General borrowing policies

Number of borrowed books and loan period

You can borrow up to six books (students) or 12 books (staff) at any given time. The loan period is two weeks (students) or four weeks (staff). Loans can be extended twice, totalling a maximum period of six weeks (students) or 12 weeks (staff). For that, please send a message via Teams. Extending loans is only possible if the book in question is not reserved by another user.

Items excluded from borrowing*

Reference books; i.e. dictionaries, encyclopaedias and encyclopaedic publications Periodicals; i.e. journals, magazines, newspapers DVDs, BluRay, CDs Books containing DVDs, BluRay Discs, CDs BI theses Design materials

Fines, suspensions, replacements

Fines for not returning or renewing items by the due date:

1st overdue notice: EUR 2.00 per item / day 2nd overdue notice: additional EUR 5.00 3rd overdue notice: additional EUR 10.00

Suspension of borrowing privileges occurs when fines exceed EUR 10.00
Restoration of borrowing rights after payment of fines and returning of items
Refund/replacement: Please see librarian for refund or in case of lost items

*Exceptions can be made for staff members