Friday, 19. February 2016
Video Tutorials in English
Lynda.com – Watch. Listen. Practice. Learn.
Learn where and when you want – and set your own pace with English video tutorials from Lynda.com.
For some time already, TUM members are having the German language platform video2brain with video tutorials on software and design tools, soft skills, office applications and more at their disposal. As video2brain is being received very well, the university library has now licensed the English language training platform Lynda.com.
Update December 2019
The licence for Lynda.com expired at the end of December 2019. The platform is currently not available at TUM.
Friday, 19. February 2016 – Branch Library Main Campus
Library Refurbishment
Main Campus: Quiet Reading Room on the 2nd floor closed
Due to the refurbishment works at the Branch Library Main Campus, access to the Quiet Reading Room and the carrels on the 2nd floor will be closed on the following days:
Friday, 26 Februar until presumably Friday, 18 March 2016
All other areas of the branch library are accessible as usual. Regular opening hours apply.
Friday, 19. February 2016 – Branch Library Straubing
Identification of Wood Types
Xylotheque for Students
Since Februar, students are having a xylotheque at the Branch Life Renewable Resources at their disposal. A xylotheque (greek ξύλον xylon for ‚wood‘ and θήκη theque for ‚repository‘) is a collection of wood from different tree species.
In order to provide students a possibility to practice the identification of different wood types, Dr. Alexander Hölderich and Prof. Dr. Cordt Zollfrank from the Straubing Centre of Science looked for a suitable location for a xylotheque. Now there are two boxes with four sets of wood samples available at the Branch Library Renewable Resources, so that up to eight students can work with it at the same time.
At Prof. Dr. Zollfrank's Chair of Biogenic Polymers(link is external) you can also find one of the largest wood collections in Germany. Dieter Stojan, the founder of the master school for carpenters at Ebern(link is external), donated his collection of 900 different woods to the chair.
Monday, 01. February 2016
Almost all branch libraries are open regularly
Opening Hours at Carnival 2016
On Carnival Tuesday February 9, 2016 working hours are limited until 12.00 noon. However, almost all TUM Branch Libraries will be open at regular hours.
Only the Branch Library Renewable Resources in Straubing will close already at 12.00 noon.
In general, the following services are not available after 12.00 noon:
- paying overdue fees in cash
- picking-up poster and buying tutorial scripts (LRZ Service Point in the Branch Library Main Campus)
On Carnival Monday, 08.02.2016 all branch libraries provide regular services and opening hours.
Wednesday, 27. January 2016
TIB und UB Hannover joined
"GetInfo" becomes "TIB Document Delivery"
In January 2016 the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) and Leibniz Universität Hannover University Library (UB) merged to become the foundation German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library.
As a part of it "GetInfo" was renamed in "TIB Document Delivery" and reworked. In the TIB Portal(link is external), you can search as usual leading databases, publishing services and library catalogues and you have access to technical and scientific information on architecture, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and engineering. Following your search, as a registered TIB customer you can order printed copies and/or have direct access to electronic full texts.
