Neuenheim Branch Library
The Neuenheim Branch Library supplies literature and information for about 10.000 students and scientists of the subject areas Medicine/Pharmacy, Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences), Geography, Geosciences and Sports.- Opening Hours and address
- Training Courses
- Compass: where and how? (Virtual tour)
- Plan
- Divisions and Services:
- Enquiry and Reference Service
- Periodicals
- Reading Room (entry through Enquiry and Reference Service on the ground floor)
- Lending Services
Enquiry and Reference Service (IZN)
We supply
- Reference hours Mo-Thur 8:30-16:00 (Friday 8:30-15:30)
Phone: +49 6221 54 4272
E-Mail
- Extract from virtual tour round Heidelberg University Library
- Information about Interlibrary Loan
- Access to the Electronic Journals Library Heidelberg
- Access to Heidelberg Library Catalogues (HEIDI, DigiKat, etc.),
- Help on handling searches in national and international library catalogues
- Reference Works
- Access to databases
- Workstations with full internet access
- Areas for laptop users (for students and staff of Heidelberg University only, a library card is required)
- Multimedia workstations
- Reader printers to handle with microforms
- Self copying
- Newspapers
- 2 group study rooms (reservation by the Enquiry and Reference Service, Phone: +49 6221 54 4272)
Periodicals
Heidelberg University Library subscribed about 500 printed periodicals of the subject areas Medicine and Natural Sciences. On the ground floor you will find the issues of the current volumes (open shelves) and the last 10 bound volumes/years. These periodicals are not for loan, but self copying is available.Earlier volumes are for loan and can be ordered via HEIDI from our closed stacks.
Heidelberg Electronic Document Delivery HEDD
Heidelberg EDD offers to all regular staff of Heidelberg University and of Heidelberg and Mannheim University Clinics electronic order and delivery of journal articles from their library holdings.
More information / Ordering
E-Mail
E-Journals
Heidelberg E-Journals is a collection of academic full text e-journals. Our e-journals are mostly online versions of current print subscriptions owned by any of the libraries on the Heidelberg Campus. Many titles are purchased through library consortia. Access via Electronic Journals Library Heidelberg or via our Online Catalogue HEIDI.
Access is in most cases possible both on campus and from off-campus workstations. Please note: Terms and conditions of publishers stipulate that off-campus access is reserved to authorized users students and staff of Heidelberg University and the University Hospitals.
More information
Reading Room
On the first floor (entry through ground floor/IZN)
- Ca. 18,000 volumes of medical and scientific books as a reference collection
- Collection of geographic maps
- Reading places
- Self copying
- Group study room (reservations, Phone: + 49 6221 54 4272, ground floor IZN )
- Lecture and seminar room
Lending Services
The Loan Services on the third floor offer the following loan functions: registration for library account, immediate delivery of books, issue point for requested items from our closed stacks or requested by Interlibrary Loan, return of borrowed items, complaints etc.
Open stacks:
- Textbook collection with books on Medicine, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences and Biology
Textbook collection by subject areas - Ca. 50.000 monographs on Medicine, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences and Biology from the publication year 1975 onwards.
Books in the open stacks do not need to be requested online and may be accessed directly in the bookstacks. They will be entered on your library account at the exit of the borrowing area.
