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User guides

Our "Getting Started" leaflets provide a quick introduction to using our Central and Branch Library. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions.

Technical Equipment

You can borrow notebooks, iPads, calculators and much more free of charge. On this page you will find an overview of the devices, rental conditions and reservation options.

  • Starting May 13, we'll be launching not only a new library system, but also a new library catalogue. You can now order, reserve, and borrow books again using the self-service machines. The library system controls our internal processes and primarily means major changes for our staff. However, you'll also benefit from some new features that offer you greater convenience and flexibility when using the library:

    • modern online catalogue (OPAC) with a new layout, integrated interlibrary loan, and new features
    • user account with a new login
    • Simplified and improved borrowing policies

    Library Catalogue of OTH Regensburg

     

    Courses on the new library catalogue of OTH Regensburg

    To familiarize you with the new interface, functions, and filtering options of the new library catalogue, we will be offering in-person and online introductions starting May 27, 2025. You can register now viaWebUntis.

     

    Library account with new login

    Please note the changes for your respective user group:

    OTH members: OTH ID + password

    All those who study or work at OTH Regensburg will automatically receive a library account, which you can log in to directly using your OTH ID (abc12345). We have migrated existing library accounts. You can find your previous requests and loans in your new account in the library catalogue.

    Non-OTH members: Library number + new password

    Little will change for you: We have migrated existing library accounts. External library users, e.g., members of the University of Regensburg, students, etc., should continue to log in using the 11-digit user number on their library card and their personal password. However, your old password will no longer work. You will need to create a new one. Please use the "Forgot password" function to do so.

     

    New Loan Policies

    We also used the system migration to simplify and improve our loan policies.

    Simplified Loan Periods

    Previously, there were different loan periods of 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, or 3 months. This was often confusing. Now everything is simpler:

    • All media can be borrowed for either 1 day or 4 weeks.
    • Laptops and notebooks can still be borrowed for 3 months.
    • Short-term loans (1 day) can be extended to up to 7 days by arrangement – ​​giving you more planning security.

    More Flexible Short-Term Loans

    The previous weekend loan period is no longer applicable – instead, media can now be borrowed every day for 1 to 7 days. This means more flexibility and better planning for research and coursework.

    Automatic Renewals – Less Hassle!

    Previously, there were two renewals: one automatic and one that you initiated yourself. Now it's even easier:

    • After the initial loan period, there are four automatic renewals – each for a further four weeks.
    • If a reservation has been placed, no further renewals can be made, but the existing loan period remains.

    What does this mean?
    Less administrative work, no more manual renewals, and still a maximum loan period of up to 20 weeks!

    Please return borrowed items on time!

    Don't forget to return borrowed items on time – ideally before the due date. The library benefits from overdue fines, but only creates additional work. Returning items on time helps everyone, so that items are quickly available to others again.

    We hope these changes make studying, working, and researching easier. We wish you success and enjoy the new, more flexible regulations!

    We are happy to help you with any questions you may have about the new library catalogue, your library account, and your new login. You can find more information on ourwebsite about the new library catalogue.You can also contact us by email atbibliothek(at)oth-regensburg.deor by phone at+49941943-1038.


  • Your student card is your library card. Other users need to present a valid ID. To register as a library user, please submit the completedregistration formto the issue desk of the library. With your library card, you can also use the services of the University Library and the State Library in Regensburg. The user ID is non-transferable. Once you have received your user ID, you are obliged to keep the library informed about your current address and email address.

    As a service, you will receive the following information via email:

    • Notifications that a book reserved by you is available and can be picked up
    • Notifications that a book has to be returned or will be due shortly (no guarantee)


  • Our literature is structured by the „Regensburger Verbundklassifikation“ (RVK).

    Every media item has a book number, which indicates its location:
    • F 03/ Local identifier*
    • UM 3000 Notation
    • H155 Encoded personal name or book title
    • -4(1)+3 -Volume(edition)+copy

    • e.g. F 03 Seybothstrasse; F 01 Prüfening


  • All journals are arranged alphabetically by title and can be found on the lower level of the library.

    • The current year can be found in the periodical display shelves in the basement.
    • Journals of the past 10 years are located in the near-by shelves as bound editions.
    • Earlier volumes can be found in the open stacks.


  • You can place a reservation on a book that is already on loan, in the library catalogue of OTH Regensburg. Conversely, other library users can also place a reservation on the books you have borrowed. That means, no further extension can be made, but the already active period remains.


  • After the initial loan period of four weeks, there are four automatic extensions – each for further four weeks.

    • Newspapers cannot be borrowed.
    • The previous weekend lending period has been eliminated - instead, media can now be borrowed every day for periods of one to seven days.

    Please check your user account in the catalogue on a regular basis to avoid costly reminders. There you can find all information concerning your due dates.


  • Our return counter is located on the left hand side of the main entrance to the central library, in the passageway to the cafeteria. With our Self Check system, you can return your books on your own - even outside the opening hours of the library.


  • There are no fees for your registration or for using the library.

    If a loan period is exceeded, the following fees are charged:
    • 1st reminder for return of books €7.50
    • 2nd reminder (additional costs) €10.00
    • 3rd reminder (additional costs ) €20.00 + postage €3.50
    • 4th reminder (additional costs) €30.00 + postage €3.50

    The customer bears the costs for the replacement of damaged or lost media items. The value of lost items is estimated by the library. The library of the OTH Regensburg applies the general library regulations of the federal Bavarian libraries(ABOB).


User regulations and information