Library card for members of the University
Your student or staff ID card is also your university library card. It can be activated by logging in under "My Account" [“Mein Konto”] in Katalog plus or on a PC work space in the University Library. By activating you accept our terms of use.
- Log in under "My Account" [“Mein Konto”] in Katalog plus
- PC work spaces
- Information about the student ID card
- Applying for a staff ID card
For lecturers and employees of the University, a personalized "institute library card" can also be set up.
- Information about institute library cards
External users and pupils
can receive a library card if they are residents in Baden-Württemberg.
The library card can be applied for by e-mail or on site (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 16:00). To apply by e-mail, please send scans of the application form (application form) and your identity card (front and back) or passport with confirmation of residence [Meldebestätigung] (confirmation must be no more than 6 weeks earlier) to ortsleihe@ub.uni-tuebingen.de. The library card will be sent to you by mail after it has been issued.
For on-site registration you need a valid identity card or passport incl. official residence confirmation [Meldebestätigung] (confirmation must be no more than 6 weeks earlier).
If you are aged 16 to 18, please send scans of your identity card, the application form (for school pupils) and a scan of your statutory guardian’s identity card.
For non-students there is a one-off fee of 10 euros for the library card, and for students in the Tübingen-Hohenheim higher education area it is free. We will e-mail you all further information and details of how to pay once we have received your documents. By applying for a library card you accept our terms of use. Unfortunately, for licensing reasons it is only possible to access our e-media while in the library.
For guests
we offer several options.
General functions of the card and useful info
Cash function
Using your card’s cash function you can
- use the printing and copying services
- pay any charges at the Circulation Desk
- pay in the Studierendenwerk student services cafeterias and Mensas
- top up your balance at the relevant terminals (in the University Library: guidance system)
Log-in for library account and PC work spaces
- Students and staff use their university log-in ID
- External users need their library card number (without a point) – your initial password is your date of birth (DDMMYYYY)
Change of address
- the Student Administration is responsible for students
- the HR department in University Central Administration is responsible for staff with a chip card
- External users can register with Local Loans Department ( +49 7071 29 72579, ortsleihe@ub.uni-tuebingen.de) or at Morgenstelle Branch Library ( +49 7071 29 74229, morgenstelle@ub.uni-tuebingen.de)
Lost cards
- If you lose your card, please let us know as soon as possible so we can block it: +49 7071 29 72579, 8am to 6pm; ortsleihe@ub.uni-tuebingen.de.
- External users can receive a replacement card for a fee.
- Students and staff must apply to the Student Administration or IT Center [ZDV] for a replacement card.