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Winter break at the libraries and Infopoint

Our libraries and Infopoint are taking a winter break:

Central Library, Dieburg Library, Social Work Library and Infopoint:

Closed from…

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Maintenance work on December 16t 2025: Libraries temporarily only available as study areas

Due to maintenance work, the h_da libraries will only be available as study areas until approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 16th 2025. Borrowing,…

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Hanser E-Books 2025

Access to Hanser e-book collections with publication year 2025.

They will be listed successively as they are published in such_da.

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Individual and group workstations in the central library can now be booked

The individual study rooms & group study rooms in the Central Library are now reserved via the "anny" booking system!

All other study and work spaces…

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Open Access at the h_da

The library has concluded further agreements on open access publishing. Members of the university can now benefit from such agreements with the…

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such_da - The search portal of the h_da library

Activate Campuscard / apply for a reading card

Before your first visit and first loan in the library, you must have your Campuscard activated as a library card. To do this, please complete the library registration web form in full and present the required documents (valid identity card or residence permit or EU identity card/passport in conjunction with a current registration certificate or tenancy agreement and the Campuscard) at the circulation desk when you visit the library. Borrowing media is only possible with an activated library card.

Use e-media regardless of location

You can also use the majority of our licensed e-media (e-journals, e-books, databases) from home via remote access.

Consulting and training

Do you need support with research, citation, working with reference management programs or publishing? Then please arrange an individual appointment (online or in person) by e-mail to: schulung.bib@h-da.de

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