Library Card
Card request form
Please use the online form to request your Library Card.
Defective or damaged cards
If your card is defective or damaged, please send the card and a brief explanation via internal university post to Z/IS - ServiceCard Team or contact us by email. We will check the damaged card:
We will charge a service fee of 15 € for cards that must be replaced due to gross negligence.
No service fee is charged for cards that must be replaced due to technical malfunctions.
Error message "Fehler 218"
When using your card, the error message “Fehler 218 Eingaberichtung” appears on the terminal screen.
This means that your card is defective/damaged and must be replaced. To determine whether the malfunction is technical, please send your card and a brief explanation via internal university post to Z/IS - ServiceCard Team or contact us by email to arrange to come by our office.
Library card functions
The library card can onl y be used for library purposes. The only data stored on your card is you personal library user number. For identification purposes, your title, first name and surname are also imprinted on the card.
Please pay special attention to the fact that persons handing over second Library cards to third parties for book collecting purposes are held liable in cases of misuse or improper return!
Validation
Your card's validity period depends on the duration of your employment relationship and will be extended for a maximum of one year upon each revalidation.
Insert your card into the validation printer's card slot. The validation process begins automatically. After completion, please remove your card.
Validation stations are located at:
- Markusplatz 3 in front of TB2 (Teilbibliothek 2; branch library 2) near the main stairs
- Heumarkt 2, TB4 (Teilbibliothek 4; branch library 4) entrance area on the right
- Feldkirchenstraße 21, TB3 (Teilbibliothek 3; branch library 3) entrance area
- An der Weberei 5 (ERBA campus), entrance hall, next to the elevator