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Inter-Library Loans


Opening hours during the semester:

  • Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 7:00pm
  • From 4pm to 7pm, the employees at the card counter in the lending service area are responsible for inter-library loans

Main Building of the University of Vienna, staircase 2, 1st floor
T: +43-1-4277-15130
fernleihe.ub@univie.ac.at


If you require books or journal articles that are not available at any library in Vienna, you can request them from libraries all over Europe via an inter-library loan. However, please note that inter-library loans are subject to a charge.


Requesting an inter-library loan

Please request inter-library loans via u:search.

1. Before requesting an inter-library loan

Please research the location and shelf mark of the relevant book in different library catalogues, e.g.

For journal articles:

2. Placing the inter-library loan order

  • Open u:search.
  • Click “ILL” in the menu bar.
  • Select whether you would like to request a book, a thesis, or a journal article.
  • Follow the relevant instructions.

The terms of usage and conditions of inter-library loans as well as the prices of the owner library apply.


Fees for inter-library loans

from Austria from other countries
Books: € 4.00 starting from € 15.00 + import taxes and customs fees
Copies: € 0.40/page € 0.40/page + service fee (up to € 16)

Important notice about interlibrary loans of media from the Vienna University Library

The holdings of the Main Library's stacks are moving to a new location from 25 October 2024 until mid-January 2025. Therefore, books from the stacks of the Main Library of the Vienna University Library, from the depot and from the Teinfaltstrasse library cannot be ordered during this period.

However, the holdings of all departmental libraries will continue to be available for interlibrary loans as usual. Items that have already been borrowed can be renewed (provided there is no reservation). It is also not necessary to return items early.

We ask for your understanding.