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The library at the Faculty of Social Sciences is organizing courses in English to help foreign students with the use of library services, in particular e-resources. You can apply for the scheduled course or set up an individual consultation.

Cordially invited to a lecture by Dr. Bi-yu Chang entitled "Educating a Nation: The Shaping of Taiwanese Identity in Education", which will be held on Thursday, 14 November 2024, at 16.20 in Lecture Room 34, Faculty of Arts, UL. The lecture will be in English.

Sage Video is a comprehensive collection of academic video content designed to support education, research, and academic endeavors across various disciplines. Trial access is available till November 18 2024.

Gale Research Complete is Gale's most comprehensive collection, bringing together in one place a number of otherwise separate collections. Trial access is available till October 31 2024.

Cordially invited to a lecture by Dr. Stefania Travagnin entitled "Women in the Writing of Religious and Social History: The Narrative of Female Protagonists in Taiwanese Buddhism", which will be held on Thursday, 10 October 2024, at 16.20 in Lecture Room 34, Faculty of Arts, UL.

SIPRI Yearbook Online houses the SIPRI Yearbooks from 2010 to present on one consolidated online platform. Access is available till 30th September 2027.

Nexis Uni is an online research database that provides access to a vast collection of legal, business, news, and academic resources. Trial access is available till October 25 2024.

We inform all members of the library that the library will be closed on Friday, August 16, 2024 due to maintenance work. It will be open again on Monday, August 19, 2024. Thank you for your understanding!

The collection contains more than 150,000 scientific and professional books published by more than 40 prominent publishers (eg New York University Press, De Gruyter, Harvard University Press, University of California Press, Yale University Press). Access is available till December 31 2024.

Between July 1st and August 31st, library will be working on summer schedule. From Monday to Tuesday and from Thursday to Friday, library will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Wednesday from 08 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Library will be closed on Saturdays. During the collective holidays of the faculty (from July 29 to August 9, 2024), access to the library will only be possible via the northeast circular staircase, through the entrance on the lower-ground floor (at the former Šumi).