User service in Frankfurt am Main

Access to publications starts with a search in the Catalogue. The research is possible at any workstation.

Having found the signature of a desired publication, the user can order it online for use in the reading rooms. Ordered items are ordinarily available at the delivery desk within a short period of time. In addition to the main reading room, users have access to special reading rooms for periodicals and multi-media materials.

An extensive reference library comprising some 80,000 publications is available in the reading rooms. It contains reference works from all fields, dictionaries, bibliographies, address and telephone books, biographic encyclopaedias, around one hundred complete editions of German authors as well as periodicals and newspapers in both printed and digital form (CD-ROM).

periodical reading room - holdings:
alphabetic list
thematic list
newspapers

The use of the Internet free of charge is possible with a valid user card via WLAN and via Internet stations in the reading rooms.

Frequently asked questions
Introduction into use of the Catalogue

Opening hours and getting there