Borrowing Books
Procedure
Physical media can be checked out by members of staff at the circulation desks or via the self-checkout terminals. If you require assistance, please ask a member of staff.
Self-Checkout Terminals
The University Library has self-checkout terminals for borrowing books. To use these machines, you need your library card (employees of the University of Rostock and private individuals) or your student ID card. The touch screen displays step-by-step instructions for the entire borrowing process. If you have any questions or encounter a problem, please ask a member of staff for assistance.
Circulating Books
Books that circulate are marked "lendable" in Discovery and in the Catalogue.
Items from closed stacks can be requested via Discovery and the Catalogue. Learn more about it on the closed stacks website.
All items carry colour-coded stickers denoting whether or not they can be borrowed. The following stickers mean that items can be checked out:
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Loan periods
Most of the materials available at Rostock University Library can be borrowed for use outside the library. The loan period for an item (e.g. a book, a CD, a game, etc.) is four weeks. Loans can be renewed up to ten times, unless the item has been reserved by another person. You can renew loans yourself in your user account. Further information on the borrowing process and loan periods can be found in the University Library's terms of use.
Reference Items
Items in our reference collection, such as journals, newspapers, loose-leaf editions, standards, most bibliographies, and course reserves, should be available to all users at all times and can only be read in the library.
Both Discovery and the Catalogue mark reference materials as "Only usable in the library" or "for use in reading room".
Reference materials from closed stacks need to be requested for use. Learn more about it on the closed stacks website.
These stickers denote in-house use:
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Unable to place an order online?
If you wish to access literature that cannot be ordered via Discovery or the catalogue, please contact the Information Desk by email or telephone, or speak directly to the staff at the service desks. A request will then be made on your behalf. A valid library card is required.
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