘The world will be better off if we share knowledge and data; that’s why I am a strong supporter of open access and open data. Science is discourse. You have to be able to exchange ideas and collaborate – and to do ...

Pure is ready for use

6 Dec 2016

Pure replaces the old (Personal) Metis at the University of Amsterdam as the system for registering research and publications.

Open-access agreement for nearly 5000 journals

16 Nov 2016

For almost 5000 of the ca 30,000 journals to which the UvA Library has a subscription, an open-access agreement has been signed. UvA researchers can publish in these journals, often with 100% reduction, so that ...

Open research data can save lives

15 Nov 2016

Paul Boersma is professor of Phonetic Sciences and director of the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication, which is part of the Faculty of Humanities. He designed the faculty’s data protocol and represents ...

Identify the mystery object

26 Oct 2016

In November and December, this object is exhibited in the study centre of the Science Park. Who can tell what it is, has a chance of winning a dinner check from restaurant Polder.

Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2017

24 Oct 2016

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2017.

Entries invited for Joop Witteveen Prize 2016

24 Oct 2016

The Special Collections Department of the University of Amsterdam invites authors to submit publications for the Joop Witteveen Prize, the award for an outstanding publication on the history of food in the Low ...

Central RDM system is named AmsterData Management System (AMS)

19 Oct 2016

AmsterData Management System (AMS) is the name of the central Research Data Management system which will become available early in 2017. Maarten Hogenstijn, researcher in social entrepreneurship at AUAS sent in this ...

Researchers are actively involved in the design of the RDM system

11 Oct 2016

‘We feel it’s important that researchers are actively involved in helping decide on the functional design of the central Research Data Management system. That’s why we’re working together with an implementation ...

Horizon2020 Grant awarded to Library, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Faculty of Law

27 Sept 2016

Christian Bröer of the Department of Sociology (FMG), Balázs Bodó of the Institute for Information Law (FdR) and Saskia Woutersen-Windhouwer of the Library, jointly received a Horizon2020 Grant for the project ...

‘Our RDM policy focuses on safeguarding the integrity and validity of research’

21 Sept 2016

Brian Burgoon is Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Director of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).

License information available for lecturers

15 Sept 2016

The Library has made a list of all its e-journals and e-books, especially for lecturers. This list tells you if you, as a UvA lecturer, are allowed to

‘We want to make research data management easier’

14 Sept 2016

Anne Eskes is a senior researcher, lecturer in nursing and coordinator of ACHIEVE, the Amsterdam Centre for Innovative Health Practice, at AUAS’s Faculty of Health. ACHIEVE’s research focuses on innovations in ...

Competition: find a name for the research data management system

7 Sept 2016

From late 2016 the Library will be providing a central research data management system. Researchers from UvA and AUAS can use this to store their data securely, archive them and share them with specific colleagues ...

Research funds require stricter control of research data

2 Sept 2016

Bea Krenn is a senior advisor on Innovation Exchange Amsterdam’s IXA-UvA-HvA grant support team. The team helps researchers at UvA and AUAS submit complex subsidy applications.

P.C. Hoofthuis Library open again

2 Sept 2016

The P.C. Hoofthuis Library is open again. During the summer closure ca 55,000 books have been "renumbered" according to a new shelving system, the Library of Congress Classification (LCC).

Open access agreements with smaller publishers

11 July 2016

Negotiations between Dutch university libraries / SURF and four smaller publishers have resulted in agreements about open access.

‘We’re looking for solutions for confidential data of top athletes’

6 July 2016

‘AUAS-wide we can learn a lot from each other when it comes to handling personal data and privacy in research projects’, says Niek van Ulzen, data steward at the Faculty of Sports and Nutrition’s (BSV) Centre for ...

Library starts implementation of central system for research data management

29 June 2016

As of late 2016, the Library will provide a central RDM service for UvA/HvA researchers to store, share and publish data securely. This summer sees the start of the implementation of the RDM system according to the ...

