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  • Several individuals gathered around a large digital screen displaying various profile images at Maastricht University Library.

    Preserving Maastricht University’s visual history

    Since 2025, Maastricht University Library has been working on the Maastricht University (UM) Heritage Photo Collection project, making a curated selection of historical photographs from the UM archive more accessible. As part of this project, sessions are being organised with current and former UM employees who were involved with the university at some point between 1975 and 2003 to analyse the photographs.

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  • picture of a building and through the window a sign of University Library is seen

    Investing in open research information: OpenAlex partnership and end of Scopus license

    Maastricht University Library is taking a significant step towards open research information by investing in a partner subscription with OpenAlex. At the same time, the library has decided to cancel its Scopus license with effect from 1 January 2027.

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  • Ancient, damaged books on a wooden table in a library setting.

    National Action Days for Resilient Heritage

    From 11–13 May, institutions across the Netherlands are participating in the National Action Days for Resilient Heritage, an initiative organised by the Dutch UNESCO Commission, Blue Shield Netherlands, and Cultural Emergency Response. The initiative encourages organisations to strengthen the resilience of cultural heritage and to prepare for a wide range of crises, including emergencies, climate-related risks, cyber threats, and armed conflict.

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  • Student studying at Maastricht University Library with bookshelves in background.

    Strategic Collection Plan 2026-2031 now available

    Building on the strategic theme Scientific Information @ the Core, the new Strategic Collection Plan outlines our ambitions for sustainable, accessible, and future-focused collections.

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  • Medieval history students engaged in a class discussion at Maastricht University Library.

    Special Collections in Medieval Teaching

    The course “Exploring Historical Parallels: Learning from Medieval History” at University College Maastricht (UCM) has successfully concluded for this academic year.

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  • Interior view of Maastricht University Library with focus on key resources.

    Discover the UM Library Highlights 2025

    We are pleased to share a selection of our projects and activities from the past year on our Highlights 2025 web page. With scientific information at the core of our work, we focus on making knowledge accessible and supporting Maastricht University’s (UM) students, teachers, and researchers, as well as our wider network of partners, in achieving their academic goals.

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  • De Gruyter Brill logo displayed on a TV screen during a professional meeting at Maastricht University Library.

    New de Gruyter Brill Read & Publish agreement from January 2026

    As of January 2026, Maastricht University has a new Read & Publish agreement with de Gruyter Brill, negotiated nationally via UKB and SURF.

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  • Online study session at Maastricht University Library with students and a digital instructor display.

    Maastricht psychology students bring rare books to Wikipedia

    Once again this year, psychology students at Maastricht University are bringing rare and fascinating books out of the stacks and onto Wikipedia.

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  • Group photo at the conclusion of the Open Topstukken Project, taken in front of the Open Topstukken website. From L to R: Maarten Coonen, Sandra Fauconnier, Daan van Ramshorst, Odin Essers, Hilde van Wanroij, Maryam Mazaheri, Vivian van Slooten and Peter Verberne. Missing: Johan Oosterman and Ruud van den Heuvel (Radboud University).

    Opening up university treasures: The ‘Open Topstukken’ Project

    Maastricht University (UM) and Radboud University (RU) joined forces to bring their most remarkable heritage objects into the digital spotlight. Through the Open Topstukken Project, both universities digitised and shared 15 key objects each from their collections around 4 shared themes, making them accessible, findable and reusable to researchers, students, and the public worldwide.

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  • Butterfly encyclopedia open book at Maastricht University Library.

    Looking back: Butterflies through the eyes of science and art

    During the Weekend van de Wetenschap (Weekend of Science), visitors were invited into the wonderful world of butterflies at Tapijn. The University Library participated with the activity “Butterflies through the eyes of science and art”, where science, art, and history beautifully came together to inspire both young and old.

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