Library & Corona: Restricted Library Services
UB (almost) in normal operation, masks still mandatory
May 23, 2022
- Masks are no longer required – recommendation to wear an FFP2 mask
- Reference collections can still be borrowed – loan period one week
All University Library locations are open, our reading rooms, stocks and workstations in the reading rooms may be used as usual.
Any 2G or 3G proof is no longer required for access to the university library. The number of visitors is no longer limited, no admission cards are issued and you have free choice of seats in the reading room.
Since May 23, 2022, wearing a face mask in the University buildings is no longer mandatory. Nevertheless, the KU still recommends wearing a mask to protect yourself and others.
Books from our reference collections can still be ordered via the OPAC and taken out. A loan period of one week applies, with the possibility of subsequent renewal (up to five times), as long as no other user has reserved the title.
For more detailed information, please see below overview of services. If you have any further questions, we are always happy to help!
- Contact Eichstätt: bibliothek(at)ku.de, +49 8421 93-21492 (Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Contact Ingolstadt: ub-wfi(at)ku.de, +49 841 937-21809 (Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
UB (almost) in normal operation, masks still mandatory
April 25, 2022
- All reading rooms are open
- Access to the university library without 2G or 3G proof
- Obligation to wear an FFP2 mask
All University Library locations are open, our reading rooms, stocks and workstations in the reading rooms may be used as usual – with a few changes.
Since April 3, 2G or 3G proof is no longer required for access to the university library. From April 25, the number of visitors will no longer be limited, no admission cards will be issued and you will again have free choice of seats in the reading room.
In all rooms of the UB, as in all buildings of the KU, the obligation to wear an FFP2 mask continues to apply. Masks may be waived at at your workstation in the reading room.
Books from our reference collections can still be ordered via the OPAC and taken out. A loan period of one week applies, with the possibility of subsequent renewal (up to five times), as long as no other user has reserved the title.
For more detailed information, please see below overview of services. If you have any further questions, we are always happy to help!
- Contact Eichstätt: bibliothek(at)ku.de, +49 8421 93-21492 (Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Contact Ingolstadt: ub-wfi(at)ku.de, +49 841 937-21809 (Mon - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Opening hours
Main Library
Departmental Library Ulmer Hof
Departmental Library Aula
Branch Library for Economics in Ingolstadt
Departmental Library Hofgarten
Borrowing and Ordering: Click & Collect
Ordered media can be picked up using the Click & Collect service: Order your books as usual via the OPAC and pick them up from the Main Library or the Branch Library for Economics in Ingolstadt during the opening or service hours.
Eichstätt
- Please order your required books and media as usual via OPAC. You can order the following items:
- Media from the closed stacks
- Media from the reference collection of the Main Library and the Departmental Libraries Aula and Ulmer Hof
- Interlibrary loans
- Expect a delivery time of 24 hours after ordering in the OPAC. The books are available for collection for 14 days.
- Please pick up your items at the service desk in the Main Library during our service hours (08:30 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.).
Ingolstadt
- Please order your required books and media as usual via OPAC. You can order the following items:
- Media from the open stacks
- Media from the closed stacks
- Medie from the textbook collection
- Interlibrary loans
- Please pick up your ordered books during our opening hours. The books you have ordered are ready for you in the collection shelf in the reading room and you can borrow them yourself at the self-service terminal.
Chargeable book shipping
If you need books from the University Library, but are not on site you can have the media sent to your home within Germany for a fee.
This is how it works
Order the books in your user account via OPAC and send us an e-mail stating that you would like to have the media sent by mail.
You will receive a confirmation from us whether the ordered media can be prepared for shipping as well as information regarding the weight.
After receiving our feedback, please buy an online shipping label via DHL taking into account the respective weight. Send us your shipping label (PDFfile) as an e-mail attachment together with the order form for chargeable book shipping.
Shipping of the books will be effected once we have received the online shipping label and the signed order form.
Loan periods and returns
Our usual loan periods will apply, the respective loan periods start on the day of dispatch. Please check the duration of the respective loan periods in your OPAC account and extend the loan period in due time to avoid chargeable reminders.
You can either return your borrowed books personally at the lending desk, at the return box or the return machine or by mail. Please take into account the delivery times for mail delivery.
Please note
- Chargeable book shipping is only available within Germany, with the exception of the city of Eichstätt and the city of Ingolstadt.
- It is possible to order up to nine media per order.
- In order to use the book shipping service, you need a library user ID or the KU.Card with your 11-digit library user number.
- Interlibrary loans and books from branch orders (THI) are excluded from shipping.
Please find detailed information also in the order form for chargeable book shipping.
Loan periods, reminders and reservation
Loan periods
Regular loan periods apply.
For books from the reference collections (collections in the reading rooms), a loan period of one week applies with subsequent extension options. Reference collections can be ordered and extended via the OPAC.
Reminders
Books whose loan period has expired will be reminded with a fee. Please check your user account and return the books in time.
Reservation
You have the option of reserving a borrowed title. Media for which the loan period has already been extended are then recalled early by the current borrower. You can make a reservation yourself via the OPAC.
Please return reserved books as soon as possible to give other students the opportunity to borrow needed literature.
Returning books
We send out reminders for books with loan periods that have expired. Please check your user account and return the books in time!
For returning your books you have the following options:
Eichstätt
- Returns are possible as usual during the service hours at the Main Library and the Departmental Libraries Ulmer Hof and Aula.
- For contactless returns, you can use the return boxes in the foyers of the Main Library and the Departmental Library Ulmer Hof during the opening hours of the buildings.
- Or send your borrowed items by mail to:
Universitätsbibliothek Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Ausleihe Zentralbibliothek
Universitätsallee 1
85072 Eichstätt, Germany
Ingolstadt
- Returns are possible as usual during the opening hours.
- For contactless returns, you can use the return machine and the return box in the foyer of the Main Building during the opening hours of the building.
- You can also return your borrowed items by mail at any time. Please send them to:
Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Zweigbibliothek Ingolstadt
Auf der Schanz 49
85049 Ingolstadt, Germany
If you want to return your items by mail, we recommend that you send them as “Büchersendung” (book shipment) or with registered mail. If you have any questions, please contact us at: bibliothek(at)ku.de or ub-wfi(at)ku.de!
Digital offers
Please feel free to continue to make use of our comprehensive offer of e-books, e-journals and databases – available anytime, anywhere (you must enter your KU user ID for being able to use most of the services offered). The authentication options for accessing licensed electronic media of the University Library Eichstätt-Ingolstadt can be found under "Online access to e-media".