Timetable for the transitional phase
The switch to the new library management system is slated for August 14, 2023. There will be a few weeks of restrictions and changes to services at the Bonn University and State Library (USL) as we transition from the old to the new system. You can find a schedule for all the restrictions during the transitional phase on this web page.
The following will remain available at all times:
- Literature searches in our bonnus search portal
- Access to electronic media (e-books, e-periodicals and databases)
- Use of workspaces during opening hours
- Consulting the reading room collections on the premises
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Restrictions and information - Timetable
May 2023
- From May 2, 2023 until the end of August: ZB MED items held in Bonn at the MNL Branch Library cannot be borrowed but can still be consulted on site.
June 2023
- From June 5 until August 14, 2023: you will not be able to order any books via the interlibrary loan service. If you need any books sent by interlibrary loan, please order them in good time.
- You can still order articles. Orders are free of charge during this period.
- Please also see our alternatives for interlibrary loan of books and book chapters at the USL.
- By June 15, 2023: any items from ZB MED’s Bonn-based holdings borrowed from the MNL Branch Library must be returned. You will be notified by email.
- From June 19, 2023 onward: return dates for items will automatically be set to a date in September.
- From June 19 until October 1, 2023: the acquisition of new items will be suspended. You will not be able to propose items for acquisition during this time.
July 2023
- The list of new acquisitions will not be updated from July 2023 until further notice.
- 07/03/2023: from 8 am to an estimated 9 am no account functions in bonnus are available. No borrowing and return in Library of Mathematics until 9 am.
- From July 31 to August 13, 2023: you will not be able to change your email address or telephone number yourself in bonnus during this time. Neither will you be able to place any orders or make any reservations.
- From July 31 to August 15, 2023: you will not be able to request or renew library cards.
- From late July until early September 2023: employees of the University of Bonn will not be able to place any orders with the USL’s scanning service
August 2023
- August 3 to 15, 2023: The Media Center in the MNL Branch Library will be closed.
- From August 3 to 13, 2023: you will not be able to collect library cards that you have already ordered at the loans desks. You will receive an email from the loans desk telling you when you can collect your library card.
- From August 3 to 13, 2023: the Loan Departments in the Main Library, MNL Branch Library and Library of Mathematics are likely to be closed.
- You will not be able to borrow or return items between these dates.
- The open stacks will be closed during this time.
- From August 10 to 13, 2023: no Interlibrary loans of articles are possible.
- August 14 and 15, 2023: restricted opening for the Loan Departments:
- Main Library: 10 am to 6 pm
- MNL Branch Library: 10 am to 5 pm
- Library of Mathematics: 8:30 am to 10 pm
- August 13, 2023: you have until then to save lists of favorites permanently in your user account. For the purposes of your planning, please note that saved lists of favorites will not be transferred into the new bonnus search portal. If you need them, you will have to export them in advance by August 13, 2023.
- August 14, 2023: brief restrictions on using the reservation system.
- The new bonnus search portal is expected to be available on August 14, 2023 with all features restored.
- Standard opening hours will apply from August 16, 2023 onward.
A-Z overview
For an overview of the restrictions by library service see the Changeover Notes page.
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