We are there for you
On Thursday, May 13th 2021, all branch libraries will be closed.
Pick-up times in the branch libraries:
Humanties and Social Sciences Library
Opening hours:
Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm
New library cards,
renewal of user cards:
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm
LK Library
Opening hours:
Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm
New library cards,
renewal of user cards:
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm
Medical Library
Opening hours:
Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm
New library cards,
renewal of user cards:
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm
The BA, MC and MNT Libraries are closed. Loanable media can be ordered via Primo.
How you can reach us E-media and full texts Study places Lending, ordering, returning New registrations Interlibrary loan
Please note
- A medical mouth-nose protection (surgical mask or FFP2 mask) is to be worn during the entire stay in the branch libraries and also in queues in front of the entrances.
- Please remember to bring your library card!
When entering and leaving the library, your data is registered at the entrance/exit in order to be able to trace a chain of infection if necessary. - Borrowing and return is exclusively at the self-service stations.
Suitable protection and hygiene materials are provided for the use of the self-service stations.
Information specifically for ...
How you can reach us
We will gladly answer your questions by phone, in a videochat and via email:
information.ub@uni-due.de
+49 203 379 2010 (Duisburg)
+49 201 183 3727 (Essen)
We are available by phone and email Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.
You can reach us via videochat from Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm.
Retrieve e-media & full texts
Searching for e-media
Primo gives you access to hundreds of thousands of electronic documents, e-books or essays.
You can specifically limit your search to sources available online:
Retrieve full texts from home
Use our digital services.
Many publishers make their offers temporarily available free of charge. Research in our licensed databases is also possible regardless of location.
Study places
As of 16/12/2020, the study places are no longer bookable.
The individual study places can no longer be used, nor can the PC workstations.
Lending, ordering, returning
Lending & loan periods
Please note:
- Loan periods can be extended for a maximum of 1 year.
- Loan periods can also be extended if the period has already been exceeded and fees have been incurred (with the exception of interlibrary loans and preordered media).
- Due to the system change, the loan periods of the media due in April and May were automatically postponed.
Exceptions are reserved media and interlibrary loans.
Please check your lending account.
Reservations & orders
- Loanable media can be ordered via Primo.
- The media will be provided within approximately three working days.
- Media are available for pickup for seven days.
- Please have your notification ready when you pickup the media.
Returns
The return of media is possible during opening hours:
- In the Humanities and Social Sciences Library and the LK Library at the return machines.
- In the Medical Library at the lending desk.
Please note:
The return is also possible at the return boxes.
In front of the Humanties and Social Sciences Library (Essen) and the LK Library (Duisburg), there are return boxes in which you can deposit the media.
Please keep in mind: The return is not possible if the boxes are already full.
Registration & library cards
UDE students & members Activation of library cards
All library cards can be activated or extended until 30/06/2021 without appearing in person.
Please scan your student or UDE card and send the scan together with other necessary documents by email to: ausleihe.ub@uni-due.de.
External users Registration & library cards
New registrations of external users are possible.
Please register online before you come to the library, as there are no PC workstations available on site.
You want to save time and a trip to the library?
After registration, please send the necessary documents by email to:
ausleihe.ub@uni-due.de.
You can apply for the extension of the card validity online.
Please scan your external library card and send the scan together with the necessary documents by email to: ausleihe.ub@uni-due.de.
Interlibrary loan
Book and journal article orders possible
Interlibrary loan orders (books and articles) are possible again after the successful system changeover.
Access to interlibrary loan media, which may only be made available in the reading room, is currently not possible.
Until 31/07/2021, copies of essays may be delivered electronically due to an exceptional regulation of the VG Wort.
Returns
Interlibrary loan media can be returned as usual during opening hours in the following branch libraries:
- the Humanities and Social Sciences Library,
- the LK Library and
- the Medical Library.
Specifically for students at the UDE
You want to suggest an e-book for purchase?
The title you are looking for is only available as a print edition?
First of all, please check in Primo whether the title is already available online.
Please use our form to suggest an e-book for purchase. We then check whether the e-book can be purchased for university-wide use.
Do you need scans from printed material for your scientific work?
We can scan individual journal articles completely for you. Use our article delivery service and order directly via Primo.
Information about our Article Delivery Service
We can scan extracts from books for you to a limited extent.
You have questions about Citavi or EndNote?
We will be happy to advise you by e-mail or online in a web conference room:
literaturverwaltung.ub@uni-due.de
You would like to publish your dissertation or habilitation?
The delivery is temporarily only possible with restrictions. We would therefore ask you to make an appointment in advance:
dissertationen.ub@uni-due.de
Specifically for lecturers at the UDE
The title you are looking for is only available as a print edition?
The title you are looking for is only available as a print edition?
First of all, please check in Primo whether the title is already available online.
Please use our form to suggest an e-book for purchase. We then check whether the e-book can be purchased for university-wide use.
If you have any questions, please contact the responsible subject specialists..
Scan services
You need digitized material from our print stock, a book or a magazine?
For teaching purposes Semester reference collections
Please use our online semester reference collections. Usually, up to 15% of a book could be digitized and made accessible in a protected way.
Questions are welcome: semapp@uni-due.de.
For teaching purposes Moodle
Please order journal articles directly via Primo or our article delivery service.
Information about our article delivery dervice
For scan requests of extracts from books, please use our order form.
For your research Personal, scientific needs
We can scan individual journal articles completely for you. Use our article delivery service and order directly via Primo.
Information about our Article Delivery Service
We can scan extracts from books for you to a limited extent.
Publication Services
All services related to our publication services are available without restriction.
How to reach the DuEPublico team: duepublico.ub@uni-due.de
Specifically for researchers at the UDE
Research Data Services
The Research Data Services team is available for consultations as usual.
Any questions? You are welcome to write us: rds@uni-due.de.
Publications Services
All services related to our publication services are available without restriction.
How to reach the DuEPublico team: duepublico.ub@uni-due.de.
Specifically for external users
You need articles?
For many of the articles available through the library, free author's versions exist (pre-prints are often referred to as "working papers").
In some cases, the published versions are even "open access", i.e. free of charge for readers.
Search options:
- Restrict the number of hits in Primo to online available and Open Access.
- Filter in the database overview for full text databases that are freely available on the web.
- Use special search engines to find open-access publisher or author versions:
- Google Scholar: search engine for scientific articles
- IDEAS: search engine for economic Open Access articles
- Open Access Button: search engine for the open-access version of a specific essay
- Dissemin: search engine for the open-access version of a specific essay
- OADOI: add the DOI of a specific article behind the following URL to find the Open Access version
- Unpaywall: this browser add-on shows you if there is a freely available version of an article
You need books?
More and more often books are published in "open access", i.e. free of charge for readers.
In addition, individual chapters can often be read online.
Search options:
- Restrict the number of hits in Primo to online available and Open Access.
- Use special search engines to find Open Access books:
- Use those chapters that you can read online for free:
- Google Books: search engine for books