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Workshop: DigitalFit

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Find of the Month

Francis of Assisi: Il Poverello (‘The Little Poor One’)

To mark the 800th anniversary of his death on 3 October, we commemorate Francis of Assisi, one of the most famous saints of the Middle Ages. He received a good school education and subsequently joined his father’s cloth business. According to tradition, Christ spoke to him through the cross in a dilapidated chapel outside his home town of Assisi. He was given the assignment of rebuilding the church. Francis took this literally and rebuilt the chapel. To do so, he used goods from his father’s business. During the subsequent court hearing, Francis stripped off his clothes and returned them to his father as a sign that he was renouncing his inheritance.

 

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Set your own library password easily

Are you starting a degree at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and would like to use the library?

All you need is your student ID card and a password.
You can easily set this yourself on our website under ‘My Account’. Simply use the ‘Passwort vergessen? (Forgotten your password?)’ function.

We hope you enjoy exploring the library.

PAYING REMINDER FEES

Have you exceeded the loan period and have outstanding late fees? First, please return all items for which you have received a reminder at the self-service return station. Check the fees via your library account or pay directly at the self-service payment machine. Please keep the receipt for two to three weeks. If you receive an ‘invalid receipt’ or your debit card payment is unsuccessful, please contact the service desk. We’ll be happy to help you.

Research-related Service of the Month

Citizen Science

What is citizen science, and who exactly are citizen scientists? We’ll be kicking off the new series of our Coffee Lecture series with these questions.

On Thursday, 15 October 2026, at 9.00 am, we invite you to a concise introductory presentation on the topic of citizen science. In around 30 minutes, you’ll learn what the term ‘citizen science’ means and how members of the public can get involved in academic projects themselves.

We’ll also take a look at our citizen science initiatives. Through its projects, the HLSB Fulda aims to support scientific and cultural exchange in the Fulda region and beyond, whilst offering interested members of the public opportunities to engage actively with research and the region’s cultural heritage.

Whether exploring historical sources and regional cultural heritage or tackling scientific questions, citizen science opens up a wide range of opportunities to conduct research together with others, discover new knowledge and learn about academic research methods – all without any previous academic knowledge.

Through its Coffee Lecture series, the Research-Related Services division explores current topics relating to Open Science and the library’s research-related services – in a concise, accessible and related to practice way.

The Coffee Lectures take place online once a month on Thursdays at 09:00. No registration is required.

Topic: Citizen Science – conducting research together
Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026, 09:00
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Venue: online via Webex
Link: https://hs-fulda.webex.com/hs-fulda/j.php?MTID=m6a1f07d84752ef6cc820b4e603c4109e

We look forward to your attendance!