Library Profile

About us

With about 4 million items, the University Library of Regensburg is the largest academic library in the region. Its main task is to provide the academics and students at the University of Regensburg with literature and subject-specific information. At the same time, the University Library considers itself as a competent information partner to the wider community both in the city of Regensburg and the surrounding region.

Since its founding in 1964, the library has been involved in innovative developments. New fields of activity have opened up, in particularly that of electronic services. In addition, the library enriches the cultural life of Regensburg with a multitude of exhibitions.

Literature and media

The library offers a large selection of printed and electronic media on all topics and in all subjects:

• 3.5 million books
• 760,000 e-books
• 4,400 printed and 41,000 electronic current subscriptions to journals and periodicals
• 500 databases
• a large selection of printed and digital daily newspapers
• interesting special collections
• AV media, CD ROMs, DVDs and much more

Service for all

Discover for yourself the impressive media world round the clock on the internet. You can find all the University Library media together with the inventory of Regensburg's other libraries in the Regensburg Catalog plus .

A large part of our material is ordered and arranged according to subject in the General Reading Room and 11 reading rooms and so made available for use directly here. Come into the University Library and rummage through the shelves for yourself. These reading rooms have over 3,500 places to work where you can read intensively, concentrate and study.

Much of the media we offer can be ordered online via Regensburg Catalog plus, collected and lent out to take home.

Information, guidance, tours

The team at the Information Center in the Central Library is happy to assist you if you have questions about using the library and will help you search for literature and information. You can also address your questions to our Online Information Center. Note also the tours and training courses we offer on a diverse range of library services.

Opening hours

The 11 reading rooms are open up to 16 hours a day, and are partly open on Saturdays and Sundays too: opening hours

The library is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Contact

Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg
Universitätsstr. 31
93053 Regensburg
Telephone +49 941 943-3990
Fax +49 941 943-3285
Email: info.ub@bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de

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