No more concerns about data availability, integrity and confidentiality

21 June 2016

A substantial Schedule of Requirements was drawn up for the call for tenders and selection of a central Research Data Management system (RDM) for the University Library.

Scopus available for UvA

16 June 2016

Recently the UvA Library has taken a subscription to Scopus for students and staff.

New functions in CataloguePlus

14 June 2016

The library search engine CataloguePlus is going to have two new buttons which enable you to see how much and what impact a certain book or article has had.

What is your opinion of research data management?

10 June 2016

How do researchers in the Netherlands think about research data management? The National Coordination Point Research Data Management (LCRDM) is doing a survey and is looking for respondents.

'The huge data volumes from science research are hard to store long-term'

3 June 2016

According to head of ICT Boy Menist, the Faculty of Science (FNWI) has a faculty data protocol and there is an active RDM coordinator at each of the science institutes.

Publicly financed research: by 2020 it must be open

31 May 2016

On 27 May 2016 the European ministers decided that by 2020 all academic publications on the results of publicly financed research should be freely available.

Chromebooks for loan at UB Singel

30 May 2016

At the UB Singel there are Chromebooks (laptops) available for loan for 1 day. UvA students can borrow a Chromebook from the information desk on the first floor.

Mendeley available for the UvA

3 May 2016

As of April 2016, the UvA has a subscription to the Mendeley Institutional Edition citation software, to begin with for one year only. Compared to the free version, the Institutional Edition has a number of ...

New services for UvA-DARE: DOAI and altmetrics

25 Apr 2016

Recently two improvements have been made to UvA-DARE, the institutional repository of the UvA.

Problems with your laptop?

21 Apr 2016

At UB Singel, Library Learning Centre Roeterseiland Campus and the Science Park library there is a weekly laptop clinic, specially for UvA students. It is an addition to the usual services at the library desks.

Library introduces user-friendly RDM storage system

6 Apr 2016

By the end of 2016, researchers that do not have access to sufficient data storage capacity at their own research institute or knowledge centre can make use of the UvA/AUAS Library's new RDM storage system.

Agreement with Elsevier on list of open-access journals

4 Apr 2016

The Dutch universities and Elsevier have reached an agreement on the package of journals in which researchers can publish open access without extra cost.

‘Data stewards can learn a lot from each other’

30 Mar 2016

'At the Radboud University Medical Center I already work with research protocols’, says doctoral candidate Jorien van der Laan, who also conducts research at the Poverty and Participation research group at the AUAS. ...

Saturday 9 April ICT maintenance in the libraries

29 Mar 2016

On Saturday 9 April the study facilities in UB Singel, Library Learning Centre Roeterseiland Campus and Science Park are available, but the PCs and most of the network systems are not. Lending via the lending ...

‘Keep the data protocol short and approach it with a sense of humour´

23 Mar 2016

'Despite having inflicted great damage on the field of Psychology, the Stapel affair also yielded certain benefits’, suggests Jaap Murre, professor of Theoretical Neuropsychology.

Library offers researchers Research Data Management support

16 Mar 2016

As of 2015, the UvA and AUAS have introduced central guidelines on the management of research data. According to these new guidelines, a data management plan must now be prepared for every new research project. The ...

Dutch universities strike open access deal with Wiley

9 Mar 2016

Dutch Universities have signed an agreement with the publisher Wiley regarding open access.

UVA-DARE: 2.3 million downloads in 2015

9 Mar 2016

Worldwide, there were 2.3 million downloads from UvA-DARE in 2015. UvA-DARE is the repository of UvA publications, as well as a place to publish them. Heading the top ten is the report by UvA researchers Helberger ...

Open-access deal with Springer continued

7 Mar 2016

The open-access deal between the VSNU organisations, of which the UvA is one, and Springer publishers has been renewed. In its first year, almost 2000 articles by Dutch researchers were published in open access, 229 ...

Empire Online available via the Library

3 Mar 2016

Empire online is a database which brings together digitised documents on colonialism and imperialism, with a focus on the British Empire. Recently, the UvA Library has taken a licence to it.

