The Reading Room (first floor) contains general and special reference works (i. e. lexicons, encyclopedias, manuals) and introductory literature on all fields of knowledge. This collection is freely accessible and sorted according to subject group. Some sections of the Reading Room area, bibliographies as well as the journal display (issues of our print subscriptions from the current year) are located on the 2nd floor (access via the Reading Room on the 1st floor).
Systematic catalogue of the reading room >>

Location

Books in the reading room I - VII (maps)

Journals in the reading room VII (map)

Inspection
No borrowing allowed. Copying and scanning possible

Inventory

• General and special reference works (i. e. lexicons, encyclopedias, manuals)
• Introductory literature on all fields of knowledge
• Bibliographies

Arragement
By subject areas

Journals
Current periodicals from all subject areas

Magazine stock
By shelf numbers (for example, P1234), not by subject area

Opening Hours
Mo - Fri 9.00 - 24.00 Uhr, Sa - Sun 9.00 - 21.00 Uhr

Older and valuable collections can usually be inspected in the Historical Collections Reading Room without special permission. In the case of particularly valuable or endangered items, the department will decide after consultation with the user. The Historical Collections Reading Room also houses the library of the University Archive.

Location
Ground floor (map)

Inspection / viewing

• As a rule: 4 weeks from the date of loan
• Renewals and reservations are possible
• Files from the University Archive (German)

Returns
Historical Collections Reading Room

Opening Hours
Mo 10.00 - 14.00 Uhr,
Tue and Wed 10.00 - 16.00 Uhr,
Thu 10.00 - 18.00 Uhr,
Fri 10.00 - 14.00 Uhr

Contact

Tel.: +49 221 470-3199, sammlung@ub.uni-koeln.de

Instructions for use of the Historical Collections Reading Room (German) (pdf, 207 kb)

The Human Science Reading Room contains general and special reference works (i. e. dictionaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries), introductory literature, a special location with the most popular textbooks (including curative education) and journals on all human sciences subjects, with the exception of curative education. You will find this subject in the curative education reading room.

Location

The Department of Human Sciences is in the Faculty of Human Sciences.

(Map of the Faculty of Human Sciences, building 216)

Inventory
Books: general and special reference works (i.e. encyclopaedias, dictionaries), introductory literature, a special location with most requested textbooks ( incl. curative education).
Journal issues of the current year and all journal volumes from 2000 onwards

Arangement
Books according to subject areas
Current journal issues in flap shelves according to titles
Bound volumes from 2000 onwards on the shelf according to signatures (e.g. Z1234)

Inspection/ viewing
Journal volumes prior to 2000 from the magazine are available on request at the reading room counter without prior order.

Note
Magazines and reading room media can only be scanned in the reading room using the book scanner there. A short loan isn`t longer possible. The weekend lending of reading room media (no journals) is still possible.

Opening hours
Mon - Fri 9 - 19

In the Reading Room you will find journals, reference works and handbooks on curative education, remedial didactics and related sciences. Corresponding works on all other humanities subjects can be found in the Human Sciences Reading Room.

Address

Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln
Humanwissenschaftliche Abteilung
Lesesaal Heilpädagogik
Frangenheimstr. 4
50931 Köln

Location

The Curative Education Reading Room is located in the Department of Curative Education and Rehabilitation, Building 213.
(Site plan Human Sciences Department, Department of Education and Rehabilitation)

Ground floor
(building plan HP EG)

Inventory
Books: reference works and handbooks on curative education, remedial didactics and related sciences
Journals: current journals and volumes of journals on all curative education subjects

Arragement
Books according to subject areas
Current magazine issues in folding shelves by title
Journal volumes by signature (e. g. B1234)

Inspection/viewing
Books, periodicals and periodicals volumes: daily borrowing for copying/scanning possible

Note
Late payment fee 2 € per calendar day (max. 20 €) for daily or weekend loans

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 9 - 18