Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg: University Library Freiburg

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13.08.2018 Haupteingänge der Universitätsbibliothek wieder geöffnet Nach dreitägiger Schließung sind die beiden Haupteingänge der Universitätsbibliothek seit Samstag, 11. August wieder geöffnet.
07.08.2018 Predatory Publishing Die UB informiert über unlautere Publikationspraktiken vorgeblicher Wissenschaftsverlage.
06.07.2018 DEAL-Verhandlungen mit Elsevier vorerst unterbrochen – Aufsatzlieferdienst für Universitätsangehörige Wegen der nach wie vor überhöhten Forderungen des Verlags Elsevier war ein vorläufiger Abbruch der Verhandlungen unumgänglich.
19.06.2018 uniFM stimmt ein Es wurde gerockt, gerappt, getanzt und gefeiert – auch dieses Jahr hat uniFM bei 'Freiburg stimmt ein' mitgemacht!

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About us Opening hours With your UniCard, you can access the University Library 24/7. Without a UniCard, you can get into the building every day from 8am to 10pm, even at weekends.

Reflection of the theater in the glass facade.

About us Architecture A spectacular building. Polarising architecture. A polished diamond, as the architect described it. What better way to turn discourse into stone, steel and glass. Learn more about the history, plans and reality here.

Studying 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 and in Reading Room 2. 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 one-to-one 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.

Studying 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. I have easy access with my UniCard. 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 student or staff at our University or another higher education institution in Freiburg, you will get the information you need here.

Studying Cloakroom lockers Please lock away your jackets, bags and food in the ground floor cloakroom lockers, which can be locked and unlocked with your library card.

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.

Studying 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.

Studying 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.

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.

Support Open Access Free access to academic knowledge. Open access aims to provide knowledge and information in a usable digital format. Users can get access to findings from publicly funded research. Read all you need to know about the green way and the gold way here.

Media centre

Support Media skills Bringing academic themes to life with video, image, text and sound! This involves using media technology with the specific goal of publishing in digital formats to reach target groups. We can teach you how to do that.

Equipment hire

About us Media service Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm. Third floor media centre (parlatory). You can find more information on our services here.

Borrowing & access Equipment hire From audio recorders or camcorders for beginners right through to professional video and still cameras, library users can borrow equipment for their university projects for free.

Support Using media We are experts in media and we can show you what we know. Lean how to use equipment and programs or come to the uniCROSS editorial training with your questions and queries.

Radio station

Studying Studios, editing suites and so much more Edit films and photos or produce reports in the radio and TV studio.

Support Media production Showcase your event in Freiburg and beyond. You can conveniently book lecture recordings and individual media productions through us.

Campus libraries

Studying Campus libraries Literature and workstations are available in more than 60 of the university’s specialised libraries.

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