Library Card
How to get a library card?
If you do not have a library card, please supply your personal information online in advance.
You can pick the library card in the Informatics Library at the Loan Desk. Please bring your identity card (alternatively: passport or electronic readable EU driving license, in each case with a current address confirmation of the residents' registration office concerning a residence in Germany) and, if applicable, your student card for presentation.
The Library Card is free of charge for all students and members of Hamburg's state universities.
How to renew a library card?
You can renew your library card in the Informatics Libraryat the Loan Desk. Please bring your identity card (alternatively: passport or electronic readable EU driving license, in each case with a current address confirmation of the residents' registration office concerning a residence in Germany) and, if applicable, your student card for presentation.
Alternatively your library card can be renewed by e-mail(infbib-ausleihe.inf"AT"uni-hamburg.de). Just send us the number of your library card and scans of the required documents. We will renew your library card for another year during the library service hours (9 am - 3 pm) and send you a confirmation e-mail.
User Account
You get access to your user account by using the corresponding link in the Campus Catalogue. You will be asked for your user number (=number of your library card) and password.
In your user account you can
- get an overview of your ordered, borrowed and reserved items
- renew your borrowed items
- change your password
- change your e-mail adress