You can pick up your library card at the Registration & Interlibrary Loans return counter (Bibliotheksausweise & Fernleihrückgabe) on the ground floor in the main library directly after submission of the online form. (Service hours)

Important! Please bring the required documents with you when picking up the library card:

• Personal identification, which provides proof of residence in Germany, as well as a registration certification (Meldesbescheinigung) or residence permit from the Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt)
• Students from other universities: Student ID card
• Employees of the University of Cologne: Proof of employment (pdf, 88KB)
• Pupils: Pupils card
• Minors or underage individuals: Declaration of consent (pdf, 9KB) from a parent or legal guardian, together with personal identification (copy) of this parent or legal guardian
• Exemption from the yearly fee (pdf, 71KB)

You cannot come to us during our counter opening hours? Please send us an e-mail with all required documents listed above.

Renew your existing cards by sending an e-mail to the lending services (Ortsleihe).

If you have forgotten the password for your library card or the PIN for borrowing books, you can reset your password or PIN using the following page.

https://ausweis.ub.uni-koeln.de/

You can report the loss here: ortsleihe@ub.uni-koeln.de

You will receive your replacement library card at Registration & Interlibrary Loans return counter:

Please bring photo ID and 10 Euro.

• Borrowing of print media - (from the main department, Department of Human Sciences and the Joint Specialized Libraries)
• For members of the UCL(employees, second listeners, guest listeners): Access to our e-media from home. All you need is your student account or employee account and free additional software (VPN client).

• For external users (e.g. students of private universities, students of public universities of the state of NRW, private persons, pupils ...) this is not possible:

• Use of electronic media from home