Please refer to our list of alternative study areas.
As a replacement for the large reading room, a former lecture theatre was rented in the Alte WU building and furnished as a reading room with 160 study places. The opening hours during the semester are
The reading room is located on the left after the main entrance. The building can be reached directly from the main university building by tram line D (Liechtenwerder Platz station).
You can use the accessible study zone Atrium Hof 7 in the basement of the Main Building of the University of Vienna (left wing) to use books you bring along. The opening hours during the semester are
In addition to 120 study places, the room features power sockets for laptops.
Due to construction works, the old and valuable holdings of the library are currently being relocated and cannot be accessed until 2 February 2025.
From February 2025 until the end of the construction works in 2027, the reading room for old books can be found in the Vienna University Archive. Before visiting the reading room, please notify us by e-mail (altesbuch.ub@univie.ac.at) or telephone (+43-1-4277-17201).
You can request books that are subject to usage restrictions via u:search. The “Special Request” tab allows you to order books that have not yet been catalogued in u:search. We will notify you as soon as the books are ready to use at the reading room for old books.
You are obliged to leave your coats and jackets at the cloakroom. You have to store all your bags (including laptop cases), coats and jackets in the lockers. You are not allowed to bring food and drinks into the reading room for old books. Please keep your mobile phone in silent mode.
All students and employees of the University of Vienna who have a valid u:account can access the University’s Wi-Fi network in all reading rooms. To establish a Wi-Fi connection, make sure that your laptop is configured via DHCP, that you are using your Wi-Fi password (not your u:account password) and that you select the eduroam network.
