From 23 December 2024 to 6 January 2025, the WiSo learning zones and the WiSo Library will be open as follows:

Learning zones
WiSo Building (Building 101) & WiSo Cube (Building 110)

• Closed from 23 December 2024 until 5 January 2025.

WiSo Library
SSC (Building 102)

• Closed from 23 December 2024 until 1 January 2025.
• Open from 9:00 to 17:00 on 2 and 3 January 2025.

Tip: The University and City Library of Cologne will remain open almost continuously. Check the opening hours of the UCL

From Monday 6 January 2025 we will be open again at the usual times.

We wish you all a happy, healthy and relaxing time!

After closing the Library of Sociology in August 2024 and the Management and Political Science Library at the end of September 2024, the Economics Library was also merged into the WiSo Library at the beginning of October 2024. The WiSo Library is the new central library of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne. It combines the holdings of the former departmental libraries and makes them conveniently available for borrowing at a central location on the 4th floor of the Student Service Center (formerly the Economics Library)! The literature can be searched in the University Catalogue and ordered from the WiSo Library by clicking a button.

You can use the WiSo Library during the usual opening hours and under the same conditions as the former Economics Library.

Welcome!

As of 30 September 2024, the Business Administration and Political Science Library will no longer offer a lending service at its current location in Sibille-Hartmann-Straße. This is due to the introduction of the WiSo Library, which bundles almost all the holdings of the WiSo Faculty's various specialist libraries and makes them available in one central location.

To enable this lending service, the catalogues of the participating libraries have to be merged into a single database.Therefore, from 30 September to 6 October 2024 it will not be possible to access the holdings of the Business Library.

Good news

From 7 October 2024, you will be able to order literature from the BWL and PoWi Library via the University Catalogue.

Loans and returns will then take place on campus in the Economics Library (in future the WiSo Library) on the 4th floor of the Student Service Center (Universitätsstr. 22a).

Thank you for understanding!

Economics Library (WiSo Library)
Student Service Center, 4th floor / Universitätsstr. 22a
+49 (0)221 - 470 – 3853  /  library(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Due to the merger of the libraries of the WiSo Faculty into one central WiSo Library, the lending service of the Library of Sociology in the WiSo wing, room 0.222 (Universitätsstr. 24) will be closed on 5 August 2024.

Good news

From 12 August 2024 you can order literature from the Library of Sociology as usual via the University Catalogue. Loans and returns take place in the Economics Library  (in future WiSo Library) on the 4th floor of the Student Service Center (Universitätsstr. 22a).

The WiSo Lounge remains open and can be used from 5 August 2024 at extended opening times from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 21:00.

We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you for using the Sociology Library over the years!

Economics Library (WiSo Library)
Student Service Centre, 4th floor / Universitätsstr. 22a
+49 (0)221 - 470 – 3853  /  library(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

As part of the refurbishment of the WiSo Wing (Building 101, BT2, Universitätsstr. 24), construction work and window replacement will take place in two areas as an early measure at the beginning of the summer semester break from 22 July 2024 to (approx.) the end of September 2024:

• First, construction work will take place in the former Dean's offices and in lecture halls XXIII, XXIV and XXV.
• Work will then continue in rooms 0.211 to 0.221.

This will involve chiselling and drilling, which will cause dust, dirt and noise.

Need an alternative or quiet place to study? You'll find it here:

• Economics Library in the Student Service Centre (Universitätsstraße 22a),
• Lab Centre in the WiSo Cube (Universitätsstraße 24),
• Business- and Politics-Library (Sibille-Hartmann-Straße 2-8 in Zollstock).

More information and study locations of the WiSo Faculty

If you have any questions, please contact the WiSo Library and Campus Service Team.
Contact us

If you have lost or found something in the rooms or on the grounds of the WiSo Faculty, please contact the Campus Service Team:

These are some of the lost items in our depot:

• scarves, caps
• drinking bottles
• umbrellas
• jewellery such as earrings, rings
• in-ear headphones (with cases, from Apple etc.), charging cables, tablet pens

For further information on lost and found items, please contact the caretakers in charge in the buildings of the University of Cologne.

