University Library

Borrow & Return

Student takes book from shelf © Philipp Arnoldt

Directly Borrowing Items

Loanable books that are openly accessible can either be borrowed directly using your library card or ordered in advance via the Knowledge Portal Primo. Here you can find an overview of where to find each subject or topic area as well as our textbook collection.

Old Books © UB TU Berlin, CC BY 4.0

Ordering and Reserving Items

Valuable and fragile books are kept in closed stacks not open to the public. To access these books, you must place an order. It is also possible to order loanable items from the Open Access Area. If items are already on loan to someone else, you can reserve them.

Address Fasanenstr. 88
10623 Berlin
RoomGround Floor, Central Library
© F. Ladu, UB TU Berlin, CC BY 4.0

Renewing a Loan

If nobody has reserved your loaned item, you can renew it.

Scan barcode © F. Ladu, UB TU Berlin, CC BY 4.0

Returning Items

You can return items to a number of different places.

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