You can borrow most books that may be borrowed for 28 days. You need a library card to borrow books. You receive your library card at the library information desk once you have presented your student ID card (or an official photo ID card if you are not a student), and your residence registration form..
| Your borrower status* | Loanable items | Renewal** | Reservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Staff of the University of Vienna | 200 | automatically for up to 12 months | yes |
| Retired Staff of the University of Vienna | 100 | automatically for up to 12 months | yes |
| Diploma, master or doctoral students of the University of Vienna Staff of the University of Vienna |
50 | automatically for up to 12 months | yes |
| Students of the University of Vienna Employees of affiliated academic institutions Researchers and Lecturers of the University of Vienna Students of other Austrian educational institutions Students of Austrian schools Annual card |
20 | automatically for up to 12 months | yes |
| Monthly card | 20 | manually after card renewal | yes |
| Members of the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna | 10 | automatically for up to 12 months | yes |
* Your current user group is displayed in your library account.
** Provided that no other user has reserved the book and that you have no outstanding library charges.
You can reserve books that are currently borrowed (specified on u:search as: “On loan until DD.MM.YYYY” under “Status”). You will receive a notification e-mail as soon as the book has been returned to the special library and is ready to collect. We keep books you reserved ready to collect for 5 working days.
You may not borrow periodicals and old books. Please see the relevant details on u:search.
Academic staff of the University of Vienna can borrow books for up to 1 year (with a project pass or a reserve collection pass) or even up to 2 years (with a research collection pass). The name of the person who has borrowed the book is specified in the online catalogue to allow other users to access the item. These items must be kept in the relevant subunit of the University of Vienna.
