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.

• Österreichischer Verbundkatalog
• Bayerischer Verbundkatalog
• Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog

For journal articles:

• Zeitschriften-Verbundkatalog
• Deutsche Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)

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

Further information about invoicing for university employees is available on the intranet of the University of Vienna  (Log-in with u:account)