Our services

Information desk "Wegweisung" (Main Department, entrance hall)

In case of any questions about the library and how to use it, please refer to our information desk "Wegweisung" which is located right in the entrance hall.

We will be glad to help you during our service hours

You may also ask your question by phone: (0431) 880 - 47 01.

Reference service (Main Department, ground floor, segment 3)

The librarians at the reference desk will support you both with your literature search and library use in general. This includes assistance on:

• finding literature and information resources;
• handling our electronic services (i.e. databases and electronic journals);
• ordering books and articles not available in Kiel (via inter-library loan or document delivery service).

We answer your questions

 
Furthermore, the reference staff is in charge of the microform scanners and the reader-printer. These machines can be used Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. to re-enlarge both microfilms and microfiches. To make sure that a reader-printer or microform scanner is available at the time you wish to use it, please schedule an appointment in advance.

Reading room reference service (Main Department, ground floor, segment 3)

The reading room reference desk is located right in front of the reading room. Here books and journals published before 1901 and other materials that are not for loan will be issued to you.

At the reading room reference desk you may also apply for a book cart.

We are looking forward to answer your questions

Library introduction tours

If you are using the Main Department for the first time you may find it helpful to attend one of our library introduction tours in English. They are designed to help you access and use the library's resources and services more efficiently.

For further information about where and when these tours take place please click here.

In case none of the dates listed there suits you, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange another date.

Newspaper room

We offer you a variety of daily and weekly newspapers not only from Germany but also from other European countries. To find out which newspapers we subscribe to please click here.

You will find the current issues in Newspaper Room 2 (Main Department, ground floor, Room E.53). If you need older issues please refer to the librarians at the reference desk (ground floor, segment 3). Please note that only the issues of this year and the previous year are reposited.

Some newspapers are also obtained - and archived - as microforms. Please check our library catalogue to find out if this holds true for the newspaper you are interested in.