Installation of new computers at UB and MB is now initiated. The new computer environment will be faster and more stable, handle audio/video better and provide a private space for storing documents. Students and staff at Umeå University have access to the new environment with their CAS account.

Overlooking the river, Umeå University Library opens up the new special branch library on Arts Campus.

From the first of January 2012 a new policy (Dnr: 500-2855-11) regarding Open Access publishing at Umeå University was implemented. It mandates that all publications shall be registered and deposited in the DiVA system.

SciFinder, The Literary Encyclopedia, journals from IOS Press and The Royal Society of Chemistry are a few of the library resources which are new as of this year.