The services offered by the SUB Göttingen are available to students and members of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Many services can also be used by private individuals (minimum age 16). No registration is needed to use our resources and services on site at the library.

Please also note the further information about your user account.

Your student ID chip card is also your library card. Your library card number is given on the back of your student ID chip card and starts with 0007. Please use the 'Request new password' function for your password. For the activation of an inter-library loan account please contact our staff at the service desks.

All information about the studIT account, which can be used to register for various online services, can be found on the StudIT Website.

Your university ID card is also your ID card for the SUB Göttingen. Your library card number is visible on the back of your card; it starts with 0007.
Please use the 'Request new password' function for your password. Interlibrary loan passwords are issued via our service desks..

Guests of the University of Göttingen

A Guest ID is issued for individuals who are neither students nor staff at Göttingen University but who have been granted temporary use of the library due to their activities for Göttingen University. Please contact your Faculty Secretary's Office if you require a Guest ID.

Please then complete the registration form and enter your guest card number, which you will find on the back of the card; it begins with 0007008. For your password, please use the 'Request new password' function.
An interlibrary loan account can be set up on request, please contact staff at our service desks for the inter-library loan password.

Use of the university's IT-infrastructure (WLAN, printing services, computers) requires a valid login of the GWDG, to which you apply for via your faculty. For further information, please contact the IT-representative of your institution.

To be able to access electronic media via VPN and Shibboleth, send a message from your work e-mail address to support@gwdg.de, stating your guest card number, asking for your GWDG account to be linked to your guest account.

Non-local University Medical Center Göttingen members may also receive access to the services of the Göttingen State and University Library.

Alumni of the University of Göttingen

As a member of Alumni Göttingen e.V. you will receive an alumni membership card from the Alumni Service. With the card you get free access to the SUB Göttingen.

Please fill in the registration form and enter your card number, which you will find on the back of your alumni membership card, it starts with 0007. The card will be activated at the reception desk of the Central Library. Present your identity card to have your address data checked. For the password, please use the 'Request new password' function.

An interlibrary loan account can be set up on requestContact staff at our service desks for the interlibrary loan password.

Due to legal restrictions off-campus access to electronic resources is not permitted for private citizens.

Private individuals with a residence in Germany may obtain a library card for a one-time fee of 5,00 Euro. You will be able to extend your library card annually free of charge at the Göttingen State and University Library.

Please use the online registration form. When picking up your library card at the reception desk in the Central Library, please be sure to bring along your national ID card or passport (accompanied by your registration card, which should not be older than 6 months). Foreign nationals must show proof of address in Germany.
For the activation of an inter-library loan account please contact our staff at the service desks.

Due to legal restrictions off-campus access to electronic resources is not permitted for private citizens.

Minors

As legal standing is reached at the age of 18, we will require written permission of a parent or legal guardian for underage library users. Please feel free to make an informal note in the ‘Comments’ field on the back side of the registration form (PDF 178 KB).

The minimum age is 16 years.

Guests of the library

If the conditions mentioned above cannot be met, please fill in this registration form to apply for a guest card, valid for the duration of your stay. The card may then be picked up at the information desks at the Central Library.

You will be able to use this card at home to order titles. It is unfortunately not possible to borrow items from outside the library or to access electronic resources from outside the campus network.