
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 08:00-22:00
Saturday 09:00-20:00
Information desk, as well as registration and cashier's desk, are open Monday to Friday from 09:00-20:00 and Saturday from 09:00-14:00.
Patents and Standards Reading Room
Monday to Friday 9.00-16.30
Contact
Information Desk:
Phone: +49 511 762 2268
Email: information.tech-nattibeu
Circulation Desk:
Phone: +49 511 762 3376
Email: leihstelle.tech-nattibeu
More about this site
Here you will find literature for technical, engineering or natural science subjects. In the reading rooms, basic course literature is shelved by classification; virtually all books may be borrowed. The remaining collections are kept in closed stacks. Orders for these items can be placed via the TIB Portal.
- Engineering subjects in the Small Reading Room
- Science disciplines, life sciences, architecture, information technology and earth sciences on two levels in the Large Reading Room
- Textbook collection on the gallery and in Group Study Room 3
- Reference books, dictionaries and scientific writing guides in the Room Reference books and specialist departments (Nachschlagewerke/Fachreferate)
- Patents and Standards in a dedicated Reading Room in the Marstall building with different opening hours
- 450 workstations
- Computer workstations
- Document scanners as well as an overhead scanner
- 3 group study rooms
- 17 large monitors that can be connected to your notebook, in the Large and Small Reading Rooms
- 24-hour lockers in all group study rooms
- 11 study cubicles in the reading rooms
- Baby feeding and nappy changing rooms
- Cafeteria
- Cloakroom facilities in the foyer
An automatic door that can be opened at the touch of a button is located to the left of the main entrance. The facilities on the ground floor are accessible to users with restricted mobility. A height-adjustable computer workstation is also available for use there. In order to visit the upper floors, please ask a member of staff at the information desk to give you a transponder for accessing the internal lifts. Doors to the respective floors can be opened electromechanically at the touch of a button. A barrier-free WC is located on the ground floor. Two disabled parking spaces are available on the library’s staff car park, accessible via the approach from Wilhelm-Busch-Straße.
Information and Advice
Staff on the central Information Desk on the ground floor will help you search for items and explain how to use our technical infrastructure.
If you require subject-specific information, do not hesitate to contact the subject specialists. They will provide advice on the in-depth search for scientific literature and on searching databases.