Using the Library

The regulations of the Vienna University Library [PDF] apply.

Coats are compulsory in the library. Coats, bags etc. may not be taken into the library. It is permitted to take work materials and sealable drinks bottles into the library.

The Biology Department is an open access library where books can be taken from the shelves by hand both in the reading room and in the stacks. Online ordering of literature from the reading room and stacks is not necessary, but possible.



There are eight public PCs in the library for research purposes and a u:print device where copies can be paid for using the u:card. There is also a book scanner for free scans in the library, please take a USB stick with you!