Detailed informations

Books and other items for return: generally free of charge within Germany. Interlibrary loans from abroad may incur processing and postage costs.
The copyright fee for photocopies is 3.50 euros.
Interlibrary loan fees can be paid at the payment terminal.

  • Items listed in the catalogues of the University Library Erlangen-Nürnberg (UB) – even if they are currently on loan or part of the reference collection.
  • Items held by other freely accessible local libraries (e.g. for Erlangen users the holdings of the city library, for Nuremberg users the holdings of the library of the Nuremberg Institute of Technology and the Nuremberg City Library)
  • Electronic documents, which are licensed by the University Library or freely available online (e-journals, e-books, full-text databases)
  • Complete journal volumes (exceptions possible in justified cases – otherwise order a copy of an article or a table of contents)
  • DIN standards, VDI guidelines and foreign standards
  • Books currently available in bookshops up to a value of 15 euros
  • Non-academic literature such as fiction, guidebooks, non-fiction books (there is a wide selection in the Erlangen City Library or Nuremberg City Library), popular (non-scholarly) magazines and newspapers

Via the library account in the catalogue: “Orders” (for books) and “Interlibrary loan copies” (for articles)
Delivery time: approximately 10 days

The requested items are available for 10 working days on the pick-up shelves or at the counter of the selected pick-up location and can be borrowed via self-checkout or on presentation of the library card at the circulation desk.
Items not collected within 10 days will be returned to their library of origin. Any costs incurred are to be borne by the library users.

Copies of articles for non-commercial use are delivered electronically. You will receive a link via email which allows you to download the PDF documents. The download link expires after 40 days. After downloading the file your account will be charged. Payments can be made at our payment terminal.

Paper copies will only be supplied in exceptional cases. Copies will be held for eight weeks at the circulation desk or at the counter of the selected pick-up location and handed out on presentation of your library card.
Copies of articles that are not collected will be destroyed. Any costs incurred are to be borne by the library user. Fees can be paid at the payment terminal.

  • The loan period of an item is usually 1 month; please pay special attention to any other loan periods! The end of the loan period is noted on the loan receipt and can be checked at any time in your library account in the catalogue.
  • Special conditions of use (e.g. no copying, no reading room use, no renewals, etc.) must be observed.
  • Barcode labels and insert labels (e.g. “use only in the reading room”) must not be removed and have to be returned with the item.

    Extension of loan periods

    • It might be possible to extend the loan period via your library account by the end of the loan period if the lending library allows this.
    • If the loan period cannot be extended in this way, the title must be returned by the end of the loan period to avoid fees.
    • The book can be recalled at any time during the extension period.
    • Reminder fees will be charged for late returns.

    Notifications of the arrival of interlibrary loan items or queries that may arise during the processing of interlibrary loan requests will be sent by e-mail if a valid e-mail address is known to the library. Users without an e-mail address must regularly enquire in person at the lending desk or at the counter of the selected pick-up location..

If you have any questions about international interlibrary loans, please contact your local interlibrary loan office.