Questions and Answers

As an THWS student you are registered automatically as an THWS Library user. Your THWS card is also your library card. THWS staff can use the Library once having registered their THWS card at the library helpdesk. Guest users can get a library card once they present a valid ID card. Registration is only possible if you are at least 16 years old and registered with a residence in Germany.

Members of THWS can easily log in to the library catalog with their THWS account. External users need the user number, which can be found on the library card, and a password, which must be set before logging into the library catalog for the first time.

No, general use of the Library (registration, borrowing items ...) is free of charge. Only particular services like ordering copies via interlibrary loan are chargeable.

Yes, the THWS Library is a public academic library.

You can search our library catalogue for e-books and access the full text from there.

THWS members: Yes, via the external access.

Guest users: No, access is only possible from within the THWS network.

Books from the collections of THWS libraries or its branches: twice. Please note: The item to be renewed must not be reserved by another user. For interlibrary loan items 1-2 renewals are potentially possible.

In most cases: 1 month; text book collection (students only): 6 months.

60 items

The loan term can be renewed from five opening days before it will end. You will get an e-mail reminder.

You will get an e-mail as soon as your ordered item is ready to collect.

You can reserve the book in our OPAC or ask for it at the Library Helpdesk.

Borrowed books can be renewed within your library account. Renewal is only possible, if no other user has made a reservation.

Books must not be returned by the borrowers themselves, but also from other persons. A library card is not necessary for returning books. You can also send borrowed items to the Library by mail: Würzburg: Bibliothek der THWS, Münzstraße 12, 97070 Würzburg Schweinfurt: Bibliothek der THWS, Ignaz-Schön-Straße 11, 97421 Schweinfurt

Yes, but the proxy has to present a signed authorisation. In Schweinfurt, presenting an ID card is sufficient.

If you can’t find a particular book within the Würzburg-Schweinfurt-Aschaffenburg-Coburg OPAC system, you can suggest them for purchase. To do so, please use the respective acquisition request form (Würzburg - Schweinfurt). You can also place an interlibrary loan order.

A guide to interlibrary loan orders is available on our pages on interlibrary loans

You can only order books that are not available locally and cost more than € 15.00.

Ordering books by interlibrary loan is free, copies of articles/essays is chargeable; please refer to the list of applicable fees

You may take bags and you jacket to the reading room. It is not allowed to take food or beverages into the reading room except water bottles.

As an THWS member you can use your THWS card at the multifunctional printers. In Würzburg, guest users can print at the Library Helpdesk. A book scanner is available at both locations.

In Schweinfurt, there is an additional document scanner as well as binding machine available.

Yes, the THWS Library offers trainings for school groups and can adjust them also to “W-Seminare” (science seminars). To arrange an individual date for your class, please contact us. Würzburg  -  Schweinfurt

The library offers guided tours through the library as well as trainings for literature research and reference management programmes. You can register via the training schedule where you will also find all current dates. To arrange an additional course date, please contact the training team in Würzburg or Schweinfurt.

For lecturers: We gladly adjust our trainings/tours to your lectures.