History

The History of the University Library of Salzburg

The history of the Salzburg university library
1619	Foundation of the University Library of Salzburg with the aid of the Chapter of Salzburg
1622	Foundation of the University of Salzburg
1649	Purchase of the ›Christoph-Besold-Library‹ and establishment of a library hall in the old study building
1793	The University Library moves to Hofstallgasse and holds about 12.000 books
1807	Growth of the university library due to the secularization of the prince-archbishopric, the university library absorbs the library of the archbishop
1810	Closure of the Benedictine University of Salzburg, its library survives as ›Lyzealbibliothek‹, later on named ›Studienbibliothek‹
1962	Reestablishment of the University of Salzburg, the ›Studienbibliothek‹ retransforms into ›University Library‹
1970s 1980s	Large-scale modifications of the library building, construction of a subterranean repository for the main library in the courtyard of the old library building
1986	Foundation of the Faculty Library of Natural Sciences
1989	Foundation of the Faculty Library of Social Sciences
1992	Foundation of the Faculty Library of Law (Toskanatrakt)
1993	Foundation of the Faculty Library of Law at Firmian-Salm-House
2011	Foundation of the Specialized Library UNIPARK

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Sabine Seichter on the Board of the Görres-Gesellschaft
At the 122nd Annual Meeting in Paderborn, the Salzburg educational scientist, Sabine Seichter, was elected to the board of the interdisciplinary and international Görres-Gesellschaft.
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Nobel Prize for Literature 2019 Goes to Peter Handke
"The Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg sincerely congratulates its honorary doctor, Peter Handke, on the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2019", emphasizes Rector Hendrik Lehnert. The University’s bond to the life and work of this important Austrian author is documented on several levels, in particular with the Salzburg Germanists and the Literary Archive, according to Lehnert.
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Battery Research at the University of Salzburg
The battery researchers from the Department of Chemistry and Physics of the Materials of PLUS congratulate and rejoice with the three freshly curated Nobel Laureates John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino!
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Honorary Award of the State for Heinrich Schmidinger
On his 39th wedding anniversary, the University of Salzburg adopted university professor, Heinrich Schmidinger, as Rector. He now looks forward to a little less responsibility, he said at the ceremony in the Großen Universitätsaula.
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Kick-off Career_Mentoring III
On 18 September, 2019, the second round of Karriere_Mentoring III, the career development program for female scientists (PhD and post-doctoral students) of the Universities of Krems, Linz and Salzburg, began.
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Lecture Series Salzburg Museums and Collections - Local History
History in regional museums, but how? A lecture series in cooperation with the Landesverband der Salzburger Museen und Sammlungen discusses concepts and practice.
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11 November: Guest Lecture on Ancient History, Antiquity and Mycenaology, Moon and Magic in the Temple Texts and Magical Manuals of Ancient Egypt, Dr. Victoria Altmann-Wendling, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, 18:30, Residenzplatz 1/4, SR. 1:42
The moon as the brightest night star with its changing shape during the month, its disappearance on new moon or the exceptional event of an eclipse has inspired people of all ages, including Ancient Egypt, to reflect on the causes and effects of these phenomena.
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16 October: Fair & Creative City Eve, AREALAB, Lasserstr. 10
What is needed is your creative potential! Get to know the district club, which is staged in the Andräviertel. Get into conversations, make contacts, implement your ideas and have fun doing it.
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17 October: 6TH IMPACT FORUM SALZBURG - ESG REGULATION - IMPACT OF THE EU ACTION PLAN
The Impact Forum Europe is coming to Salzburg for the sixth time with the topic ESG Regulation - Impact of the EU Action Plan.
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17 / 18 October: Conference "JAPAN AND VIENNESE MODERNISM"
This year Japan and Austria celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the bilateral friendship treaty. On this occasion, the University of Salzburg is organizing the conference "Japan and Viennese Modernism" in cooperation with the city and province of Salzburg.
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17 October: Start of the 4th Film Series "Filmclub Horizonte Slawistyka, Slavistika, Cлавистика "
The Department of Slavonic Studies would like to cordially invite you, together with the cultural center DAS KINO, to the fourth part of our successful cinema series of East and Central European films. The film club "Slawistyka, Slavistika, Cлавистика" presents award-winning current Polish, Russian and Czech films with social and political themes.
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22 October: Conference "Erosion of the Rule of Law"
Democracy and the rule of law seem to have experienced better times in Europe. The recent developments in many countries point to a dismantling of the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy.
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24 October, Salzburg Social and Medical Law Days: Implementation of the Reorganization of Social Insurance
On 24.10.2019, the Salzburg Social and Medical Law Days, which were launched in the previous year in cooperation between the Federation of Austrian Social Security Institutions and the Department of Labor and Economic Law of the University of Salzburg, will take place for the second time. The aim of this series of events is the discussion of current social security issues from the perspective of science and practice.
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31 October: Symposium "The Income Taxation of Partnerships (co-entrepreneurship): Status Quo and Development Perspectives"
The WissensNetzwerk Recht, Wirtschaft und Arbeitswelt der Universität Salzburg has organized a symposium, which will be held the 31st of October, 2019, on income taxation of partnerships (co-entrepreneurship).
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Veranstaltungen
17.10.19 Salzburger Juristische Gesellschaft
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21.10.19 Dr. Gilles R. Bourret Venia: „Materialwissenschaft“
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22.10.19 Dr. Roland Geisberger Venia: „Molekulare Biologie“
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