Scopus trial

1 Mar 2016

Until 31 March 2016 the University of Amsterdam has a trial subscription to Scopus: an abstract and citations database of peer-reviewed scientific literature, journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings.

AUF donation gives a great boost to digitisation

1 Feb 2016

Donors to the AUF Year Fund 2015 have contributed 28,000 euro to the digitsation project for books and journals of the UvA.

Dutch Universities and Elsevier reach agreement in principle

10 Dec 2015

The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and scientific information provider Elsevier have reached an agreement in principle that marks a milestone in the Netherlands’ transition to open-access ...

The Bungehuis Library is moving to P.C. Hoofthuis in December

7 Dec 2015

The library collections of the Bungehuis are moving to the P.C. Hoofthuis during the week of 21-24 December. Friday 18 December is the last day the Library is open in the Bungehuis. From Monday 4 January the ...

Christmas opening hours study centres and libraries

3 Dec 2015

From 24 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, the libraries and study centres will have different opening hours.

Tired of studying?

2 Dec 2015

In view of the upcoming exam period, there is a massage chair available in the Library at Singel.

NWO makes open access mandatory

1 Dec 2015

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) unveiled its new tightened policy on open access.

Entries invited for Joop Witteveen Prize 2015

17 Nov 2015

The Special Collections Department of the University of Amsterdam invites authors to submit publications for the Joop Witteveen Prize, the award for an outstanding publication on the history of food in the Low ...

Open access negotiations with Elsevier still in full swing

10 Nov 2015

United under VSNU, the Dutch universities are still busy negotiating with publisher Elsevier on the subject of open access.

4000 downloads of UvA theses per day

2 Nov 2015

On average, more than 4000 UvA theses are downloaded daily from UvA-DARE by users worldwide. This figure might even increase, if PhD students at UvA would realise earlier what the choice for a specific publisher entails.

IET TV: videos and news in engineering

21 Oct 2015

By way of experiment, the Library offers access IET.TV until 4 January 26. IET.TV is a unique collection of over 6,000 video presentations and news in the field of engineering and technology.

Linguists to publish in affordable open access only

12 Oct 2015

The editorial boards of various academic journals in linguistics are saying goodbye to their present publishers and will shortly make their articles freely accessible to all of society at very low costs.

Chromebooks as a sustainable study place solution

7 Oct 2015

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) has five study centres with a total of 525 desktops. These desktops are on from early in the morning until late in the evening. With a view to increasing sustainability, ICT Services ...

Connecting data for research: symposium 19 October

1 Oct 2015

The symposium Connecting data for research, which is partly organised by the UvA on occasion of the Open Access Week on 19 October, focuses on good practices concerning the collecting, structuring, visualising and ...

Digitisation: 50,000 books now

29 Sept 2015

In the extensive digitisation project, in which older books from the UvA Library collections are being digitised by Google, we have reached the 50,000 mark.

UvA students satisfied with library site

17 Sept 2015

In April of this year, a poll was held among the UvA Student Panel about the use of and satisfaction with the library website. The students have also given their opinion on what they consider important and less ...

Open access website renewed

9 Sept 2015

The national website on open access has been completely revamped. The website has a more up-to-date look and all information is now provided both in Dutch and English.

Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry available online

9 Sept 2015

Until 7 October the Library has access to Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry (RMC).

Art collections moved to Singel

28 Aug 2015

In July the Art History Library moved to the University Library, Singel 425. The 40,000 titles in the collections of Art History and Cultural Studies are placed in open stacks again in three rooms in the library at ...

Over 17,000 journal titles in UvA License List

6 Aug 2015

The UvA has access to a great number of electronic journal packages through subscriptions with SURFmarket and other platforms. This access includes the right to use articles from relevant journals free of charge in ...

The first 30,000 books digitised

3 Aug 2015

In the extensive digitisation project, in which older books from the UvA Library collections are being digitised by Google, we have reached the 30,000 mark.

