Newsletter 05.2023
1. Looking back on the 9th Long Night of academic writing »who is writing?«
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At the Long Night of academic writing in the university library in June, this year’s tagline »who is writing« was thoroughly debated and explored in presentations, talks and workshops. Many questions were asked about the things to come with a mix of curiosity and critical observation. On the Long Night website you can find impressions of the evening as well as more information on the event.
2. RSWB®plus – now available via Shibboleth
The database »RSWB®plus – Find and Access Publications on Planning and Building International« allows you to access a wide range of information on the subjects of spatial and urban development, housing and construction. We’re happy to announce that university members may now also access this service from off campus using Shibboleth.
You can find more information on the database as well as the link to start your research in the Database Info System (DBIS).
3. »Texte« by the Umweltbundesamt now in the library collection
The series »Texte« by the Umweltbundesamt can now be found in our catalogue. It contains almost 600 research reports from 2004 until today, about 400 of which have been issued from 2019 onwards.
4. FAIRest Dataset Award – 1st place goes to Weimar
David Tschirschwitz has submitted the top rated »TexBiG Dataset for Analysing Complex Document Layouts in the Digital Humanities« to the FAIRest Dataset competition held by the Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management. The dataset was created in the interdisciplinary project »Bild-Text-Gefüge« led by Prof. Henning Schmidgen, Chair of Media Theory and History of Science. Further contributors were Dr. Franziska Klemstein, Prof. Benno Stein, Chair of Web Technology and Information Systems, and Prof. Volker Rodehorst, Chair of Computer Vision in Engineering.
5. Open Source Evangelis starts her work
On June 20th Luise Matthes started working as an »Open Source Evangelist« for the SCC and the whole university. By working with Ms Matthes we intend to emphasize our efforts in using more open source software and to kick off an open source initiative (OSI). The library has already taken a first step by equipping all computers with LibreOffice in addition to the Microsoft Office package.
To help all library visitors to better work with LibreOffice, Luise Matthes is now available for support by mail at luise.matthes@uni-weimar.de. From the end of July, it will also be possible to reach her by telephone.
Ms Matthes is also available for group training sessions, which could be held in the library’s PC pool. To celebrate the start of our OSI, Luise Matthes will hold an »open source code service« on July 14th from 1pm to 2 pm on the summeary stage in front of the university main building. You are very welcome to join!
6. ELSE´S STORY: Book and exhibition project during summaery2023
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The book and exhibition project »ELSEˈS STORY. Aus dem Leben der ersten Börsenmaklerin der Welt« by Dr. Katrin Richter, research associate at the university library, is dedicated to Else Goldschmidt, the world’s first female stockbroker. The book will be presented on July 13th 2023 with a reading in German and English at 7pm in LiteraturEtage Weimar in Marktstrasse 2-4. The exhibition, part of summaery2023, can be seen in the university library’s entrance area (upper level) until September 22nd. You are invited to join!
The project was supported by Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Freundeskreis der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar e.V., the Sparkassenstiftung Weimar-Weimarer Land and Weimarer Republik e.V. (Federal Ministry of Justice).
You can find further information in this article in Bauhaus-Journal.
7. Humans of Weimar: Interviews and exploration of social realities – student exhibition as part of summaery2023
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Who are we, who is society and what happens when we leave our filter bubble and engage with strangers without preconceptions? The exhibition »Humans of Weimar« present interviews done as part of a student organized learning and teaching project (Bauhaus Modul). They are open talks about the personal life situations of people who were asked in public in Weimar. The results will be shown a spart of this year’s summaery (July 13th-16th) in the university library’s entrance area as well as in the lobby of the Weimar main train station, and will be collected in a brochure that will be available in both these places and elsewhere. You can also find the project on Instagram.
8. Save the date - Volker Kutscher reads on September 29th
Suspense in autumn! In cooperation with Stadtkulturdirektion Weimar, the university library will organize a very special reading in September. Volker Kutscher is known for his captivating crime novels, especially the successful series about Berlin inspector Gereon Rath. Kutscher will be reading from his novel "Der stumme Tod" (2009), which is set in spring 1930 in Berlin film circles, after which a talk with library director Dr. Frank Simon-Ritz will address subject like the novel's historic background and the transition phase from silent to talking film.
The reading will be held on September 29th at 7pm in the university's main lecture hall. Tickets are available in the Weimar tourist information (Markt 10) as well as online (regular price €8, for pensioners €5 Euro, for university and school students as well as for owners of the Weimar-Pass €1). Reduced price tickets for university students cannot be bought online but must be purchased in the tourist information or at the box office.
The Volker Kutscher event accompanies the exhibition "Gefesselte Blicke", which shows a selection of large format 1920s film posters in the library until October 21st.
Stefanie Röhl
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