Borrowing

Use of the library and loans are free of charge.

You need a student id-card or a library id-card for borrowing.

Members of the MUL

Students can use the library with their student card. Student card = user card
 

University members and students can also use the electronic services of the library outside the university.

 

To do so, they need to install a VPN access on their private computer and adjust the proxy settings of their browser. Instructions can be found on the webpage of the Central IT Service:

ICT-Infrastuktur-VPN-Zugang

Non-members of the MUL

External users must obtain a user card at the circulation desk of the main library.


Before borrowing for the first time - to set up a user account - you must fill in a master data sheet Stammdatenblatt (pdf). Please bring an official photo ID with you.


If you are under 18, the signature of a parent or guardian is required.

 

External users can only use the library's electronic services on campus.

loan & renewal

You can administer your user account by a log-in on the main page of the Catalogue.

Regular User; Student; External User

regular loan period 28 days

with an extension, a maximum total loan period of 84 days is possible

Graduate student; PhD student; University Members

regular loan period 84 days

with an extension, a maximum total loan period of 168 days is possible

Book returns

Around the clock

Books should primarily be returned to the relevant circulation desks during opening hours.
Books can also be returned via the book return box, which is freely accessible in the outside area at the back of the Erzherzog-Johann-Wing.

Buchrueckgabekasten

Renewals are only possible within the loan period via the user account. Renewals for external users are not possible via the online user account.
In the case of a reservation by another user, no renewal can be carried out.
If the loan period is exceeded, the following fee will be charged: Reminder fee: per book and day € 0.50 see fee schedule
This fee applies to all users without exception from the first day of overdue items.

Please note that:
a return date can also be due during the holidays Reminder emails are a voluntary service; i.e. non-receipt does not release you from the obligation to pay any reminder fees incurred! Reminders are deemed to have been delivered if they can be proven to have been sent. In any case, the return date shown in the user account is binding!

 

 

Confirmation of no financial obligations

Confirmation that you have no financial obligations to the library can be issued by e-mail. The signed form will be returned to you by e-mail .
Please send the form to:

hauptbibliothek(at)unileoben.ac.at