UB services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Central Library
- The central library reading room is open Mondays to Fridays, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Public holiday Maria Himmelfahrt (Saturday, 15.8.): The readind room is open. You have to reserve a seat.
- There are only a limited number of desks because minimum distances must be observed. The numbered desks are allocated in four-hour time slots. For the time being, all members of the university (primarily students) are allowed to book a maximum of three time slots per week.
- To reserve a seat in central library's reading room:
Follow this link to visit the Stud.IP page.
Then click on 'Go to course', and finally the 'Appointment' tab.
- The desks are disinfected between occupants. Please arrive on time just before the start of your confirmed reservation, keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres from everyone else and wear a face mask covering your mouth and nose on the way to your assigned desk. Non-university members cannot make reservations.
- Short-term use of the central library is possible Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., without prior appointment. A maximum of 20 short-term visitors may be present in the library at any given time for the purpose of picking up requested literature, browse the open shelves and borrow media.
Law Library (Juridicum)
- The law library (Juridicum) reading room is open Mondays to Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
- There are only a limited number of desks because minimum distances must be observed. The numbered desks are allocated in five-hour time slots. For the time being, all members of the university (primarily students) are allowed to book a maximum of three time slots per week.
- To reserve a seat in the Juridicum reading room:
Follow this link to visit the Stud.IP page.
Then click on 'Go to course', and finally the 'Appointment' tab.
- The desks are disinfected between occupants. Please arrive on time just before the start of your confirmed reservation, keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres from everyone else and wear a face mask covering your mouth and nose on the way to your assigned desk. Non-university members cannot make reservations.
- Short-term use is possible Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. without prior appointment. A maximum of 20 short-term visitors may be present in the library at any given time for the purpose of picking up requested literature, browse the open shelves and borrow media.
Nikolakloster reading room
- The Nikolakloster reading room is open Mondays to Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- There are only a limited number of desks because minimum distances must be observed. The numbered desks are allocated in four-hour time slots. For the time being, all members of the university (primarily students) are allowed to book a maximum of three time slots per week.
- To reserve a seat in the Nikolakloster reading room:
Follow this link to visit the Stud.IP page
Then click on 'Go to course', and finally the 'Appointment' tab.
- The desks are disinfected between occupants. Please arrive on time just before the start of your confirmed reservation, keep a minimum distance of 1.5 metres from everyone else and wear a face mask covering your mouth and nose on the way to your assigned desk. Non-university members cannot make reservations.
- Short-term use is possible Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. without prior appointment. A maximum of 10 short-term visitors may be present in the library at any given time for the purpose of picking up requested literature, browse the open shelves and borrow media.
Order books from the closed stacks and reading rooms
In the InfoGuide you can order books from the closed stacks. Textbooks and other books from the closed reading rooms (Business and Economics; Computer Science and Informatics) can be ordered via the library's web form.
Coming in to collect your ordered books/media
The ordered items are made available in the Central Library foyer or the Juridicum reading room (for literature ordered from the Law Library reading room).
Returning books and media
You can return borrowed media in the Central Library foyer from monday until friday. Media that starts with 31/P..., 33/P... and 17/P... has to returned in the Law Library reading room (Juridicum). Academic staff are requested to return media via in-house mail.
Scanning and delivery service
Receive scanned literature as a PDF file: use our scanning service for students and doctoral researchers and get journal articles or book excerpts delivered to your university e-mail account. Please use the web form to request a scan. Books from the closed stacks and reading rooms are also delivered to academic staff and lecturers by in-house mail.
Electronic ressources for university members
can use external access for e-media or the Shibboleth login on the platforms to access databases, e-books and electronic journals. There is also an extended e-media offering during the Covid-19 crisis. For instance, this means that the Beck online database can also be accessed from home until 31 December.
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