Our new course Research with gAI (ChatGPT & Co.) will start in May 2024. Together we will test various AI tools and prompting strategies and discuss their possibilities and limitations in literature research.

We will focus on the following questions:

• What is generative AI (gAI)?
• What are the current guidelines at the University of Cologne?
• What are the challenges of using generative AI?
• How can I use generative AI in my literature research?

Try out how generative AI can support and facilitate your literature research and your everyday learning and working life.

Course Dates and Registration

Find all our courses on literature and data research and academic writing here: https://wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/faculty/wiso-library-and-campus-service/teaching-library

Do you have any questions or feedback?
WiSo Teaching Library Team, +49-221-470-3511,  vwl-bibliothek-schulungen(at)uni-koeln.de

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We welcome your feedback on these trial offers and will be happy to answer any questions you may have: lica-data(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de.

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We appreciate your opinion! Please write to us: lica-library(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de.

Would you like to buy books (for your department)?
It's easy if you use Library and Campus Service's book ordering service.

Please find all the information on our website at:
https://wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/faculty/wiso-library-and-campus-service/book-orders

The University and City Library of Cologne (UCL) now pays all interlibrary loan fees for UoC staff.
This is due to problems with the transfer of interlibrary loan fees that arose after the implementation of Alma.

On 6 September 2023, the new library system Alma will be launched. Before that, almost all internal workflows have to be adapted and a total of 5 million book data have to be integrated into the new system.

These are the main service restrictions during the changeover phase:

• No interlibrary loan of books from 7 July - 5 September 2023.
• In the Main Library, Department of Human Sciences, HF Library Remedial Education and Rehabilitation as well as in the Libraries of Management, Sociology, and Economics - from the end of August until the 5 September 2023 - you cannot:
  • borrow, renew or return any media,
  • order or reserve media,
  • access your library account,
  • create a library card or update your personal data,
  • pay any fees at the cash machine.
• Any existing reservations from the old system will be deleted.

These restrictions fall exactly in the time of the term paper preparation. Plan ahead!

From February 13 - 17, 2023, the international Love Data Week will take place, featuring an intensive exploration around research data, data management, data literacy, and open science. Exciting events invite you to participate and learn. There will be lectures and workshops on topics such as: Electronic Lab Books, OCR on Old Books, Data Management Plans, Plagiarism Software, Replication Crisis, Data wrangling in R, and Reproducible Research Papers with Quarto.

The programme is open to all and takes place via Zoom.

In addition to the international and national programme, there are also interesting events at the University of Cologne.

After months of deprivation, there's finally coffee again at fair prices in the coffee bar in the WiSo tube. The WiSo Deanery has pulled out all the stops to offer you a chance to enjoy a good coffee directly in the WiSo wing. The result: since 28.11.2022, a Coffee-Bike has been available for all students and staff.

The coffee specialities are brewed from 100% organic premium Arabica beans of the Caferino brand. You'll be spoilt for choice: a quick espresso / espresso doppio or a latte macchiato in XL with an extra espresso shot? The "non-coffee drinkers" have also been catered for. Chai latte and various teas are available. Or perhaps you would prefer a hot chocolate? Of course, you can refine your drink with a syrup of your choice or choose the vegan version with a milk alternative.

For every Caferino espresso pack sold or used, the company says it donates 10 cents to the aid organisation terre des hommes - help for children in need. We think that's a good thing!

UPDATE:

The Coffee-Bike was in the WiSo tube from December 2022 to early February 2023. It helped us get through the dark, cold season by serving up the finest caffeine and other hot delicacies. Many thanks to the Coffee-Bike team for this great bridge!

From April 2023, the coffee bar of the Kölner Studierendenwerk will provide us with delicious drinks and snacks at the same location. (More information coming soon)