Book areas (basement, ground floor, 1st floor)

The book areas may not be entered. Borrowable books from these areas can be ordered and picked up in the self-service area.
Reference collections from these areas are not available. Historical holdings are not issued; daily newspapers are not available.

Carrels and book trolleys

Carrels and book trolleys cannot be issued at present. If you need materials still stored in your carrel, please contact info@ub.uni-kiel.de citing your name, user number, carrel and key number - and pick them up from the security guard on the next working day (Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. to 4.30. p.m.). Please feel free to collect materials still stored in your book trolley from your book trolley yourself (Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.); the book trolleys are located in the 3rd segment on the ground floor, You can hand in your carrel or book trolley key at our Service Counter (Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. to 12 noon).

Function rooms

Internet workstations (incl. our workstation for the visually impaired), photocopying rooms, integrated printers/copiers/scanners, lockers, the validation machine , lifts, staircases, vending machines for drinks and snacks and the Cubar are currently unavailable.

Guided tours and trainings

On-site guided tours and trainings are unavailable for the time being.

Information Desk

Our Information Desk is closed for the time being. Our Service Counter is available for urgently required on-site services: Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. to 12 noon (except public holidays).

Loan period reminders

For technical reasons, we cannot guarantee the dispatch of reminders until mid-August. Please check the loan periods of your resources in your user account and return your borrowed resources one day prior to the end of their loan period at the latest. If their loan period is exceeded, overdue notices will be issued.

On-site submission of dissertations – please send by post

Printed archival copies for electronic publication on MACAU?

Please upload your dissertation as described in our manual and send
- your signed affidavit
- your corresponding certificate, and
- two printed copies of your dissertation (brochure or hardcover with adhesive binding only)
to:
Universitätsbibliothek Kiel
Zentralbibliothek
Dissertationen/Tausch
Leibnizstr. 9
D-24118 Kiel
Please make sure to cite your address in doing so. Upon receipt we will issue a signed confirmation for you to submit to your deans's office.

Printed dissertation

If you are submitting printed copies only (their number depending on the faculties' requirements), please send them to:
Universitätsbibliothek Kiel
Zentralbibliothek
Dissertationen/Tausch
Leibnizstr. 9
D-24118 Kiel
Please make sure to cite your address in doing so. Upon receipt we will issue a signed confirmation for you to submit to your deans's office.

If you have any further questions about submitting your dissertation to the Central Library, please send an email to: dissertationen@ub.uni-kiel.de.