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An overview of publication patterns and publishing costs The University Library monitors the proportion of open-access academic publications authored by researchers and doctoral students at Lund University on an annual basis. The aim is to provide an overall picture of the proportion of the university's research that has been published as open access, i.e. freely available online without subscript

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/open-access-lund-university-2024 - 2026-09-05

8 May 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Exhibition Are you curious about science and do you appreciate a good carnival tradition? Then you are warmly invited to the opening of the University Library’s new exhibition! Here you’ll experience science and humour in an unexpected combination. The University Library has recently rediscovered its copy of Nicolaus Copernicus’s classic work “On the Revolutions of the

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/opening-freedom-thought-copernicus-celestial-carnival - 2026-09-05

9 May 2026 10:00 to 28 February 2027 15:00 | Exhibition Are you curious about science? Do you appreciate the Lund student carnival tradition? Then you are more than welcome to the University Library’s new exhibition! Here you’ll experience science and humour in an unexpected combination. The University Library has recently rediscovered its copy of Nicolaus Copernicus’s famous work “On the Revoluti

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/freedom-thought-copernicus-celestial-carnival - 2026-09-05

20 May 2026 14:30 to 15:30 | When you’re busy revising for exams, it’s especially important to take breaks. Bring along your own craft project or embroider a simple bookmark inspired by the University Library’s new exhibition. Materials are provided. We’ll be serving some light refreshments!No booking is required. Just turn up. See you at the University Library café! Welcome!  About the eventLocat

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/sustainable-student-life-come-and-do-some-handicrafts-cafe-ub - 2026-09-05

19 April 2027 08:00 to 24 April 2027 17:00 | Save the date! Sustainability Week is back 19-24 April, 2027 Don’t miss the annual Sustainability Week, where we explore sustainability issues from ecological, economic and social perspectives through a variety of panel discussions, talks, workshops, exhibitions and cultural events.The week is made in collaboration between Lund University and Lund Munic

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/sustainability-week-2027 - 2026-09-05

National agreements with academic publishers are undergoing changes. This affects both access to academic articles and the terms and conditions of publication. Here is an overview of the background, what is changing and what this might mean in practice. Publisher agreements – access and open access publishingStaff at Lund University have access to academic journals and the opportunity to publish o

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/open-access/changes-agreements-academic-publishers - 2026-09-05

6 October 2026 16:00 to 18:00 | Do you like to read and meet new people? Take the opportunity to join our new book club! Read & Meet is a free book club for students at Lund University, organised by the university libraries.This semester, we will read a book in English and meet throughout the semester to talk about it. The book we're going to read is ALL MY LOVE by Agnes Lidbeck.We will meet twice

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/kick-new-book-club - 2026-09-05

19 September 2026 16:00 to 21:00 | Other Experience the history of science, carnival, crafts and exciting entertainment. Activities for all ages will fill the Library and the surrounding park (Helgonabacken) during the night. Welcome! Taking place during the NightTrivia quiz at Helgonabacken for the whole familyTake a stroll through the surrounding park (Helgonabacken) and answer questions on ever

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/celebrate-lund-culture-night-university-library - 2026-09-05

9 February 2027 08:30 to 17:30 | Conference Welcome to the 6th research conference on sustainable development, with the focus on synergies and/or conflicts between preparedness and sustainable development. Conflict and sustainabilityAs the world faces accelerating climate impacts, geopolitical instability, and growing pressure on resources, tensions are increasing over how best to adapt to and pro

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/calendar/knowledge-sustainable-development-2027-our-shared-future-conflict-and-sustainability - 2026-09-05

The printed ephemera is arranged chronologically by publisher. When searching for your request, we need to know the time and the publisher. Please specify only one publisher per request.We will contact you when the material is available in the Special Collections Reading Room, normally within one week. Title/description (required) Publisher/source (required) Year/time period (required) Other descr

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/form/ephemera-request - 2026-09-05

Search older literature at the University Library Catalogue -1957 is a card catalogue listing Lund University Library’s holdings up to 1957. Literature printed before 1800 is listed here and, to a large extent, in the Finn search tool and can be requested there. Only a smaller section is recorded in Finn from 1800 to 1957.Catalogue -1957 is also available for searches and requests through the net.

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/catalogue-1957 - 2026-09-05

We have large collections of manuscripts and archives. Most of them are searchable online. Some of the special collections can only be searched in catalogues and other finding aids placed in the Special Collections Reading Room. Alvin is a search portal for cultural heritage collections such as manuscripts, personal archives, images, maps and older printed material. Lund University Library is cont

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/manuscripts-and-archives - 2026-09-05

The De la Gardie Archive is one of the largest archives in Sweden. It contains material from the period 1520-1850 and amounts to about 200 shelf meters, half of which consists of some 20 family archives. The other half contains historical and topographical documents, parchment letters and bound manuscripts on different subjects. A map collection and a collection of portrait engravings are also inc

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections/de-la-gardie-archive - 2026-09-05

Unique manuscripts from Eastern Turkestan The Jarring Collection consists of 560 manuscripts from Eastern Turkestan, today's Chinese province of Xinjiang. The books date from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The collection not only mirrors Eastern Turkestan society and culture with its classic and folk literature, Islamic religious manuscripts, judicial and historic documents, manuals of medicine,

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/en/find/digital-collections/jarring-collection - 2026-09-05

The University Library holds original maps from the 15th century to the present. We also have most Swedish maps and map series. You can search the University Library's atlases, road atlases, and major map series using the Finn search tool. Still, you cannot see which map sheets are available at the University Library.Search our atlases in FinnYou can search our old atlases in the Catalogue -1957 u

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/maps - 2026-09-05

The University Library has an extensive collection of musical scores dating from the 16th century to the present day. You can search for printed music books using the Finn search tool.Search music books with FinnThe Catalogue of Swedish printed music in LIBRIS contains all Swedish music since 1986.Search for printed scores and sheet music in LIBRISSearch for sheet music published up to and includi

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/sheet-music-and-scores - 2026-09-05

A selection of our most used scholarly journals is on the entrance floor. You need to request most of the printed journals and read them in-house. Students or staff at Lund University can use Lubito to order free copies of journal articles. Finn | Use the search tool to find journals Use the search tool Finn to find journals. Most of the University Library's printed journals are in closed stacks;

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/printed-journals - 2026-09-05

Ephemera broadly consists of advertising and information materials. These reflect the society and everyday life of their time. This is why they are an important source for research. This is ephemera Ephemera forms a large part of our collections because ephemera is the most printed material in Sweden.Ephemera is material published by companies, institutions, organisations, and associations, such a

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/printed-ephemera - 2026-09-05

We store most newspapers in original print format in an off-site storage location. Newspapers are available on Wednesdays if you make a request no later than Monday of the same week.We do not collect newspapers in original print format if they are digitally available or on microfilm. But we make exceptions if you need to get the original digitised for publishing. We also have newspapers which we c

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/form/request-newspapers-original-print-format - 2026-09-05

The most extensive collection of papyri in Sweden belongs to Lund University Library. This collection consists of 800 papyri of varying content from Egypt, written in Greek during the first centuries B.C. and A.D. Among other papyri you will find a copy of a text from the Iliad, private letters, an astronomical calendar, receipts, leases etc. The collection is available in digital form on the net

https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections/papyrus-collection - 2026-09-05