Closed stacks

The main stock of our books is in the closed stacks. You can order books from there via the USB portal. The titles ordered will be available for you to borrow from the next day on the pick-up-shelves.

Ground floor

Textbook Collection

In the textbook collection on the ground floor you will find multiple copies of textbooks from all subject areas.

Historical Collections Reading Room

Older and valuable books can be viewed in the Historical Collections Reading Room on the ground floor.

1st floor

Pick-up shelves

The books that you have previously requested from the closed stacks are available for you on the pick-up shelves on the 1st floor.

Direct loans area

Current books from all subject areas are available here for immediate loan.

Reading room and interlibrary loans counter

If you have ordered a book for inspection in the reading room, you can pick it up at the reading room and interlibrary loans counter.

Reading rooms I - IV

General, special reference works, introductory literature freely accessible by subject group.

2nd floor

European Documentation Centre (EDC)

In the EDC you will find literature from and about the EU, as well as an extensive programme of events on current European topics.

Reading rooms V - VI

General, special reference works, introductory literature freely accessible by subject group

Reading room VII

Group workplaces, journal display (issues of our print subscriptions from the current year), bibliographies, independent directories of literature references

Human Sciences Reading Room

Reference works, introductory literature, journals on all humanities subjects with the exception of curative education, special location with most sought-after textbooks (incl. curative education)

Textbook Collection Human Sciences

Textbooks from the subject areas: pedagogy, special pedagogy, psychology, sociology of children and young people, family sociology as well as didactics of the individual subjects

Closed stacks borrowing Human Sciences

Ordered literature can be picked up after 20 minutes within the opening hours.

Testothek

300 psychological test procedures are available!

Curative Education Reading Room

Journals, reference books and handbooks on curative education, didactics of promotion and related sciences

ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences

The Medical Department of the UCL is integrated into the ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences Cologne Site.

You need a library card of the ZB MED to borrow these holdings.

Interactive map of libraries on campus

In addition to the USB with its main library and the department of human sciences, there are about 150 other libraries on campus. With our interactive map you will quickly find your way to the library of your institute.