In order to find the media you are looking for please make use of our Katalog plus. There you can find out where the medium is located in the library by clicking on the title and if this medium is available for loan or not, if necessary place a loan reservation.

The book collections are arranged systematically and are usually freely accessible. In the library you can pick up the books you need and take them to one of the circulation desks for borrowing together with your library card or the USiCard activated for library use. In the Main Library Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR) and in the branch library Unteres Schloss (US) there are also self-service terminals available.
Media from our stacks and audio-visual media from the media collection have to be ordered via the Katalog plus.

Media with a white or green call number tag can be borrowed from the library. Media with a red call number tag are part of the non-lending collection and cannot be borrowed from the library.

The loan period is usually 60 days. If the item has been reserved by another library user this period is shortened and you will be informed about the new loan period via e-mail. Please adhere to the loan periods since you will be charged a finde for overdue loans from the first day after the deadline. Please note that these fines are due regardless of the time of dispatch and reception of reminders, so always check your library account.

Handle all media carefully and please inform us about any damages or markings inside the book before borrowing the item. If damages are noted on return, the lender will be held responsible.
Returns are possible at all library locations, regardless of where you borrowed the book. In the Main library Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR) and in the Branch Library Unteres Schloss (US) return machines are available for returning borrowed media. The return machine in the Main Library AR is accessible 24/7. If media are not accepted by the machine, please contact the circulation desk. Return by post is also possible.

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You can extend loan periods by yourself online in your library account. The extension has to be done before the loan period runs out otherwise you will be charged a fine for overdue loans.

1. Log in to your library account with your Zimt-ID and password via the University's Shibboleth interface.
2. Click on account section "Loans".
3. Choose between "Renew all" above the liste or "Renew" at the right side of the list.
4. Please note the following screen displaying whether the extension was successful.
5. All renewed titles will be confirmed with the new end of loan period in your library account / "Loans". In the case of reservation by an other user the loan period will be shortended and you will be informed.

If a medium has been reserved by another user, extending the loan period is no longer possible. Please return the item in question on time.
Please present media with expired loan period at one of our circulation desks to return them or to have the loan period renewed and pay the fines.
Extending the loan period via phone is not possible.

Extending loan period for interlibrary loans:

Please note that an extension is only possible if the lending library agrees and if the application for an extension of the loan period has been handed in before the loan period expires at one of the circulation desks of the pick-up libraries during the service hours (Information and assistance). In case the extension is not agreed to you will receive a return request. You can also request the extension of the loan period by by e-mail (fernleihe@ub.uni-siegen.de) to the interlibrary loan department. Please include your library card number and the number of the book you want to extend. Extension can’t be granted, if there is the note “KEINE Fristverlängerung” under the barcode (pink receipt).