Self-checkouts

Location of the self-checkout terminals
Our self-checkout terminals can be found in the rear entrance lobby and in the exit area respectively.

Borrowing procedure
Please take your books from the open stacks area shelves and check them out at our self-checkout terminals yourself. You no longer need to report to our Service Counter to have them checked out there. However, please continue to return them at our Service Counter.

Self-checkout terminal use
Please place your CAU-Card or user card on the red line generated by the scanner on the table until your user number is read. Then place your books on the grey checkout area. You do not need to open the books and may place them in a slightly fanned out stack of up to 5 books on the checkout area.

Display information
Once you have successfully checked out your books, please find the following information on the display: checkout number, title, loan period, successful checkout confirmation. You are now lfree to leave the building with your books. Books that could not be checked out are displayed in a conspicuous colour with a corresponding message. These are, for example, books belonging to non-lending collections. In these cases, please contact our Service Counter.