Long Night of Sciences on June 23, 2023

from 6:00 pm
The missing book: a puzzle tour through the University Library
Location: Start in the foyer
The house ghost Amplonius has once again hidden a book. Help him find it again and solve riddles and tasks along the way. For children, adults, families

6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | 8:00 pm
Guided tour: University Library underground
Location: Meeting point in the foyer
Exciting insights into the technical rooms of the University Library - guided tour with Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Stefan Doogs, University of Erfurt (max. 20 people per tour)

6:30 m | 8:00 pm
Guided tour: University library backstage
Location: Meeting point in the foyer
How does the library work "behind the scenes"? How are media transported, stored, scanned and made available?
Guided tour with staff of the University Library of Erfurt

7:30 pm
Lecture and presentation: From Erfurt via Ankara to Harvard - the unusual career of the Islamic scholar Annemarie Schimmel (1922-2003)
Location: Group study room 6, 2nd floor
Insights into the life and work of an important mediator between Orient and Occident
Prof. Dr. Katharina Waldner and Ayse Yasar, M.A., University of Erfurt

6:00 until 9:00 pm
Presentation of historical holdings in the Special Collection
Location: Special Reading Room, 2nd floor
Selected manuscripts and prints will be used to show special features of the late medieval book collection Bibliotheca Amploniana.
Staff members of the Special Collection of the University Library of Erfurt

9:00 pm
Short lecture: Digitisation of manuscripts of the Bibliotheca Amploniana
Location: Lecture room, ground floor
How to digitise medieval manuscripts and what is a "Grazer Buchtisch"?
Dr. Katrin Ott, University Library Erfurt

At the same time, the library will remain open for reading and working until 10 pm. However, increased visitor traffic and an unusual background noise are to be expected. We ask for your understanding.