1000th Springer article is from UvA

20 July 2015

The agreement between the Dutch universities and Springer Publishers about publishing open access has already produced 1,000 articles. The 1000th article was written by two scientists from the AMC.

New look for UvA-DARE

18 July 2015

UvA-DARE has a new look. In this repository you can find all publications by UvA researchers.

Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2016

15 July 2015

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2016.

Library Learning Centre Roeterseiland Campus closed this summer

23 June 2015

The Library Learning Centre (LLC) at Roeterseiland Campus is closed untill 23 August owing to renovation work on the restrooms. There are various alternative facilities on campus for the use of students.

Summer opening hours: libraries and study centres

22 June 2015

From Monday 6 July to Monday 23 August 2015 the opening hours of a number of study centres and libraries are according to the summer pattern.

Art library collections not available from 20 July - 2 August

5 June 2015

The collections of Art History and Cultural Studies of the UvA Library will be moved from the Art History Institute at Herengracht to the University Library, Singel 425. Both collections will therefore not be ...

New Amsterdam CRIS: finding a successor to Metis

26 May 2015

UvA is collaborating with AMC, VU, VUmc and HvA on the choice and implementation of a new research information system. Recently, a joint tender has been published.

Thumbs up for new Library Learning Centre

19 May 2015

In November to December 2014, a survey about the new Library Learning Centre on the Roeterseiland campus was conducted among library visitors. There was also an evaluation meeting with members of the Central and ...

Book PCs and rooms via Mapiq

29 Apr 2015

Via Mapiq UvA students can book rooms and computers at Roeterseiland Campus. This goes for 15 computers on the first floor of the Library Learning Centre and 13 rooms in building B.

Successful crowdfunding Theaterencyclopedie

19 Mar 2015

The crowdfunding campaign of the Theaterencyclopedie for making thirty videos of performances internet-ready raised 16,790 euros.

Call for Papers 2016 Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food

4 Mar 2015

On 15 and 16 January 2016 the third Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The Amsterdam Symposium is the result of a collaboration ...

Warning: rogue publishers

27 Feb 2015

After graduation or obtaining a doctorate people often receive mail from publishers, offering to publish their Master’s or PhD thesis for free.

'Moving knowledge forward' motto policy plan Library UvA/HvA

20 Feb 2015

The user at the centre, support of open sharing and the reuse of research results, the library at the heart of the campus, and libraries and museums as enhancers of the profile and image of the UvA and HvA. These are ...

15% discount if you publish with BioMed Central

23 Jan 2015

The open-access platform BioMed Central gives 15% discount to UvA researchers for publishing their articles online.

Digitisation with Google has begun

9 Jan 2015

Until 2017 ca 100,000 older books from the UvA library collections will temporarily be unavailable because of digitisation by Google. Not all at once, but in batches. It concerns books from before 1874 on which ...

Elsevier journals - contract renewed for one year

9 Jan 2015

After the negotations between the VSNU and Elsevier about subscription rates for journals came to a deadlock in November, the publisher has made the VSNU negotiation team a new offer.

Agreement on open access with Springer

7 Jan 2015

Dutch universities have reached an agreement with publisher Springer on open access publishing in 2015 and 2016. Under the Agreement, all articles published by corresponding authors affiliated with a Dutch VSNU or ...

UvA theses now retrievable via the national theses database

22 Dec 2014

The UvA faculties have given permission to make data about Master’s theses more widely available. It concerns over 32,000 theses, published since 2000. For the full text (provided the thesis is not classified) the ...

Collection Netherlands Entomological Society to Naturalis

22 Dec 2014

On Saturday, 8 November last, the library collection of the Netherlands Entomological Society (NEV) has officially been handed over to Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the national museum and heritage centre for the ...

Online version of Loeb Classical Library available

22 Dec 2014

Loeb Classical Library contains Greek and Latin literary works with both the original text and their English translation. This year the publisher brought out an online edition to which the Library has taken out a ...

