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Library Update

June 2024

Highlighted news items

Discover the new Randwyck Library

Time has not stood still at Randwyck Library; it has undergone significant transformations. Many, including ourselves, have eagerly awaited its reopening. Over the past couple of months, we have dedicated ourselves to renovating Randwyck, and we are thrilled to finally reveal the results to you.

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National Open Science Festival 2024 at Maastricht University

The registration module for the National Open Science Festival is live! Reserve your spot and join us on Tuesday 22 October 2024, at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Maastricht University.

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Research Data @ UM community continues knowledge exchange on Research Data Management

We are excited to announce the relaunch of our community meetings to discuss Research Data Management (RDM) topics.

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Do we need to develop AI literacy, or is it part of digital literacy?!

During the hype of ChatGPT many people were wondering how we can integrate AI literacy in our teaching. However, what is missing in that assumption is that we sometimes overestimate the digital literacy skills of our students and instead of directly jumping to AI literacy, we should look at the level of digital literacy as well.

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Talking about books

In the series Talking about books, enthusiastic readers and authors promote their favourite book. Every 6 to 8 weeks, a new video will be uploaded to the UM Library YouTube channel.

Talking about books XI

Prof Dr Gaby Odekerken-Schröder is advocating for a shift towards visual communication within the UM community. To illustrate her point, Gaby presents the book "Visual Doing" by Willemien Brand in a new video of Talking about books.

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Upcoming events

2 September 2024:
Qualitative FAIR Data

UM Library Deep Dive: Peer Point

The library offers a wide range of services and support for the UM-community. However, it can be difficult to understand what a specific service or support can mean for you. So, what would be better than to hear from your fellow students, teachers or researchers? In the second episode of our video series "UM Library Deep Dive", Kyra de Haan (student School of Business & Economics), Adam Goetsch (student employee Peer Point), and Leonne Portz (scientific information specialist) share information about our Peer Point services. Click on the image below to watch this video.

Did you know...

... that the Randwyck Library now has a dedicated space for exhibitions? At the reopening of the Randwyck Library, our Special Collections team opened an exhibition called 'From House of Worship to Academic Hospital'. Do you have an idea for a future exhibition? We are calling on the entire UM community to submit their ideas.
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