Digitisation


Please note that books from the main library cannot digitised between 28 October 2024 and mid-January 2025 because they are being relocated to the new book depot.

Digitisation for academic staff of the University of Vienna

Teachers and researchers of the University of Vienna can have urgently needed literature digitised free of charge until further notice and subject to free capacities.

Please note that due to copyright regulations (§42, §42a and §42g UrhG) no complete works may be scanned, only excerpts or chapters; It is also not legally possible to digitise textbooks or excerpts from textbooks.

For books from the holdings of the special libraries, please send the corresponding form to the service mail address of your special library. Please send scan orders for the main library to digitisation.ub@univie.ac.at


Digitisation services for all library users (fees apply)

Scan order for single pages

Use the form below to order scans of single pages from publications.

E-Books on Demand

With EOD you can order the digitization of a complete book from the holdings of the university library, provided that it is free of copyright and its condition allows digitisation.


Literature service for blind and visually impaired people

The literature service digitizes print materials and electronic resources in the library's holdings and processes them so that they are more accessible to visually impaired people.


Book scanners

With the help of our book scanners, you can make digital copies of printed works yourself within the framework of copyright regulations.