Studying On-Site

Cloakroom

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

The library may not be entered with rucksacks and bags. Coats and jackets no longer need to be locked in.

In our cloakroom there are lockers of different sizes to lock your bags, laptop sleeves (and coats). To lock the cloakroom compartments, you will need to bring your own padlocks with you. The padlocks should be between 5 mm and 6 mm thick in order to secure the compartment effectively.

Food and drink

For reasons of stock protection, you may only bring water into the library in transparent, sealable bottles. Eating is possible in the foyer of the building and in the café.

BiBtasche, padlocks and other items in the office supply vending machine

In the stationery vending machine you can purchase the BiBtasche as an alternative to our transport baskets. There you can also get secure padlocks for using the wardrobe and much more, e.g. whiteboard markers, USB sticks, erasers.

Please note: only card payment is possible at the vending machines.

Catalogues on site

All freely accessible holdings of the Science Branch Library can be found in our Primus Gateway.

Almost all of our magazine holdings are also listed in Primus and can be ordered via Primus. The few exceptions are only accessible via card and microfiche catalogues. Detailed information can be obtained from the information desk in the library.

Workplaces

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

In collaboration with the PC Hall of the CMS, the Science Branch Library offers you more than 400 workplaces.

The library's modern equipment includes WLAN in all areas, power supply at all workplaces, rooms for group study, meeting boxes, solo boxes, study carrels, specially equipped workstations for disabled readers, a parent-child area.

On the window side of the gallery, you will find 32 seats equipped with reading screens. HDMI and USB-C cables are available on the screens so that you can connect your own devices. Computers are available at 55 places in the library and can be used with your personal login (HU account).

Rooms for Group Study

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

We offer three rooms for group study, which are located in the gallery. The rooms are locked and can be reserved during library opening hours or used spontaneously if they are free. The reservation list for the day in question is displayed directly in the rooms so that you can find out whether spontaneous use is possible. You can borrow the key at the counter.

Reservations

The rooms can be booked in person at the service desk, by telephone (+49 30 2093-70081) or by e-mail (nawi@ub.hu-berlin.de).

Please note that reservations must be made at least one day in advance, only a maximum of 14 days in advance and for a maximum of three dates per week.

Your reservation will expire after 30 minutes if you don't show up.

Equipment

• The rooms 1'201, 1'202 and 1'203 have a smartboard (brief instructions for the devices in the respective room).
• The rooms are equipped with whiteboards.
• There is power supply for your mobile devices in each room for group study.

Terms of use

• The rooms are only permitted for groups of two to ten people and not for individual use.
• You can borrow the keys for the rooms at the service desk, you need a valid library account for this. The equipment box for using the smartboard is also available at the service desk.
• You have to bring your own pens - please make sure to use only suitable pens!
• Special materials are available for cleaning the whiteboards - if they are dirty, you will receive a replacement at the service desk.
• Finally, please note that the group study rooms are also part of the library and are not soundproofed - please work as quietly as possible there as well.

You can also work together in small groups in the textbook collection. Movable tables, chairs and soundproofing elements allow you to create working areas according to your current needs.

Meeting Boxes

There are two meeting boxes in the passageway to the PC pool. Each of them has a permanently installed reading screen with corresponding connection cables (HDMI and USB-C) and two sockets.

Terms of use

• Reservations are not possible
• For groups of 2-4 people
• The ventilation must be switched on together with the lighting via a switch on the ceiling when entering
• The boxes are soundproofed, but we ask you to be as quiet as possible and keep the door closed during use

Solo Boxes

You will find a total of four Solo Boxes in the Natural Sciences Branch Library, two are located behind the counter next to the lending machines and two are located in the Computer Science area.

Terms of use

• Reservations are not possible
• Use by one person for e.g. online meetings or telephone calls
• The lighting and ventilation switch on automatically when you enter the box
  
• The boxes are soundproofed, but we ask you to be as quiet as possible and keep the door closed during use

Study Carrels

 Eckart Schulz, CC BY 4.0

Students, doctoral candidates, members and visiting researchers of Humboldt-Universität can use one of the 14 available individual work booths free of charge for one calendar month to write a thesis, subject to prior application.

All study carrels have a computer (login with HU account), which can also be used as an additional monitor (instructions pdf).

Please refer to the information sheet (pdf) for application requirements and terms of use. You can either apply for the allocation of a study carrel directly at the counter of the Branch Library of Natural Sciences or download the form (pdf)  and send it by e-mail to nawi@ub.hu-berlin.de.

Lockable Book Trolleys

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

In addition to the study carrels, doctoral students, members and visiting researchers at Humboldt-Universität have the opportunity to use one of the five lockable book trolleys for storing their work materials in the library free of charge for one calendar month.

Please refer to the information sheet (pdf) for application requirements and terms of use. You can either apply for the allocation of a book trolley directly at the counter of the Branch Library of Natural Sciences or download the form (pdf)  and send it by e-mail to nawi@ub.hu-berlin.de.