Research data management

18 Dec 2014

Since a great deal is invested in obtaining valuable research data, good data management is important. But what does that involve? And how do you ensure that your data remain accessible and usable in the future, for ...

Chipknip payment no longer possible after 22 December

18 Dec 2014

After 22 December it will be no longer possible to use the Chipknip payment system for printing/copying in library locations and study centres of the UvA. It will be abandoned in the Netherlands on 1 January 2015. ...

Christmas opening hours study centers and libraries

24 Nov 2014

From 24 December 2014 to 4 January 2015, the libraries and study centres will have different opening hours.

Springer and universities take key step towards open access

21 Nov 2014

The Springer publishing group and the Dutch universities have reached a negotiation agreement on the transition to open access.

PeerJ now indexed in Web of Science

7 Nov 2014

Articles in PeerJ, a peer-reviewed open-access journal on biology and biological sciences, are from this month on indexed in Web of Science. This removes the objection that articles in PeerJ could not be found in ...

Open access: the new beginning

7 Nov 2014

Everyone should be able to read the results of publicly funded research. That's why Sander Dekker, State secretary for Education, Culture and Science, is pressing on with open access. During the symposium 'Open ...

Finding literature on literature

24 Oct 2014

Artemis Literary Sources enables you to find quickly relevant scholarly information in various languages about literature and authors, worldwide from the earliest times to the present.

Database on marketing communication now available

23 Oct 2014

The website of the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) is a rich source of information on marketing, advertising and media communication.

UvAers have unlimited access to hundreds of paid databases

3 Oct 2014

For students and staff some hundreds of databases are made available by UvA. Access from home is possible by logging in with your UvAnetID.

Exhibition on Arnon Grunberg at UvA Special Collections

25 Sept 2014

From 31 October 2014 to 1 February 2015, the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam will present a major retrospective exhibition about the writer Arnon Grunberg. During the opening of the exhibition, ...

Meeting place the Brug (Bridge) opened at Amsterdam Roeterseiland Campus

12 Sept 2014

The new study, work and meeting space the Bridge at Amsterdam Roeterseiland Campus is now open. This gallery has a spectacular view and design. The Bridge is a new type of ‘public’ space within UvA, since it unites ...

Library Learning Centre Roeterseilandcampus is now open

5 Sept 2014

On 1 September the Library Learning Centre at Roetersstraat 11 was opened: a library service with study spaces, collections, rooms for tutorials, long opening hours, facilities, a service desk and expert staff.

Improvements to CataloguePlus this summer

25 Aug 2014

A user survey in 2013 made clear that students and staff of the UvA were not yet altogether satisfied with CataloguePlus. That is why the library is introducing improvements. The improved version of CataloguePlus ...

Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2015

5 Aug 2014

The board of the Stichting Gastronomische Bibliotheek invites students and researchers to submit requests for the Professor J.M. van Winter Stipend 2015.

Major collection of Dutch photo books acquired by UvA Special Collections

1 Aug 2014

The University of Amsterdam’s Special Collections department has acquired a large collection of photo books. It comprises more than five thousand publications dating from around 1935 until the present day, most ...

Library Learning Centre Roeterseiland Campus to open on 1 September

14 July 2014

A number of libraries and study centres have permanently closed their doors.

Entries invited for Joop Witteveen Prize 2014

9 July 2014

The Special Collections Department of the University of Amsterdam invites authors to submit publications for the Joop Witteveen Prize, the award for an outstanding publication on the history of food in the Low Countries.

A new look at UvA’s academic output

4 July 2014

Which UvA researchers publish most often in Nature or the Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap? Which networks do they have within the UvA? Which research schools have published most articles in 2012?

Orbis company database

1 July 2014

The University of Amsterdam has recently subscribed to the database Orbis. Orbis (global data) replaces the database Amadeus (Europe only). Amadeus will still be available in Wharton WRDS.

