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The u:card for students also serves as a valid library card.
It is possible to retrospectively activate the u:card for employees as a library card by accepting the library’s terms and conditions under Status and Validity on u:space .
All other persons have to complete an initial registration via this web form . For detailed information about the required documents, please see our overview.
The student library card is valid until graduation and the employee library card is valid until the termination of the employment.
For all other persons, the validity of the library card depends on their user status. For further information, please see our overview table.
The validity is printed on the u:card upon validation.
Please disable your u:card as soon as possible because you are liable for books that others borrow under your name. You can disable the u:card online. For further information, please read the FAQs about the u:card .
Students of the University of Vienna can change their address via u:space.
Employees of the University of Vienna have to notify their organisational unit about the change of address.
All other library users have to provide an official proof of residence to the library. Please send a scanned version of the proof of residence via e-mail to bibliotheksausweis.ub@univie.ac.at.
Active university members may only use their university e-mail address. However, you can set up mail forwarding from the university e-mail address to another e-mail address.
All other persons can provide their new e-mail address at the card counter of their library or by sending an e-mail to bibliotheksausweis.ub@univie.ac.at.
Please contact the library if you have forgotten the details of your u:account.
If you have forgotten your password, please follow the instructions on the ZID website .
If your library card expired before 2017, we no longer have your details stored in the system. Please follow the instructions and complete the initial registration .
If your library card expired after January 2017 and you still have a UB account (ub00000x), please create a u:account before extending the library card and notify the library
If you are sure that your library card is still valid, but you have forgotten the UserID (the UB account) or the password to your UB account, please create a u:account and notify the library. UB accounts are only valid for a limited period and can no longer be extended.
If you have an expired u:account and still remember your password, you can reactivate your old u:account.
Please contact helpdesk.ub@univie.ac.at if you are not sure whether your library card is still valid.
If you are a member of the University of Vienna, your library card is valid for as long as you are a member of the University.
Non-members of the University of Vienna: Contact bibliotheksausweis.ub@univie.ac.at to extend your library card and attach the documents specified in the overview table. Depending on your user group, you may have to pay a fee. Validate your u:card as soon as you have received it in the mail.