Study places in the library
Group study rooms & areas
- in all branch libraries
- suitable for small groups
- wifi available
- often with power connections
- partially available:
e-screens, whiteboards, flipcharts - booking partially possible
Individual study places
- in all branch libraries
- suitable for silent individual work
- wifi available
- often with power connections
- no booking required
PC workplaces
- in all branch libraries
- unrestricted access to electronic holdings of the library
- no booking required
More learning spaces at the UDE
- find the right space
- check occupancy plans for individual rooms
- free rooms can be used for learning
For learning together and exchanging ideas
Group study rooms & areas
Duisburg campus
LK Library
- 78 study places, ground floor
- 123 study places, 1st floor
- 2 rooms can be booked online
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
BA Library
- 26 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
MC Library
- 20 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
Essen campus
GW/GSW Library
- 195 study places, 1st floor (rooms B and BC)
- another 150 places, 1st floor (area BD)
- 6 study boxes with 4 seats each, ground floor (room M)
- rooms A30, B02 and B04 can be booked online
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Medical Library
- 38 study places in 3 rooms
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Book group study rooms - a service for UDE members
Duisburg campus LK Library, ground floor
Group study room 1
- 8 seats
- equipment: E-Screen
- available at the lending desk:
- HDMI cable
- webcam with tripod
- room and site plan
Duisburg campus LK Library, ground floor
Group study room 2
- 6 seats
- equipment: e-screen and whiteboard
- available at the lending desk:
- remote control
- pens
- cleaning material
- can also be booked as a parent-child room with priority
- room and site plan
Essen campus GW/GSW Library
1st floor, area BD
Rooms B02 und B04
- 9 seats each
- equipment: flipchart
- room and site plan
Room A30
- 4 seats
- equipment: flipchart
- suitable for videoconferencing
- room and site plan
Essen campus GW/GSW Library
Ground floor, room M
- 6 study boxes
- 4 seats each
- power supply
- partly equipped with monitor
- room and site plan
What you need to know for booking
This is how it works
- Only members of the UDE can make a booking.
- You register with your UDE identification (= Unikennung).
- Book at least three hours in advance and a maximum of two weeks in the future.
- You can book one appointment per day (maximum 3 hours) and two appointments per week.
- You will automatically receive an email confirming your appointment.
- For this purpose, your email address is read from the local authentication system of the UDE.
- In the booking system, the booked period is marked as "Reserved".
Data protection notice
Your UDE identification (= Unikennung) is transmitted to us and stored. We also save the date and time of the entry. To confirm the room booking, the mail address linked to your UDE identifier is read from the local LDAP directory. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the registration and is deleted after 7 days.
For quiet working
Individual study places
Duisburg campus
LK Library
- 390 study places
- 10 study places for exam candidates and doctoral students with a lockable container or locker
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
BA Library
- 86 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
MC Library
- 160 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
Essen campus
GW/GSW Library
- 370 study places
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Medical Library
- 185 study places
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
For fair cooperation Use the break slip!
If you're learning, you have to take a break!
But blocking seats for hours? Please don't!
Use our break slip (= "Pausenzettel"):
- Simply enter the time and leave the break slip in a clearly visible place at the study place.
- The place remains reserved for a maximum of 60 minutes.
- If the 60 minutes are exceeded, other users may move the materials to the side, sit down and study there.
This rule applies to individual study places.
It is not possible to reserve PCs or study places in group study rooms or areas.
Please do not leave valuables unattended.
For weeks of concentrated workPersonal individual study places for exam candidates and doctoral students at the UDE
- 10 well-equipped study places in a separate room in the LK Library (2nd floor)
- each study place includes a locker or a movable container
- required: application for extended library use for students in the examination phase or for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the UDE
- keys are available at the lending desk
- loan period: 3 months, renewable once
- reservations are possible via Primo
- free places can be used by all interested users
PC workplaces
For UDE students and employees
Numerous PC workplaces are avaible in our branch libraries.
UDE members need their UDE identification (= Unikennung) and password to log in.
The LK Library has two individual workplaces available for video conferences, which can be booked online.
For external users
External users can access the Primo catalogue and licensed electronic resources (e-books, e-journals, databases) without logging in at some PC workplaces in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries.
Laptop workplaces
In the GW/GSW, LK, BA und MC Libraries, some study places have been equipped with a monitor with an integrated USB-C port, HDMI port, keyboard and mouse.
A laptop with a corresponding USB-C socket can be connected to the existing USB-C cable and charged. The monitor, keyboard and mouse can also be used.
The existing HDMI cable can be used with laptops without USB-C. The monitor can be used via HDMI, but the keyboard and mouse cannot. It is also not possible to charge laptops via HDMI.
Printing at the PC workplaces
Print jobs can be started from all PC workplaces. Printouts can be made on all copiers. Printing from files stored on USB flash drives is also possible on all copiers.
UDE students need their student ID card as a payment method.
External users require a copy card which is available from machines in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries. The copy card must first be registered at the e-Point.
Special workplaces
Workplaces for video conferencing
- 2 individual workplaces for video conferencing in the LK Library
- equipped with monitor, keyboard, mouse, and webcam in the screen
- please bring your own headphones
- bookable online for UDE students and staff:
2nd floor: room LK 202 -> book now
4th floor: room LK 402 -> book now
In addition, there are suitable workplaces for video conferencing on the 1st floor of the LK Library.
Please bring your laptop, headphones, and webcam with you.
Please be respectful:
Use headphones and only speak as loudly as necessary.
Study places with treadmills
- active learning
- equipped with desks with space for books, laptops and other work materials
- 2 powerless Walkolution treadmills in each of the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- 2 electrically operated treadmills in the Medical Library with height-adjustable tables
Study places for visually impaired users
- 1 study place each in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- equipped with Braille display, camera system and the programmes JAWS and ZOOM
- use by appointment
Workplaces for reading microforms
- 1 microform scanner each in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- enlargement of microfilms and microfiches possible
- saving to USB stick possible
- use by appointment
Workplace for parents accompanying their child
- Parent-child workspace with reading boat on the 1st floor of the LK Library
- group study room 2 in the LK Library can be booked as a parent-child room