Opening hours Selfservice (borrowing and returning books) UB City Centre

• Monday to Sunday, 8.30 am-10.0 pm *
  (requested DVDs and ILL books can be collected at the reception desk during these times); lending requests are processed Mon-Fri
  N.B.: please return your books in the 24/7 Bookbox at the outside of UB City Centre (Poststraat)
  

* Summer opening hours: 12 July until 15 August the UB will be open from 8.30 a.m. until 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday closed

The research room Special Collections is open by appointment only.

The UB Zernike is closed; it is possible to request books via SmartCat, and pick them up at the UB City Centre.

The Central Medical Library (CMB) is open, see CMB.

The University Library can be reached by telephone from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 12 pm (noon) and 1 pm and 4 pm; please call 050-3635020.

Please note: Monday 12 July - Sunday 15 August; Monday through Friday, from 10 am until 12 noon.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to use the printers.

At the moment, it is unfortunately not possible to use the materials on the seminar shelves.

The printed version of your thesis (2 copies plus 2 copies of the propositions) can be handed in at the Service desk of the University Library or sent to our postal address.

Address UB Service Desk:

• Broerstraat 4
  9712 CP Groningen

Postal address:

• University of Groningen Library
  Dissertations department
  Postbus 559
  9700 AN Groningen

Library cards that have been requested online, can be picked up at the Service desk upon presentation of a valid ID during the usual opening hours.

In case a payment is required, this can only be done by PIN.

We strive to make the requested books from our closed stacks and reading rooms available to you after 24 hours.

When you receive our e-mail, you can pick up your book the next work day. Please check the current opening hours. Did you choose Tresoar as your pickup location? Then it will take up to 4 days before your book is available.

Please note: the library app often mentions earlier that you can pick up your books. However, they're actually not ready yet. Please wait for the pick up our mail.

Books from the UB Zernike can be requested via SmartCat. Requested books will be transported to the UB City Centre for pick-up. If you're having trouble requesting these books, please contact zernike-bibliotheek rug.nl.

You can pick up books from the CMB yourself, see opening hours CMB.

Books from Tresoar can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

If you wish to consult non-loanable UB materials from the closed stacks, the vault or the special collections room, or non-loanable publications from the reading rooms, you need to make an appointment with Special Collections. Lendable materials from the studyrooms have to be requested through SmartCat. Unfortunately, it is not possible to request publications from the seminar shelves.

• More information and making an appointment

You can collect your requested DVDs and ILL-books at the reception desk.

Please note: it's not possible to forward ILL-books to Tresoar.

Books can be returned via the 24/7 Bookbox at the outside of UB City Centre (Poststraat), at the Selfservice A or by sending them to:

Universiteitsbibliotheek Groningen, afd. Frontoffice
Broerstraat 4
9712 CP Groningen

You are resposible for proper shipping and shipping costs.

For the time being we do not charge any fees for the late return of due books, at least until the end of the lockdown.

You may return books:

• through the 24/7 book box located outside of the UB City Centre (Poststraat)
• through the Selfservice in the UB City Centre
  
  or
  

• by mail to
  
  University of Groningen Library, department Frontoffice
  Broerstraat 4
  9712 CP Groningen
  
  

The shipping costs will then be for your account.

Please note: Returned books will be processed as quickly as possible. The lending system may, however, take a few days to process the information.

Returned books will be processed on the next working day. This means that books will only be checked in and removed from borrowed items' list after this.

You may return books:

• through the 24/7 book box located outside of the UB City Centre (Poststraat)
• through the Selfservice in the UB City Centre
  
  or

• by mail to
  

  University of Groningen Library, department Frontoffice
  Broerstraat 4
  9712 CP Groningen

The shipping costs will then be for your account.

Please note: Returned books will be processed as quickly as possible. The lending system may, however, take a few working days to process the information. For the time being we do not charge any fees for the late return of due books.

Is the book still in your name after more than a week? Then we would like to hear it and we will carry out a shelf check. Please e-mail servicedesk-bibliotheek rug.nl.

You can pick up or return books at the UB City Centre, the CMB or Tresoar. You will receive a ready-for-collection message stating the location where you can pick up the book.

Opening hours Selfservice (borrowing and returning books) UB City Centre

• Monday to Sunday, 8.30 am-10.0 pm *
  (requested DVDs and ILL books can be collected at the reception desk during these times); lending requests are processed Mon-Fri
  N.B.: please return your books in the 24/7 Bookbox at the outside of UB City Centre (Poststraat)
  

* Summer opening hours: 12 July until 15 August the UB will be open from 8.30 a.m. until 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday closed

The research room Special Collections is open by appointment only.

The UB Zernike is closed; it is possible to request books via SmartCat, and pick them up at the UB City Centre.

The Central Medical Library (CMB) is open, see CMB.

You can collect your requested DVDs and ILL-books at the reception desk.

Please note: it's not possible to forward ILL-books to Tresoar.

You can collect your requested DVDs and ILL-books at the reception desk.

Please note: it's not possible to forward ILL-books to Tresoar.

It is possible again to request books from other libraries, as well as articles from journals and chapters from printed books. As part of a pilot project the UG will pay for costs involved with requesting a copy from an e-journal via international inter llibrary loan (applies to both staff and students). However, we cannot guarantee that we will be always able to fulfill your request. After your request, we will keep you informed by e-mail.

More information: Borrowing from other libraries

You can collect your requested DVDs and ILL-books at the reception desk.

Please note: it's not possible to forward ILL-books to Tresoar.

You can send an e-mail to servicedesk-bibliotheek rug.nl, or take a look at our LibGuides. You may also contact our information literacy team: eduteam-library rug.nl.

You can access our online resources (e-journals, e-books, databases) off-campus, see: E-resources.
Need help choosing the right resource? See the LibGuide of your subject.

EIKON database

Due to the temporary closure of UB Zernike, the EIKON PCs are currently unavailable. Fortunately, Eikon can be accessed from home via UWP using the procedure outlined in the manual.