Publishing in BioMed Central: no discount rate anymore

20 June 2014

The membership fee for BioMed Central has been doubled. This has contributed to the Library’s decision not to continue membership as of 14 June 2014. As a consequence UvA authors no longer get a 15% reduction when ...

The Linguistic Bibliography now online available

13 June 2014

The most complete linguistic bibliography is now digitally available at the UvA.

Dutch Data Prize 2014

23 May 2014

In September the Dutch Data Prize 2014 will be awarded: a prize for a researcher or research group which contributes especially to scholarship by making available research data for additional or new research.

The New York Times 1851-2010 digital

23 May 2014

A century and a half of articles from the influential American daily newspaper is now fully searchable.

Better use of study spaces in the University Library at Singel

14 May 2014

The Central Student Council (CSR) and the Library agree that a more efficient use must be made of the 350 study spaces in the University Library at Singel.

In memoriam Kees Gnirrep

28 Apr 2014

Former curator of Rare Printed Books of the University Library, Kees Gnirrep, passed away in the early morning of Thursday 24 April, at the age of 73.

Publishing for free in open access

11 Apr 2014

An open access flowchart outlines all the possibilities to bring a publication to the notice of a large public digitally and without any costs.

Call for Papers 2015 Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food

24 Mar 2014

On 16 and 17 January 2015 the second Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The Amsterdam Symposium is the result of a ...

New publication opportunities: Knowledge Unlatched and PeerJ

7 Feb 2014

In order to provide UvA researchers with still more opportunities to publish in open access the University Library has decided to support two new and promising initiatives: Knowledge Unlatched and PeerJ

University Library at Singel open till 22.00 during weekends

31 Jan 2014

As of 8 February 2014, the University Library at Singel will be open on Saturdays and Sundays until 22.00.

15-17 February major maintenance UvA catalogue

30 Jan 2014

From Saturday 15 to Monday 17 February the UvA and HvA library system will be offline. It is not possible to search the catalogue, request items or extend the loan period.

Mobile Library site renewed

28 Jan 2014

Use your smartphone to check the opening hours, see which study centre still has free computers, and search the collection? It can all be done via the new mobile homepage of the University Library.

Claudia Goldstein wins 2013 Joop Witteveen Prize

17 Jan 2014

On 17 January, the 2013 Joop Witteveen Prize was given to Claudia Goldstein for her book ‘Pieter Bruegel and the Culture of the Early Modern Dinner Party’. The Joop Witteveen Prize is awarded by the University of ...

Reading Room will close at 4 pm on 17 January

14 Jan 2014

On Friday 17 January the Special Collections’ Reading Room will close at 4:00 pm, one hour earlier as usual.

Library journals available on tablet via BrowZine

18 Dec 2013

After a successful trial period in October and November, the Library makes a large part of its e-journals available via the tablet app Browzine.

Harold McGee wins 2013 Johannes van Dam Prize

4 Dec 2013

The Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam announced Harold McGee as the winner of the Johannes van Dam Prize. The prize will be awarded on 17 January 2014 during the Gala of the Cookbook. The Johannes ...

Library journals available on tablet via BrowZine

1 Nov 2013

The Library makes a large part of its ejournals available via the tablet app Browzine, by way of a test. Your reactions are very welcome.

Accessibility of TIN and MCN collections

25 Oct 2013

On 1 January 2013, the collections of the Netherlands Theatre Institute (TIN) and the Music Centre the Netherlands (MCN) were transferred to the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam. This has ...

Irma Boom: The Architecture of the Book

19 Sept 2013

Lecturis publishing house and The Special Collections department of the University of Amsterdam are publishing a revised and updated reprint of the Irma Boom monograph in two formats: a miniature book and an XXL edition.

Have your RSC article published in open access

17 Sept 2013

Are you publishing in one of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals? Then use one of the 13 chances the UvA has to make the article available in open access.

More databases for alumni

6 Sept 2013

Some important article databases by the provider EBSCO are now also accessible to alumni of the University of Amsterdam.

