The library is open to students and staff members of the university but also users from outside who have reached the age of 18.  Persons under the age of 18 require the written consent of a parent or guardian.

For HTW students the HSC (HTW student card) is regarded as a library card.

HTW employees and external users please present your identity card or passport (including official proof of residence). External library users must provide proof of an officially confirmed Berlin address.

The library card is valid in all locations of the university library (Central Library Campus Treskowallee, and the Library Campus Wilhelminenhof).

Please do not bring food or drinks except of water to the library and avoid loud conversations in the reading rooms.

Lockers are available for library users. You need a 1€ coin or a shopping cart chip. We ask you to put bags and jackets in the lockers. Please note that the lockers are unattended. 

HTW students can change their data independently through the LSF. External users are asked to contact the staff of the university library.

HTW students sign up with matrikel number and password (as in LSF).

HTW employees and exernal users can determine the password on their own. It must consist of between 8-12 digits. Follow these instructions:

1. please go to the pages of the online catalog (webOPAC)
2. switch to the tab "Account"
3. enter the number of your library card in the field "User Number"
4. in the field "Password" please enter your new password (8-12 digits)
5. now click on the button "Log on"
6. please repeat the password on the next page
7. save

HTW students please use this Link.

HTW employees and external users, please follow these instructions:

1. go to the online catalogue (webOPAC)
2. switch to the tab "Account"
3. click on the button "Forgot your password?"

You will receive a password by mail which allows you to open your account.
Please create a new password after activating the account.

See How do I get a password

All items designated as "available for loan" in the online catalogue (webOPAC) can be borrowed.
The holdings in the closed stockroom at the library on Campus Treskowallee are available for immediate loan.
The library on Campus Wilhelminenhof is an open stack library. 

You can borrow a maximum of 50 items at a time. 

The loan period is usually four weeks.

Up to three renewals are possible, if no other user has placed a reservation on the items. 

The renewals can be done independently via the online catalogue (webOPAC) in the following steps:

1. open the the online catalogue (webOPAC)
2. switch to the tab "Account"
3. enter your user ID and your password and click on the button "Log on"
4. select "my account”
5. click on "extension"
6. the new dates and not renewed items are displayed

The loan period can also be extended via email, telephone and at the lending desk. 

A reservation requires a registration in the library. The reservation can be done independently via the online catalogue (webOPAC) in the following steps:

1. open the online catalogue (webOPAC)
2. switch to the tab "Account" 
3. enter your User ID and your password
4. click on the button "Log on"
5. locate the desired book in online catalogue - the book must be borrowed
6. click on the book title (display of single result)
7. navigate to the tab "getdocument"
8. click on the link "reserve / order"

The book ist reserved for you.

You can return books on both campuses.

Outside the opening times you can use the drop box located in building B for book returns on Campus Treskowallee.

Please note, that books from the library Campus Treskowallee can not be returned via the self-return machine of the Campus Wilhelminenhof.

Items borrowed via interlibrary loan must be returned to the campus where they were checked out.

Only cashless payment is possible in the library. If you are paying by bank transfer, use the following information: 

Account holder: HTW Berlin
Bank: Postbank Berlin
IBAN: DE 09100100100043333103
BIC: PBNKDEFF
Note to payee 1: 506310/2740200000/Mahngebühren
Note to payee 2: User number

All available items can be found in the online catalogue (webOPAC). In the webOPAC you can search by title, author, keyword and other specific criterias. You can also find information on the location and availability of printed material held by the library. 

Yes, members of the HTW Berlin can make acquisition requests for items that are not in the HTW library holdings.

Please contact our acquisition librarians and we will consider your suggestion.

1. write an e-mail to bibliothek-erwerbung@htw-berlin.de or
2. fill in the form "Acquisition request" via our homepagehttps://sisis.rz.htw-berlin.de/InfoGuideClient/acqrequest.do?methodToCall=show

The HTW library takes part in the interlibrary loan system. If titles you need are not held by the library, it is possible to make an interlibrary loan request. More information can be found here: interlibrary loan.

The memo list allows users to list books. It is not connected with reservation or ordering. It can only be saved after user registration in the  webOPAC with user number and password. The memo list can be named and administered by its user. Library staff do not have access to the list. It is not possible to reserve books working with the list.

In the user account of the library catalogue, a list of the loans of the last 36 months can be displayed.

By default, the reading history function is disabled in the user account, i. e. no borrowing history is created. The history is not visible externally and serves as a personal overview.

To access your reading history, please specify in the user account under "User data" whether a history is created for the account. When this function is activated in the user account, another sub-account named "History" is displayed in addition to the overview of the loans, orders, reservations and charges.

Our holdings are accessible via the list "Final Theses". Final Theses can be located via a search by name, topic and the media type for example "Diplomarbeit" in our webOPAC.

Theonline catalogue webOPAC provides a search function for final theses. Proceeed as follows:

1. open the online catalogue (webOPAC)
2. working with the option "Restrict search", set the media type to the desired qualification (e.g. Bachelor’s)
3. you can also set the year of graduation
4. for that select the desired year in the search entry "year"
5. start search

Yes, if they are included in the library collection. 

Printed journals and magazines can not be borrowed. Library users can read journals and magazines in the reading room on campus Wilhelminenhof and in the journal reading room on campus Treskowallee. All reading rooms provide book scanners and copy machines.

Tip: within the EZB (electronic journals library), you can serach for all licenced electronic journals, magazines and newspapers.

Members of the HTW Berlin have access to all licenced e-media (databases, e-journals, e-books etc.) with only a few exceptions also off-campus via VPN-Service. External users have access only from within the university.

Yes, both campus libraries offer book scanners and copying machines. Students use their studentcard for the copy machines. Instructions on how to charge the cards and use the copy machines are available here.

There are three group work rooms in the library on campus Wilhelminenhof. Two of the three rooms are equipped with Smartboards. One of the three rooms requires a reservation at least one day in advance. Please contact our staff at the information desk.

Another group study room is available on campus Treskowallee (Building B, Room K03, next to the book return box). It can be used without prior reservation.

Please mind the following rules in the group work rooms: Do not bring food and beverages (with the exception of water) into the group work rooms. Please do not distract the other library users - only quiet conversations are allowed. Please avoid phone calls and turn off the audio on your devices. Please keep the rooms tidy.

Carrels (reading booths) are available at the library on the campus Wilhelminenhof. They can be reserved for four weeks by HTW students who are writing their final thesis. Extensions of time are possible, if there are no reservations by other students.

In oder to get the key, the library staff will ask you to show your library card and accept the terms of use.

Library holdings not subject to loan (e.g. reference copies or periodicals) may not be locked in the carrels overnight. They may only be used for a short time and should be returned to the red book cart upon leaving the library. The library staff can check the carrels for holdings not subject to loan and will remove them from the carrels if necessary. The library can exclude users from the use of the carrels when repeatedly violating the terms of use. 

"Scientific WorkPlace ®" enables the editing and calculation of mathematical and scientific text (with CAS MuPAD) with formula.

Where can I work with ScientificWorkPlace®?

• PC work stations in the library on the Wilhelminenhof campus

Which format editions are available?

• HTM, XHTML RAP, PDF

Extras

• Producing high-quality mathematic formulas (“book quality”)
• Enables internet publications
• Realization of high-performance graphic, numerical and symbolic calculations