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Ephemera are, generally speaking, advertising and information materials. These reflect the society and everyday life of their time, which is why they are important research sources. Ephemera forms a large part of our collections because ephemera is the most printed material in Sweden. Ephemera is material published by companies, institutions, organisations, and associations, such as almanacs, adve
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/printed-ephemera - 2026-06-03
We store most newspapers in original print format in an off-site storage location. Newspapers are available on Wednesdays if you make a request no later than Monday of the same week.We do not collect newspapers in original print format if they are digitally available or on microfilm. But we make exceptions if you need to get the original digitised for publishing. We also have newspapers which we c
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/form/request-newspapers-original-print-format - 2026-06-03
The most extensive collection of papyri in Sweden belongs to Lund University Library. This collection consists of 800 papyri of varying content from Egypt, written in Greek during the first centuries B.C. and A.D. Among other papyri you will find a copy of a text from the Iliad, private letters, an astronomical calendar, receipts, leases etc. The collection is available in digital form on the net
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections/papyrus-collection - 2026-06-03
In 1945 about 20,000 liberated prisoners from German concentration camps arrived in Sweden on the so-called White Buses. Their experiences and sufferings during the war are documented for future generations in a unique archive which the University Library is now making available on the web. When the survivors arrived in Sweden, Zygmunt Łakociński, Polish lecturer at Lund University, took the initi
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/witnessing-genocide - 2026-06-03
The demand to share research data is growing, from government agencies, funders, and scientific journals. Lund University provides support, tools, and guidance to help researchers manage their data safely and correctly throughout their projects. Open access to research data – also known as open data – is widely discussed, and the demands for openness and transparency in research are increasing.Pro
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/research-data - 2026-06-03
Join our panel and help us get better We want you to have a good experience using our search systems or other services or visiting our Library. To achieve this, we need your help. Join our panel and take part in a study. You will receive a gift as a thank-you for your time. The University Library handles most of the search systems you use for books and digital materials. To develop the systems and
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/contact/help-us-improve-library - 2026-06-03
Manuscripts, images, maps and rare prints We are continually working on making our collections digitally available Explore the special collections We continually digitise manuscripts, images, maps, and rare prints from our collections and make them freely accessible online.Below you can browse among a selection of categories and collections or browse among different subjects and scientific discipl
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections - 2026-06-03
Discover the width of our collections Below you can browse among a selection of subjects and scientific disciplines, from astronomy to zoology.The collections of Lund University Library have been growing for 350 years and span the entire spectrum of human knowledge. Our ambition is to make our digital collections reflect this width, so that they can be used and enjoyed by as many as possible – by
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections/digital-collections-subjects - 2026-06-03
Our digital collections are constantly growing. Though focusing on old, rare, and fragile documents, our ambition is also to create digital collections that reflect the diversity and richness of our physical collections, comprising manuscripts, maps, and printed books as well as photographs and images. Our ambitions are: To increase access – digitisation makes our collections available to everyone
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/find/digital-collections/about-digital-collections - 2026-06-03
Researchers at Lund University can take advantage of several agreements to publish open access with reduced or fully covered author fees. The agreements cover both hybrid and fully open access journals. Learn how the agreements work and how to use them. Publishing agreements for open accessThrough national publisher agreements, researchers at Lund University can receive reduced or fully covered ar
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/open-access/open-access-publishing-agreements - 2026-06-03
Register, publish and share your thesis Find information on how to register, publish, and share your thesis at Lund University, including getting an ISBN, publishing electronically in full text, and submitting printed copies to the University Library. By contacting the University Library, you can obtain an ISBN for both printed and electronic doctoral theses. The thesis should also be registered i
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/doctoral-theses - 2026-06-03
Registration in LUCRIS and adding a full text These instructions cover procedures and requirements before the public defence such as obtaining an ISBN, registering in LUCRIS, and publishing the full text to increase visibility. Register your doctoral thesis in LUCRISDoctoral students at Lund University use LUCRIS to register their degree project and the thesis when it is completed.To register your
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/doctoral-theses/register-and-publish-thesis - 2026-06-03
This applies to doctoral students at Lund University only. Before sending your doctoral thesis to print, it needs a unique identifier called an International Standard Book Number (ISBN). The ISBN is usually printed on the first page of the thesis.Depending on your faculty or department, you can request an ISBN either from your faculty or from the University Library.The University Library issues tw
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/doctoral-theses/isbn-doctoral-thesis - 2026-06-03
Lund University’s research output, for example articles, doctoral theses, conference papers, and reports, are collected in the LUCRIS research information system. In many cases, researchers can make their work freely accessible in full text. Reviewed and validated research output is public and visible in Lund University research portal. Registering and uploading your publication in LUCRISPublicati
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/lucris-and-lu-research-portal - 2026-06-03
Patterns of collaboration and use of contemporary large neutrons and x-rays research infrastructures Sweden is investing billions of Euros in the neutron facility ESS and the synchrotron facility MAX IV, both in Lund, and the experimental resources these facilities make available will most likely alter the dynamics of Swedish science dramatically. How is contemporary science organized? What is the
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/small-science-big-machines - 2026-06-03
As a student at Lund University, you can publish your thesis or degree project online through LUP Student Papers. It is your course that is responsible for reviewing and publishing your thesis. The University Library manages the platform, but all departments that use LUP student papers have their own routines and workflows for handling theses. To learn more about how registration and publishing ar
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/student-papers - 2026-06-03
To publish research as open as possible Lund University encourages researchers to publish their work via open access, making articles and publications freely available online to increase visibility and impact. This page provides information on ways to publish, funding, copyright, and choice of publication venue. Publish open accessFees and fundingChoose a journalCopyright Open access (OA) is a pub
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/open-access - 2026-06-03
Lund University Library has been building up its collections since the foundation of Lund University in 1666. Today, the collections cover over 120 kilometres of shelf space, span over two thousand years, and cover every possible subject. Do you know that the University Library receives a legal deposit copy of every item published in Sweden? That is why our collections expand by two metres every d
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/about-lund-university-library/collections - 2026-06-03
Submit your printed thesis You must submit three copies of your doctoral thesis to the University Library. Leave your thesis at the information desk or send it by post. Submit printed copies Submit three complete copies of your doctoral thesis to the University Library. Each copy of the doctoral thesis must contain a document data sheet. Leave the copies at the information desk on the entrance flo
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/publish/doctoral-theses/distributing-doctoral-thesis - 2026-06-03
The Library Board is the board of the University Library. It is generally responsible for the collective library services at Lund University - the University Library, faculty libraries, and independent centre libraries. The Library Board consists of Pro Vice-Chancellor Viktor Öwall, the chairman, the Library Director, four faculty members, two external members and two students. The members are app
https://www.ub.lu.se/en/about-lund-university-library/organisation/library-board - 2026-06-03
