With its services, modern infrastructure, and a collection of more than one million items, 25,000 electronic journals, and an extensive collection of databases, the University Library is available to university members and affiliates, as well as external users, to support research, teaching, and academic studies, and to provide information and continuing education. It is currently undergoing a transformation process focused on digitization and the creation of a modern library as a learning space.

You can also find tips on how to get started on the University Library's website.

Registration at the Library

Your student ID card also functions as your library card. The registration at the University Library is free of charge for you.

To activate the library account, students need to present their government-issued ID. International students need to present their passport and city registration and residence permit. Alternatively, you may register online. To do so, please send a scan of both sides of your ID card and your student ID to  . 

The membership is valid for a year and can be extended by  confirmation of continued affiliation with the OVGU (e.g.: certificate of enrolment or validated student ID). Students must also provide their current residential address and email address.

By accessing your user account, you can manage your fees, loans, renewals and reservations.  Additionally, you can use your login credentials to verify your identity when accessing

Orientation in the Library

At the beginning of the semester a number of library guided tours are organized. Often faculties and student representative in the faculties organize library tours during the orientation weeks. We strongly recommend to participate in these tours, especially to first-semester students. Students can search literature in ubfind.ovgu.de. The teaching staff often provides literature for a seminar during one semester that is counted as  basic literature. The so called “course reserve books” are on the ground floor of the University Library on the main campus.

University Facilities

The University Library on the main campus has more than 1.090 working places, 53 Carrels and 20 group study rooms. Booking is possible via Locaboo. The use of monthly carrels is exclusively intended for the preparation of a scientific thesis/paper. The students can use the Wi-Fi-network of the university to work in the library.