Loan, Renewal, Return

Loaning media

Most media accessible in the reading room are available for home lending. You can take them off the shelf yourself and have them booked at the Library Helpdesk. Media not available for home lending are marked by a red tape on their spine. Usually, those are reference books, loose-leaf editions, dictionaries or text books; however, there are additional copies available for home lending.

Books available locally or at other library branches that are not accessible (because they are stored in the stacks) can be ordered via the online catalogue. In the case that a medium is currently loaned to another user, you can make a reservation in the online catalogue.

Note:
To make the most of the Library’s total stock (including e-books, e-journals, borrowed media and other library branches’ stock), search via the online catalogue is indispensable.

Technical Equipment:
Members of THWS (students, teaching and all other staff) can borrow several electronic devices and accessories for use in the library. An overview can be found here.

Authorisation for home lending/collection of items:
If you want to authorise somebody to borrow or collect media, please give us the name of authorised person. For this, you can use the authorisation form. The authorised person must be able to present an ID card or their own THWS card (library card).

Please note:
Basis for the use of the THWS Library are the general regulations on the use of Bavarian State Libraries (Allgemeine Benützungsordnung der bayerischen staatlichen Bibliotheken - ABOB); for legal reasons, it is only available in German.

Loan term and renewal

The loan period for media is 30 days (except for the textbook collection, which is approximately 6 months). In your own interest and that of other users, please observe the loan periods, which you can view at any time in your library account. Books are automatically renewed twice for an additional 30 days each time (except for the textbook collection), provided that no other user has reserved them.

Special provision when writing a final thesis:
In this period and upon request, you can renew items more often than two times. Renewal is made by the Library staff.

By our e-mail reminder service, we will remind you to return or renew items a few days before the end of the loan term.

Returning media

You must provide a replacement for lost or damaged items. You are obliged to handle items with care and can be held liable for damages.
It is in your own interest to check the state of the item you want to borrow and, if necessary, tell the staff about already existing damages.

You can return items also by mail; if you do so, it is at your own risk.