First steps

• Map of all reading rooms (complete with location guide for books and other media)
• Map of the University campus (PNG-File)

Opening hours
of the Central Library, helpdesks and reading rooms

Information & advice
You can get in touch with us by calling the library helpline, +49 851 509 1630, using the Message to the Library contact form or talking to us in person at one of the helpdesks in the Central Library, Innstrasse 29.

Passau Search Portal
Joint catalogue of Passau University Library and Passau State Library plus simultaneous search in the Union Catalogue of Bavaria & Berlin-Brandenburg and in the interdisciplinary article database Primo Central.

Your library account: you need to log on to Passau Search portal with your library user number and password to access the order and account functions (requests, reservations, renewals and interlibrary loan requests) or to do a literature search using one of the workstations in the reading rooms. You can also check the loan periods, renew your loans or change your password.

Library cards
You do not need to have a library card to use the library holdings on the library premises. However, only registered users with a library card can request or borrow books.
For students, thestudent ID card doubles as a library card.

Guided tours and training seminars. The University Library offers a comprehensive programme of guided tours and training courses to students, school pupils and the general public.

E-mail notifications
You might receive an e-mail from the library when the loan period for a borrowed item is about to expire, or a reserved item or interlibrary loan is ready for collection. If you're a student we will only send e-mails to your University e-mail account. More about e-mail notifications

Fees and charges
Use of the library is free of charge; however, you will be fined if you fail to return books on time, and you will have to reimburse the library for damaged or lost items. Moreover, there may be fees for interlibrary loans.

Printers, copiers and scanners
To use the copiers in the reading rooms you need to have a printer/copier balance on your Mensacard. The Mensacard can store two types of balances: one for services provided by the student services association (Studentenwerk), and another for the campus printer-copiers. The two balances are topped up using different terminals on campus. A terminal for topping up your printer-copier balance near the printer-copiers in the collection area of the Central Library.
The scanners in the reading rooms can be used free of charge. Don't forget to bring a USB key to store the scanned images – there is no e-mail access from the scanners!