Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary loan orders are subject to fees:
  1.50 Euros per order for students and university staff
  2.00 Euros per order for external users
• Copy orders may incur additional copying costs. We presume that you will cover these costs up to a maximum of 8 Euros. If this is not the case, please deselect the relevant option on the order form.
• Any additional costs incurred by the delivering library will be charged to you.
• Students and guests should pay the fees at the pay machines on their next visit to the Library. The pay machines can be found in the Golm and Babelsberg/Griebnitzsee departmental libraries or Am Neuen Palais in building 8.
• University of Potsdam staff members should use the debit transfer/Sollumbuchung. For more information, please refer to the following information sheet.

Quick guide

• Your search in the University Library's Online Catalogue/OPAC was unsuccessful.
• Start a new search in the GBV Union Catalogue (GVK).
• Choose your title from the shortlist.
• On the screen "full title" choose either "loan request" or "copy request" from the options in the top right hand corner.
• To order your document you will be asked for the following identification:
  User ID: 0517 + library card number/matriculation number (e. g. 0517123456)
  Password: date of birth using the format ddmmyy (e. g. 021189).
• Please review all the details of your order on the following screen. Submit your order by entering and confirming your password at the bottom of the screen.
• Attention: Please always “Log out” to end the session to avoid the misuse of your account.
• If no results were found in the GBV Union Catalogue (GVK), the link “Interlibrary loan VFL” leads you to the interlibrary loan system where you can search the other German union catalogs.
• If the document you are looking for is available in another union catalog, the results will be displayed. Select a union with at least one result and click on it. The order can then be sent online as usual.

Article copies

• As of August 2024, book chapters or journal articles will be sent as a download link by e-mail.
• The download is available for 30 days.
• Please make sure you enter a valid e-mail address with your order.

A paper copy will be delivered in cases where

• the supplying library does not participate in the electronic delivery system or
• licensing agreements prohibit electronic delivery or
• a copy of an article was not ordered from a German library but via International Interlibrary Loan.

Loan orders

• Successful orders will arrive at your departmental library approximately within 8 to 10 days.
• Once the ordered item has arrived, it will be booked to your user account at the University Library.
• You will receive an e-mail notifying you when the order is ready for pickup.
• The specific conditions of use (shortened loan period, reading room use etc.) are determined by the lending library.

Orders initially confirmed as negative will continue to be processed by the Interlibrary Loan Department. Such orders may be identified by the minus sign "-" displayed in the interlibrary loan account.

The problem may relate to the following:

• electronic resources
• diploma and master's theses or examinations
• loose-leaf editions
• new publications from the last six months
• media that are available in bookstores for less than 15 Euros
• DIN standards

Reproductions for commercial use are not permitted.

If an order was not possible via the interlibrary loan system, if you cannot find the title you require or if you need literature from abroad, the Interlibrary Loan Department is happy to research and order it for you.

Please note: Additional charges apply for international orders.

The Interlibrary Loan Department of the University Library is responsible for arranging the loan of literature for research, teaching, education and professional work from other libraries in Germany (through the interlibrary loan) and from abroad (through the international interlibrary loan).