Esslingen Mahzor online

6 Sept 2013

The famous Esslingen Mahzor, a Hebrew prayerbook from the late thirteenth century, is partly kept in New York and partly in Amsterdam, in the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana. Both parts are now reunited at one website.

Exhibition on Arnon Grunberg in 2014

3 Sept 2013

In the autumn of 2014, the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam will hold an exhibition on the writer Arnon Grunberg. Organised by the Special Collections, the Letterkundig Museum and the Dutch ...

Entries invited for Joop Witteveen Prize 2013

22 July 2013

The Special Collections Department of the University of Amsterdam invites authors to submit publications for the Joop Witteveen Prize, the award for an outstanding publication on the history of food in the Low Countries.

Cookery books from Special Collections on display at the FoodMuseum

6 July 2013

The virtual FoodMuseum by Linda Roodenburg is exhibiting a selection of Dutch cookery books from the History of Food collections of the University of Amsterdam.

Library material in Amsterdam easier to retrieve

5 July 2013

Highlights, news, shared catalogue

International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home online available

22 Mar 2013

A recently published reference work in the field of home and housing is now available to UvA students and staff.

Access from home to digital library resources much easier now

5 Mar 2013

Easy login now available for library access from home: UvAVPN is no longer required

Longer opening hours libraries and study centres during March

27 Feb 2013

From Saturday 16 March - Monday 1 April 2013 some libraries and study centres will have longer opening hours during the exam period and the Easter weekend.

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012

18 Feb 2013

During the first ‘Gala van het Kookboek’ on 18 January, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012 collection was presented by Edouard Cointreau jr. to the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam. The ...

University of Amsterdam starts symposium on the history of food

11 Feb 2013

In January 2014 the first annual Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food in the Low Countries will take place at the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The Amsterdam Symposium is the result ...

Information literate in 2013? Take a workshop at the library

30 Jan 2013

Would you like to learn how to use webtools and social media like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs or Twitter? And Personal Metis or RefWorks? Do a free workshop at the library.

University of Amsterdam awards two gastronomic prizes

18 Jan 2013

In Amsterdam today, the Johannes van Damprijs and the Joop Witteveenprijs were awarded to Claudia Roden and Daniëlle De Vooght. The prizes consist of a plate designed by Joost Swarte and a cash sum. The festive award ...

Digital Library stops on 1 March 2013

7 Dec 2012

The UvA Digital Library, including My Library, will be discontinued on 1 March 2013.

Online access to section Neuroscience of Journal of Visualized Experiments

15 Nov 2012

The journal JoVE films and publishes videos of researchers performing new experimental techniques. The section Neuroscience is now accessible to students and staff at the UvA.

Bushuis Library closed on 5 October

28 Sept 2012

On Friday 5 October the Bushuis Library will be closed all day. The Bushuis Study Centre will be open.

Student Stefan Kuijpers wins quiz about the University Library

17 Sept 2012

First-year student Media and Culture Stefan Kuijpers has won the quiz organised by the Library during the Student Fair, held in the Convention Factory on 28 August.

Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy now online

12 Sept 2012

An extensive reference work on philosophy in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance is now also online.

New ‘Collaboration Room B 2.01’ opened in the University Library

28 Aug 2012

On the 2nd floor in the University Library at Singel, a new study room has been opened, specially for groups.

Textbook into PDF

22 June 2012

Do you rather listen than read? The UvA Library has a new service that can help you: Textbook into PDF..

New databases added to Wharton WRDS

15 Sept 2011

Databases Audit Analytics, Risk Metrics and Compustat Execucomp available via Wharton WRDS.

New weekend opening hours for University Library

5 Feb 2009

The University Library opens at 10.00 on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 February 2009.

Taschen/Librero is reprinting famous seventeenth-century atlas of the universe from the Special Collections of the Universiteit van Amsterdam

11 Dec 2006

The German publishing company Taschen is now publishing a richly illustrated version of this atlas in a modern edition with an introduction by astronomer Rob van Gent. For this reprint, use has been made of the ...