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  • audience raising hands

    Make your teaching more interactive with Wooclap

    Did you know that interaction between teachers and students can enhance students’ attention and involvement? And that long-term retention of information improves when you actively engage your audience?

  • Keyboard connected to books

    Offering learning resources to your students with Keylinks

    Are you already looking forward to the new academic year? As a course coordinator, you are responsible for selecting and ordering literature for the Learning and Resource Centre Collections and share these in Canvas.

  • three young researchers looking at books

    FEM/UM Citation Guide

    This FEM/UM citation guide highlights of how citation practices can be used to make the contributions of women and other underrepresented groups more visible in the production of knowledge.

  • Opening up old books: treasure hunting in Maastricht University’s botanical archives

    UM students analysed botanical history books in the context of present-day science during a 4-week research project, in collaboration with evolutionary biologist Roy Erkens (Faculty of Science and Engineering), the University Library and Wikimedia Netherlands.

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    Library project received 2022 D&I grant

    Just before Easter the University Library received the joyful message that the D&I Grant Proposal ‘When every word matters; studying without barriers’ was approved.

  • The new Online Library!

    The University Library’s website – the Online Library – underwent a true metamorphosis. We hope you will like the new design and will quickly find your way again on the website.

  • One less thing to worry about, automatic renewals are here!

    Not yet finished with your library book? No Problem! Under a new policy, the University Library will automatically renew your materials at the end of the loan period.

  • What about the Makerspace?

    The ICL Makerspace is not just a cool place, where you can work on your group assignments or study together. There is much more to it.

  • Visit the Virtual Library

    Imagine this: studying at the library without having to book a study place, always a study spot available, ánd having the possibility to chat live with a librarian. That does sound pretty good, right?