Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg: University Library Freiburg

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2025-05-14 LFK Media Prize 2025: uniCROSS was awarded for outstanding journalistic achievement uniCROSS was once again awarded the State Media Prize by the Baden-Württemberg State Media Authority LFK in Stuttgart on 12 May 2025.
2025-05-06 "Vertrauen ist gut – Kontrolle ist besser": Einführung in die Recherche und Texterstellung mit Künstlicher Intelligenz Studierende aller Fachrichtungen können sich über Einsatzmöglichkeiten generativer KI informieren. Die Schulung wird am 20.05.2025 und am 02.07.2025 angeboten.
2025-04-30 Expanded e-book offer through EBS model at Taylor & Francis From 01/05/2025, over 20,000 e-books from the Taylor & Francis publishing group will be available for one year.
2025-04-08 Changes to copying and printing at the University of Freiburg from 22 April 2025 The University of Freiburg is putting new photocopiers and a new payment procedure into operation at the University Library.

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About us Opening hours We're open every day of the week.

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Help for ... Information for freshers We have summarized everything you need for your first steps at the UB. Find out the most important things at a glance.

Study spaces Workstations Use our 1,200 single-user workstations in four reading rooms if you need to concentrate on your work. The parlatory’s 500 workstations are perfect for laughing out loud and engaging in lively debates.

Support

Contact We’re here to help. You can find us at the information desk in the foyer. You can also call us, send us an email or use the chat function or the contact form. Support E-science Our e-science service is here to guide you through the entire research cycle.

Support Subject-specific support Our subject specialists are on hand to help you in individual consultations and workshops as well as with information on the subject portals. Support FreiDok plus We offer you a platform for publishing your work worldwide. It is easy to publish the results of your work or your research data on FreiDok plus.

Support Reference management Take advantage of the extensive tools that a reference management program provides. Learn how in one of our training sessions. Support Services for school groups Teachers can sign up school groups for a course or an independent visit.

Study spaces Accessible library Learn more about our accessibility services. Support Guided tours Let us show you around our library. We will show you our building and everything you can do here on a library or architecture tour.

The loud and quiet areas are separate. You can only switch sides on the ground floor. This helps to minimise disruption.

Transparent, light and modern. I can learn about the key information on the history and use of the University Library on a tour. Guided tours

Safe and dry. The bicycle garage is the best place to park my bike. Bicycle garage

How it works.

Borrowing & access User registration We are open to all. No matter whether you are an external user, student or staff at the Medical Center or at our University or another higher education institution in Freiburg, you will get the information you need here.

Information desk

Research Books and more University Library Freiburg has around 3.5 million holdings at its disposal. You can search for specific items in Katalog plus. We also provide an extensive range of research tools. Study spaces Lockers Please lock away your jackets, bags and food in the ground floor lockers, which can be locked and unlocked with your library card.

Study spaces Wi-Fi on site Members of the University of Freiburg can connect to the Wi-Fi in the library. Members of other academic institutions can connect via eduroam. Study spaces Copying, scanning, printing You can use the machines in the reading rooms with your library card. You can top up your credit in Café Libresso or at the machines in the foyer.

Open Science Open Science Open science aims to make scientific research accessible to all levels of society, reusable and transparent. We offer support with all tasks and questions related to Open Access, Open Data and Open Educational Resources. Contact All you need to know We can help you to understand all there is to know about the University Library at the information desk. We’re here to help. Don’t hesitate to ask us – it’s often the fastest way to get the answers you need.

Media centre

Borrowing & access Equipment loan Video cameras, sound recording devices, cameras - use our diverse range for your university project. Open: Mo–Fr 10–12 hrs and 13–16 hrs.

Equipment hire

Support Livestream Stream events live, worldwide or for a defined group of people, we support you in this or simply use the automated livestream technology. Study spaces Studios, editing suites and so much more Edit films and photos or produce reports in the radio and TV studio.

Support Event recording You would like to record an event and then publish the video? We realise the technical implementation or simply use the automated recording technology. Support Courses, training and consulting We are media experts and we are here to show you what we know. Learn how to use equipment and programs or come to the uniCROSS editorial training with your questions and queries.

Support Let produce Image film, explanatory video, documentary. You can commission individual film projects and media productions from us. Support uniCROSS Students report cross-medially on their topics. In the process, they learn journalistic work and the multimedia presentation of academic topics. Take a look at the uniCROSS website here!

Campus libraries

Kollegiengebäude IV

Study spaces Campus libraries Literature and workstations are available in 59 specialised libraries at the university.

Sites Sites and opening hours The A–Z of all libraries

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