Göttingen State and University Library is open to students and staff of Göttingen University as well as to all members of the public (minimum age 16). No registration is needed to use our resources and services on site at the library.

You need a library card to order items from our stacks, to check them out at our self-checkout terminals and to reserve items currently on loan. The user number starts with 0007. You can request the password from your user account by clicking on 'Request new password'. Your library account lets you view and renew your loans and manage your reservations. With your library card, you are also entitled to place inter-library loan requests and administer your copy and print account. For private individuals and guests, the inter-library loan account will only be set up upon request. Private and guest users of the Göttingen State and University Library may also login with their library card’s username and password at our library PCs and use WLAN at all our locations.

Your Göttingen student ID chip card is also your library card. The use of the library facilities is free of charge to students. Your library card number is given on the back of your student ID chip card (‘0007’+ matriculation number, e. g. 000712345678). Please use the ‘Request new password’ function for your password. For the activation of an inter-library loan account please contact our staff at the service desks.

Changes of address are to be registered via the self-service functions of the Office of Student Affairs. You will have received your access information with your student ID chip card. Replacement ID cards can be requested at the chip card office in the main lecture hall building (ZHG).

Your University ID or Guest ID will allow you access to the Göttingen State and University Library. Your user number is visible on the back of your card.
Please use the 'Request new password' function for your password.
For the activation of an inter-library loan account please contact our staff at the service desks.

Guests of the University of Göttingen

A Guest ID is issued for individuals who are neither students nor staff at Göttingen University but who have been granted temporary use of the library due to their activities for Göttingen University. Please contact your Faculty Secretary's Office if you require a Guest ID.

With your guest card you get free access to the Göttingen State and University Library. Please fill in the registration form. For your password, please use the 'Request new password' function.
Please contact staff at our service desks for the inter-library loan password.

Use of the university's IT-infrastructure (WLAN, printing services, computers) requires a valid login of the GWDG, to which you apply for via your faculty. For further information, please contact the IT-representative of your institution.

Your user registration number is given on the back of your ID card. You will generally be able to extend your Guest ID validity annually.

Please contact the information desks if your address has changed. Please take your national ID card or passport with you to verify your identity.

Non-local University Medical Center Göttingen members may also receive access to the services of the Göttingen State and University Library.

Alumni of the University of Göttingen

Alumni of the University of Göttingen obtain their card from the Alumni Service .
With the card you get free access to the SUB Göttingen.
Please fill in the registration form. The card will be activated at the reception desk of the Central Library. Present your identity card to have your address data checked. For the password, please use the 'Request new password' function. Contact staff at our service desks for the interlibrary loan password.

Private individuals with a residence in Germany may obtain a library card for a one-time fee of 5,00 Euro. Please use the online registration form. When picking up your library card at the reception desk in the Central Library, please be sure to bring along your national ID card or passport (accompanied by your registration card, which should not be older than 6 months). Foreign nationals must show proof of address in Germany.
For the activation of an inter-library loan account please contact our staff at the service desks.

You will be able to extend your library card annually free of charge at the Göttingen State and University Library. Please take your national ID card or passport with you.

Please contact the information desks if your address has changed. Please bring your national ID card or passport to verify your identity.

Minors

As legal standing is reached at the age of 18, we will require written permission of a parent or legal guardian for underage library users. Please feel free to make an informal note in the ‘Comments’ field on the back side of the registration form (PDF 178 KB).

The minimum age is 16 years.

Guests

If the conditions mentioned above cannot be met, please fill in this registration form to apply for a guest card, valid for the duration of your stay. The card may then be picked up at the information desks at the Central Library or the Historical Building.

You will be able to use this card at home to order titles. You will not, however, be able to borrow material outside the library.

The expiry date of your library card as well as your address is listed in your User Account.

Please keep your library card safe, and report the loss of your card immediately to the library.  Library card are non-transferable.

By registering you will accept our User Regulations (in German).