RUB Bib vs myUDE

With the app of the Ruhr-University library you can organize your everyday library life. It completely replaces your previous library card. You can use the app to authenticate yourself at the self-checkout machines or at the service counters in order to borrow media or use other services. If you have to pay a fee, you will also need the app to authenticate yourself at the automatic pay station. With the RUB Bib app you always have a complete overview of your library account. You can view your loans, as well as all fees incurred. You can also manage your reservations in the app. With the RUB-Bib-App you also have the entire range of courses and events offered by the University Library with you at all times and everywhere and you can book courses on various topics, such as compact basic courses on the university library, research training or introductory courses for various literature management programs.

myUDE is the official campus app of the University of Duisburg-Essen. The Campus-App.nrw project, which began in April 2022 and in which the "Zentrum für Informations- und Mediendienste" (ZIM) is the consortium leader, has begun developing the joint ‘universe’ framework for a new campus app together with other universities. The following functions are already included in the myUDE app: - Current menus for the various canteens in Duisburg and Essen - Search function and display of current availability for the university library - Digital access to tickets and ID cards, e.g. library card and semester ticket - Multilingualism: The app can be used in English or German. - Dark Mode