Borrowing rules

Special lending for reading room holdings

Currently there is a special loan period for reading room holdings (31 to 99): 14 days loan period, no renewal, more information

Extended loan periods apply to the user groups professors, research assistants, doctoral students, academic support staff and holders of special library cards.

Closed stacks (location codes 00/ 02/ 03/ or 04/ )

Status in Search Portal	User groups	Borrowing rules
'Available for request'	All users	Enter the request in the Passau Search Portal and indicate where you wish you collect the books: the Central Library's collection area or check-out desk of the Regional Library Loan period: one month for monographs; two weeks for periodicals and theses You may renew the loan period in your user account, unless the borrowed item has been reserved or the renewal limit has been reached (maximum five renewals). Items with a renewed loan period are subject to library recall/cancellation of renewal, in which case you will receive a recall notice Requested items are placed on the shelves in the Central Library's collection area, arranged by library users' names Items on loan can be reserved in the Passau Search Portal

Textbook collection (location code 17)

Status	User groups	Borrowing rules
'Open-access shelves'	Students	The textbook collections include a number of copies of essential textbooks, arranged by subject. Unlike the reading room collection, textbooks can be borrowed for longer periods of time and can also be renewed. Each reading room has its own textbook collection, which contains specialized literature: 17/A-D, F, K-N, R: Central Library, next to the entrance to the reading room (humanities and social science books) 17/E, G, H, I: Nikolakloster Library reading room (books on language and literature) 17/P: Law Library reading room 17/Q: Business Administration & Economics Library reading room 17/S-Z: Computer Science & Mathematics Library reading room Take the book/item from its shelf location Take the book/item to the reading room desk for check-out or to return it Loan period: one month You may renew the loan in your user account in the Passau Search Portal, unless the borrowed item has been reserved or the renewal limit has been reached (maximum five renewals) Reservations should be made in the Passau Search Portal. When making a reservation, it erroneously indicates the Central Library as the place of collection; however, reserved items from the textbook collection are always collected from the relevant reading room You may borrow up to ten items simultaneously

Status

User groups

Borrowing rules

'Open-access shelves'

Students

The textbook collections include a number of copies of essential textbooks, arranged by subject. Unlike the reading room collection, textbooks can be borrowed for longer periods of time and can also be renewed. Each reading room has its own textbook collection, which contains specialized literature:

17/A-D, F, K-N, R: Central Library, next to the entrance to the reading room (humanities and social science books)
17/E, G, H, I: Nikolakloster Library reading room (books on language and literature)
17/P: Law Library reading room
17/Q: Business Administration & Economics Library reading room
17/S-Z: Computer Science & Mathematics Library reading room

Take the book/item from its shelf location
Take the book/item to the reading room desk for check-out or to return it
Loan period: one month
You may renew the loan in your user account in the Passau Search Portal, unless the borrowed item has been reserved or the renewal limit has been reached (maximum five renewals)
Reservations should be made in the Passau Search Portal. When making a reservation, it erroneously indicates the Central Library as the place of collection; however, reserved items from the textbook collection are always collected from the relevant reading room
You may borrow up to ten items simultaneously

Abholbereich Zentralbibliothek

Collection area in the Central Library

Collect the requested items from the collection area in the Central Library and hand them in to the check-out desk before removing them from the library
Books are generally ready to be picked up from 11:00 a.m. on the following workday
Requested items will be shelved in the collection area for a period of one week; items not picked up during that time will be returned to their usual location
Delivery problems: If the desired item is not in its location, the request is processed again after four days. Please talk to a member staff at the check-out desk in the Central Library if the item still isn't available for collection after five days
Items you have requested but do not wish to borrow or only need for copying purposes inside the library should be handed back at the check-out or returns desk. Doing so allows other users to get their hands on them sooner

Reading room collection (location codes 31/ 40/ 50/ ... 99/)

Status	User group	Borrowing rules
'Open-access shelves'	Professors, lecturers, researchers doctoral students non-student members of the university owners of special ID cards honorary persons	Take the book/item from its shelf location Take the book/item to the reading room desk for check-out or to return it Loan periods: three months for professors, six weeks for all other user groups Renewals should be made in the user account of the Passau Search Portal Reservations are not available for these items Rules for periodicals: Enter your name in the borrowing lists or have the periodicals checked out at the check-out or reading room desk Loan period: two weeks Renewals or reservations are not available for these items

Status

User group

Borrowing rules

'Open-access shelves'

Professors, lecturers, researchers
doctoral students
non-student members of the university
owners of special ID cards
honorary persons

Take the book/item from its shelf location
Take the book/item to the reading room desk for check-out or to return it
Loan periods: three months for professors, six weeks for all other user groups
Renewals should be made in the user account of the Passau Search Portal
Reservations are not available for these items

