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Chalmers Library Open Access Award 2024

Hans Malmström, Christian Stöhr, and Amy Wanyu Ou from CLS have been awarded Chalmers Library’s Open Access Award for 2024. Their report, “Chatbots and other AI for learning: A survey of use and views among university students in Sweden”, is the most downloaded report of the year from research.chalmers.se.

Published 2024-10-28

Test Scopus AI

During October, a new feature called Scopus AI will be available for test use on the Scopus database.

Published 2024-09-30

Game over for exclusion!

Book talk with Michael Heron, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology/University of Gothenburg, who loves board games and is passionate about accessibility.

Published 2024-09-22

The Math tutoring is starting again!

You can once again get math support at the library, see the calendar for time and place.

Published 2024-08-28

New at the library

Welcome to Chalmers library! Take a look at this helpful information for new students.

Published 2024-08-14

The library's new search interface

The library’s search service have a new interface. You can use it to search for literature, reserve books, and renew your loans.

Published 2024-06-10

Summer opening hours

Between June 3th and August 16th the library has changed opening hours.

Published 2024-06-03

Renew or return borrowed books before summer

The end of the term is fast approaching - a good opportunity to make sure you don’t have overdue books lying around over the summer.

Published 2024-05-21

Try the library's new search interface

Soon, the library’s search service will have a new interface. You can use it to search for literature, reserve books, and renew your loans.

Published 2024-05-07

Library opening hours week 19 - The library is closed on Thursday 9/5 and Friday 10/5

Ascension Day affects the opening hours of our libraries.

Published 2024-05-05

Walpurgis Night and May Day opening hours

The library has changed opening hours on Walpurgis Night and is closed on Wednesday, May 1st due to the holiday, May Day.

Published 2024-04-28

Get it Done! 16/4, 18/4, 23/4 and 25/4

Is it soon time to submit your essay? Come and finalize the last details with us. We're here at the library to assist you.

Published 2024-04-09

Easter opening hours

The library is closed between 29 March and 1 April.

Published 2024-03-20

Extended opening hours at the Main Library

Starting from March 4, the Main Library will be open weekdays with extended opening hours from 07:00 to 22:00, with staff available from 09:00 to 20:00 (Fridays from 09:00 - 18:00). For more information about how the extended opening hours work check out our website.

Published 2024-02-23

Extended opening hours for students on weekends during the exam periods

During weeks 9 and 10 it will be possible to use our study environments at the Main Library and Chalmers Learning Common at Kuggen even during the weekends. During these weeks students can access the building with their key card, or student union card, on Saturdays and Sundays.

Published 2024-02-12

New version of the e-journal list

You can search for journal titles and get an overview of which volumes you have access to in electronic format. Of course, you can then proceed to the journal itself.

Published 2024-02-09

Film Screening at Kuggen on February 1st at 15:15

On February 1st, at 15:15, we will show the documentary film 'Last Man Fishing’.

Published 2024-01-23

Remodel work in progress

In January there will be remodel work in our offices at the Main library. This means that it could be occasional noise.

Published 2024-01-05

Opening hours during the Christmas and New Year holidays

From week 51 through week 1, 2024, our three libraries have different opening hours than usual. Read here what applies during this period.

Published 2023-12-15

Student health in focus at ACE and Kuggen library

Inspiration and tips regarding student health and well-being.

Published 2023-11-06

Interaction design students exhibit at Kuggen, October 20.

On October 20, between 9:30 - 11:30, interaction design students will exhibit at Kuggen. The exhibition is about human-plant relationships mediated through technology.

Published 2023-10-17

New fiction books at the library

Reserve and pick up at your library of choice

Published 2023-10-06

Renovation on the ground floor in the main library

During weeks 40-44, an area on the ground floor will be renovated. To the extent possible, noisy work will take place between 7-8 AM.

Published 2023-10-02

The quiet reading room will be unavailable 30th June

If you are planning to use the quiet reading room in the main library, please note that it will be closed for one day due to carpet cleaning.

Published 2023-06-26

New renewal period

As of this week, Chalmers library has a new terms regarding the renewal period. You have one renewal of 90 days instead of 6 renewals of 14 days. In other words, the maximum loan period will basically be the same, but you won't have to renew the books as often.

Published 2023-03-15

Archivision - New image database within architecture

Chalmers Library has a new database of images! The Archivision Research Library is comprised of 128,000 professional, high quality images covering architecture, urban design, archaeological sites, landscapes, gardens, and works of art.

Published 2023-03-07

Pay for your late and lost books

As of November, Chalmers library no longer sends out invoices for overdue books. If you have fees that you have to pay, you do it in the Chalmers webshop, the same place where you buy printer quota.

Published 2022-11-29

New service for e-journals: BrowZine

BrowZine is a tool that allows you to easily browse, read, and keep up-to-date with current scholarly journal content on any device. All Chalmers subscribed journals are available here – in one place.

Published 2022-10-19

The Main Library open on Saturdays

From this week, we will once again be open on Saturday at the Main Library in Johanneberg.

Published 2022-10-03

New study spaces at the Main Library

We are opening a new study area at the Main Library, increasing the facility with a number of extra workplaces for our students.

Published 2022-09-12

Avoid getting fees on checked out books

The semester is coming to an end - a good opportunity to return your books, and make sure you do not have them lying around over the summer. You can of course renew your loans if you need them over the summer.

Published 2022-05-18

New group study room in Kuggen

From Monday the 9th of May, we make one more group study room available for our students at Chalmers Learning Common in Kuggen! The new group study room, Agafyren, is located on the 2nd floor and seats 8 people and is equipped with both a whiteboard and a TV screen.

Published 2022-05-06

Try LibKey and BrowZine for easier navigation to journal articles!

Starting in April until the 7th of July, Chalmers have a free trial period on both LibKey and BrowZine. These are tools that help you find PDF files of scholarly journal articles as simple as possible. No confusing navigation, and reduced waiting for different web pages to load!

Published 2022-04-05

Book exhibition at ACE library about women in architecture

The Architecture and Civil Engineering library has a book exhibition on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March. The book exhibition is about significant works by female architects from mainly the dawn of modernism to the present day.

Published 2022-02-24

Increased noise level at the Main Library

During the period February 21 to April 10, construction work is underway at the Main Library. This will mean a higher noise level than normal and we hope that our visitors will be forgiving.

Published 2022-02-18

New publishing agreement for open access publishing in journals from Nature

As of January 1, 2022, Chalmers researchers can publish open access articles with prepaid publication fees in 35 journals from Nature through a new agreement.

Published 2022-02-07

Create a library account online

We would like to encourage all new students to create a library account online before you visit the library to avoid queues at the beginning of the semester.

Published 2022-01-12

Chalmers Model Archive - digitized

In November, a new physical exhibition based on material from the Chalmers School of Architecture's model archive was opened at Ljusgården in the ACE building. Chalmers Model Archive's collection can also be found via Chalmers Library's Open Digital Repository!

Published 2021-11-18

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