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    Create, share and work together in Zoom

    Do you want to enrich your online presentations with making schemes or drawings? Or do you want your students to create and work together synchronously during online sessions? You can now make use of Zoom Whiteboard.

  • 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?