Learning and working
In the library there are different areas for learning and working. Information on equipment and use can be found below.
Workstations
- The library of the Department of Geography currently offers 66 study spaces.
- At the front of the library, there are three group study tables and a screen that can be used for collaborative work. Additional group study spaces and screens are available in the entrance area of the C-Pool.
- During the examination period, temporary access restrictions may apply if demand for study spaces is particularly high. In such cases, only students of the Earth Sciences may use the study spaces upon presentation of a valid student ID.
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Rules
- As the library is a reference library, only members of the Department of Geography are permitted to borrow items.
- Apart from water, no food or drink may be taken into the library rooms.
- Coats and bags must be left at the entrance, for which lockers are available (keys are provided on payment of a deposit or presentation of a student ID).
- Baskets and work documents must be presented for inspection without prompting when you leave the library.
- Pay attention to noise levels when inside the library. Telephones must not be used. You may take part in online teaching, e.g. via Zoom, in the “whisper zone” in the basement if you keep any noise at a moderate level.
Notes on library use
The GIUB Library is a lending library:
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Students and staff may use the library without prior registration.
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To register, users must complete a library registration form once. A valid ID card or passport and a valid student ID (for students) are required to verify personal details.
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Library materials can be borrowed and returned at the circulation desk during opening hours (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).
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The following categories of materials cannot be borrowed:
- Journals (green call numbers marked with a "+")
- Atlases (yellow call numbers with capital letters)
- Encyclopaedias and reference works (Cd and Cg)
- Offprints stored in the locked cabinets on the first basement level (white call numbers)
- Archival collections (Nachlässe)
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The loan period for students is 30 days.
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A maximum of five items may be borrowed at the same time.
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The availability of library materials can be checked via bonnus (e.g. to see whether and where a copy is available in the GIUB Library). The following location indicators may appear: Open Access Collection, Closed Stacks
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Materials located in Closed Stacks 3 and Closed Stacks 4 must be requested at the library service desk and can usually be collected at the next staff shift change.
Technical equipment in the library
The library has one A4 and one A3 scanner that can be used to scan in images, charts, tables and drawings for presentations, seminar papers or theses. Scanned content can be saved straight to a USB stick or emailed. The A3 scanner offers a faster way to scan the pages of a book or volume and display them in high resolution on your computer screen.
Please ask at the front desk if you would like to scan works that cannot be borrowed (atlases, special prints and archive collections).
The following equipment can be borrowed against presentation of a student ID by way of a deposit:
- Extension cables
- Pointers
- Speakers
- Adapters
- Tablets
- Headsets/microphones (for the lecture hall)
- USB sticks
- Remote controls for study rooms
The library has a coin- and a card-operated photocopier. Cards for the card-operated copier can be obtained and topped up at the machines in University IT or the MNL Branch Library.
A total of four PCs can be used to search for books and journals or do general Internet research. You can find all the works held by the University of Bonn and more using the Bonnus search portal.