Rules for periodicals:

Enter your name in the borrowing lists or have the periodicals checked out at the check-out or reading room desk
Loan period: two weeks
Renewals or reservations are not available for these items

Lounge Library (location mark 14)

Status	User groups	Borrowing rules
'Open-access shelves'	All users	All books in the Library Lounge – with the exception of reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) can be borrowed. Take the book/item from its shelf location Take the book/item to the Central Library check-out desk or returns desk Loan period: four weeks Renewals via user account in the Passau Search Portal (maximum five renewals) Items on loan can be reserved

Dictionaries for examinations – special loan

Status	User group	Borrowing rules
Not available for borrowing	Students	Borrowing starts one hour before the exam. For exams starting at 8 a.m., dictionaries can exceptionally be borrowed from 6 p.m. the previous day. Must be returned immediately after the exam (avoid overdue fines!).

Bavarian Regional Library Passau holdings (shelf marks beginning with 'S/')

Status	User groups	Borrowing rules
'Available for request'	All users	Enter the request in the Passau Search Portal and indicate where you wish you collect the item: from the Central Library's collection area or from the check-out desk of the Regional Library Requested items are kept in the collection area of the Central Library or the check-out desk of the Bavarian Regional Library (Michaeligasse 11), as per indicated preference. For further information, see the section on Closed stacks Loan period: one month for monographs; two weeks for periodicals You may renew the loan period in your user account, unless the borrowed item has been reserved or the renewal limit has been reached (maximum five renewals) Items on loan can be reserved via Passau Search Portal
'Rückfrage SB!'	All users	Available for use in the reading room of the Bavarian Regional Library Passau, Michaeligasse 11.

IKON collection (location marks 750 or 280)

Holdings of the Institute of Eastern Bavaria Area Studies (IKON)

Status	User groups	Borrowing rules
'Open-access shelves' (shelf marks starting with 750)	All users	The reference collection of the Institute of Eastern Bavaria Area Studies (IKON) is included in the Regional Library, Michaeligasse 11. Take the book/item from its shelf location Hand the items to the check-out desk of the Regional Library before removing them from the library; to return the items, you should take them to the check-out desk of the Regional Library or the returns desk of the Central Library Loan period: for University staff: eight weeks (max. two renewals of eight weeks) For students and users living in Passau and the region: two weeks (max. five renewals of two weeks) Renewals should be made in the user account. Renewals are subject to recall: items will be recalled once a reservation is made. You will be notified by mail of this Items on loan can be reserved via Passau Search Portal
'Available for request' (shelf marks starting with 280)	All users	Closed stacks

Interlibrary loans

Borrowing rules
Interlibrary loan requests can be made via Passau Search Portal Items borrowed via interlibrary loan can be collected from the Central Library's check-out desk during the opening hours of the Central Library reading room Please allow for a minimum of two weeks for interlibrary loans to arrive Items will be ready for collection for two weeks after reception Loan period and renewals are as per the regulations of the owning library – these will be indicated in your library user account. Interlibrary loans must be returned by the due date and re-requested if necessary Notifications are sent by e-mail and are shown in your account with the status 'ready for collection' The red charge slip must be returned together with the book. Return the book to the returns desk in the Central Library More information on interlibrary loans

Borrowing rules

Interlibrary loan requests can be made via Passau Search Portal
Items borrowed via interlibrary loan can be collected from the Central Library's check-out desk during the opening hours of the Central Library reading room
Please allow for a minimum of two weeks for interlibrary loans to arrive
Items will be ready for collection for two weeks after reception
Loan period and renewals are as per the regulations of the owning library – these will be indicated in your library user account.
Interlibrary loans must be returned by the due date and re-requested if necessary
Notifications are sent by e-mail and are shown in your account with the status 'ready for collection'
The red charge slip must be returned together with the book.
Return the book to the returns desk in the Central Library
More information on interlibrary loans

Returning borrowed items

Borrowed items should be returned to the same desk where they were checked out: the reading room desk for the reading room collection; Central Library returns desk for books from the closed stacks and borrowed via interlibrary loan.

All borrowed items, including those borrowed from the University Library and via interlibrary loan, may be returned to the Regional Library, Michaeligasse 11.

Returns by mail
All items can be returned by mail. Please send them to the parcels address:

Passau University Library, Innstr. 29, 94032 Passau, Germany

Avoid fines by sending your books back on time, taking into account the time the items will spend in the post (if returning by post).

Help & advice

Do you have any questions about borrowing or our holdings? The information desks (in the Central Library, Nikolakloster library, Business and Administration, Economics library, Law library and Computer Science/Mathematics reading room) can help you with your literature search and answer any questions you may have about library services.