Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan regulations are based on the "Rules for interlibrary loans in the Federal Republic of Germany" (Leihverkehrsordnung)

•  Text der Leihverkehrsordnung (German)

• books and journals that are available at libraries in Tuebingen (even if they are on loan or part of a reference/non-lending collection).
• titles you can buy for the price of Euro 20 or less
• items that have just been published or media that are still in the acquisition process in the libraries
• complete volumes of journals (current year)
• E-Books
• newspapers or other items with oversize formats
• loose-leaf publications
• diploma thesis, master’s thesis, bachelor thesis, dissertations (Zulassungsarbeiten), examination papers
• patents and norms

Please note that many libraries exclude titles from interlibrary loan, if they are

•  used frequently (e.g. titles from the textbook collection)
•  part of a reserve book collection or
•  very valuable.

You place interlibrary loan requests via the aDIS catalog. After an unsuccessful search in the Tübingen holdings, the aDIS catalog searches directly nationwide in the catalogs of the libraries participating in interlibrary loan.

• aDIS-Catalog
• Anleitung für eine Bestellung per Fernleihe (in German)

A processing fee of 1.50 Euro is due per interlibrary loan order - regardless of whether a delivery is made.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to say in advance exactly how long it will take for your interlibrary loan order to arrive. This depends on various factors, such as what you have ordered (e.g., an essay or an entire book) and where and how it is delivered. However, you can expect it to take between 2-6 weeks. Sometimes it can be faster, but other times it can take longer. So please plan your orders well in advance.

As soon as the interlibrary loan request has arrived at our library, you will be notified by e-mail and can pick up the issue at the desired issue location. Please note that interlibrary loan books, which are only available for consultation in Lending Center, can only be picked up Monday through Friday until 10 pm, saturdays and sundays until 3:30 pm. The opening hours of the Manuscript Reading Room apply to the use of the works provided there.

The loan period is specified by the lending library, generally it is four weeks. You will receive ordered copies of articles electronically by e-mail. Please note that the download link contained in the e-mail is only available for a limited period of one week.

A one-time extension of the loan period of an interlibrary loan book can be made at the earliest one week before the loan period ends in the catalog plus throught "My account". Please note that such media may be recalled by us if the lending library does not agree to the extension. In this case you will be notified by e-mail.