Fees and Prices
Library card: Annual fee
You can only pay the annual fee after you have received your library card.
| Library card | Annual fee (valid for 12 months) | Documents for exemption |
|---|---|---|
| Students at the University of Cologne | not applicable | no document is required |
| Employees at the University of Cologne | not applicable | Proof of employment (PDF, 88KB) |
| Guest students at the University of Cologne | not applicable | no document is required |
| Students at a public university of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia | not applicable | Student card |
| Employees at a public university of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia | not applicable | Proof of employment |
| Students at a private university of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia | 20,- € | |
| Students at universities outside of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia | 20,- € | |
| Apprentices in a state-approved training occupation | not applicable | Proof of apprentice occupation |
| Private persons | 20,- € | |
| Legal trainees in the preparatory service of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia | not applicable | Proof of employment |
| Pupils at secondary schools (I and II) | not applicable | if necessary pupils ID |
| Minors (except students at the University of Cologne) | not applicable | Declaration of consent (pdf, 41KB) and photo identification of the parent or legal guardian who signed the declaration of consent |
| Recipient*in the basic income support or Cologne passport holders | not applicable | Proof of basic security or Cologne passport |
| Employees at Max Planck Institutes based in Cologne, Cologne museums and archives | not applicable | Proof of employment |
| Member of the Cologne Library Society (Kölnische Bibliotheksgesellschaft) | not applicable | Proof of membership |
| Seriously disabled person | not applicable | if necessary severely disabled person's pass |
| Substitute card | 10,- € |
Overdue fees
Late fees are already incurred from the 1st day of the loan period being exceeded. We have to charge the following fees per volume:
- 2,- € up to 10 calendar days overdue
- 5,- € up to 20 calendar days overdue
- 10,- € up to 30 calendar days overdue
- 20,- € from the 31st calendar day of the missed deadline
Tip: Avoid late fees by regularly checking the loans in your account and using the renewal options.
Interlibrary loan, book loss, prices Digitisation Centre
What other fees and costs you might incur:
- Interlibrary loan request for books and essays: 1,50 € per order
- international interlibrary loan: please ask at the interlibrary loan desk (e-mail)
- Prices of the Digitisation Centre: see price list Digitisation Centre
- Book loss: 25,- € administration fee and book replacement in full (What do I do in case of a book loss?)
This is how you can pay:
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in the Main Library at the cash machines with Girocard (EC card) or credit card (except American Express).
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in the Department of Human Sciences (HWA) cash payment of fees is not possible! Please transfer the outstanding amount.
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by bank transfer - please use this account number only for transfers to USB Cologne:
Universitätskasse Köln
Sparkasse KölnBonn
IBAN DE53 3705 0198 1902 4910 16
BIC COLSDE33
Reason for payment: Please be sure to include your user number so that we can correctly allocate your payment!
Important: If the hash (#) in your user number is not accepted in online banking, you can enter either a dash (-) or a space instead.
Fees are calculated in accordance with the scale of fees of the University of Cologne.
Gebührenordnung (22.07.2014) (PDF, 120 KB)
Statt §2 (Grundgebühr) gilt die Ordnung zur Änderung der Gebührenordnung, Art. 1.
Ordnung zur Änderung der Gebührenordnung (23.1.2018) (PDF, 249 KB)