The largest part of our holdings is freely accessible.
In the open access areas the medias are arranged according to their subjects. Each subject has its own subject classification, which sorts the subject in special subject areas. Subject classifications with a combination of three or four letters are used to represent the subject areas.
University Library Classification System (GHBS) [german]
You can find our locations and opening hours here
Media array according to location code
The respective location of the books can be found out via the Katalog plus.
Literature from library areas not accessible to the public can be ordered for collection via the Katalog plus. You will be informed of the pick-up location via notification or you can look it up in your library account.
More literature with the mentioned subject classifications is arranged in closed stacks, the media collections, the textbook collections of all library locations and in the schoolbook collection.
| Call number prefix (location code) |
Subject | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Current daily newspapers | AR, floor 0 |
| 00 / 01 | AAA- AAL General: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, lists of abbreviations, address books | AR, floor 1 |
| 00 / 01 | ADC-ADX General: Biographies | H, floor 4 |
| 00 / 01 | AFA-AFX General: Anthologies, Quote Encyclopedias, Cultural Policy, Cultural Economy, Cultural History | AR, floor 1 |
| 00 / 01 | AGA-AKZ General: History of Science, Cultural Studies, Education, Universities and Other Educational and Research Institutions. General Museum Studies | H, floor 4 |
| 00 / 01 | ALA-ALQ General: Research Methods | AR, floor 1 |
| 00 / 01 | ALR-ANR General: Journalism, General Media Studies | AR, floor 1 |
| 00 / 01 | ANU-ANY General: Archival Science | H, floor 4 |
| 00 / 01 | AOA-AZY General: Book and Library Science, Documentation and Information (also: 90/91) | AR, floor 1 |
| 04 | AAM-ACZ General: General bibliographies and catalogs | AR, floor 1 |
| 04 | BEA-IKZ General: Bibliographies (Linguistics and Literary Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Education) | AR, floor 1 |
| 04 | ILA-IVZ General: Bibliographies (Theology) | H, floor 4 |
| 04 | JXA-KFZ General: Bibliographies (Art) | AR, floor 1 |
| 04 | KGA-KKR General: Bibliographies (Music) | H, floor 4 |
| 04 | KKS-KWS General: Bibliographies (Media Studies, Sports) | AR, floor 1 |
| 04 | KXA-MQZ General: Bibliographies (History) | H, floor 4 |
| 04 | MRA-ZWR General: Bibliographies (Geography, Social Sciences/Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Law, Natural Sciences, General and Biology, Technology, General and Technology, Other Fields) | AR, floor 1 |
| 02 to 05 | ZXA-ZXZ Siegerland Collection ZZA (Monographs in all subject areas) ZZK (Small-format publications) ZZR (Rare books) ZZW (Collection of "Old Schoolbooks") ZZY (Oversized formats) |
AR, closed stacks |
| 04 / 05 | ZZB (Large Formats) | AR, floor 1, building D |
| Bound journals in all subject areas, older volumes ZZZ Journals Bound daily newspapers, older volumes |
AR, floor -1 | |
| 05 | BSJ-BSM Children’s and Young Adult Book Collection | AR, floor 0 |
| 06 | Economics: Journals, older volumes | AR, floor -1 |
| 07 | Mathematics, Physics: Journals, older volumes | ENC, closed stacks |
| 08 | Archival holdings | |
| 09 | ZZX / ZZXA Dissertations in all subjects | |
| 10 / 11 | BEA-BSI General and Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 10 / 11 | BTA-DDZ German Studies from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 10 / 11 | DEA-EOZ English and American Studies from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 10 / 11 | EPA-FZZ Romance Studies from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 10 / 11 | GTA-HGZ Other Philologies from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 12 | Dictionaries at the beginning of each subject area | AR, floor 1 and AR, floor 1, building D |
| 20 / 21 | HIA-HPZ Philosophy from publication year 1987 onward Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 20 / 21 | HQA-HXZ Psychology HYA-IKZ Educational Science from publication year 1987 Current journal issues up to publication year 1986 Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 20 / 21 |
JXA-KFZ Art History up to publication year 1986
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| 20 / 21 |
ILA-IVZ Theology
Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 20 / 21 |
KGA-KKR Music
Bound journals, older volumes |
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| 20 / 21 |
KXA-MQZ History
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| 20 / 21 | IWA-JWZ Authors in the Humanities | AR, floor -1 |
| 30 / 31 |
NOA-OSZ Social Sciences, Sociology up to 1986
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| 32 / 33 | PHA-PND Economics, General PNH-PYP Economics PZA-QHA Business Administration QFA-QHA Economic and Social Statistics QHN-QKU Economics and Vocational Education |
US, floor 0 and
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| QGT-QGTX Business Information Systems QMA-QWZ Law |
US, floor 1 | |
| 38 / 39 | PEN-QWG European Documentation Center | US, floor 0 |
| 40 / 41 |
MRA-NMZ Geography, Geology up to publication year 1986 |
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| 40 / 42 | Natural Sciences (Astronomy, Biology) and Medicine Bound journals, older volumes |
AR, floor -1 |
| 44 | Physics: Journals | ENC |
| 46 | Chemistry: Current journal issues Chemistry: Bound journals, older volumes |
|
| 48 / 49 |
UAA-ULZ Physics
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ENC and |
| 50 / 51 | TTA-TZZ Computer Science XVA-YHZ Electrical Engineering Current journal issues |
H, floor 4 |
| 50 / 51 | Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Technology, Other Fields Bound journals, older volumes |
AR, floor -1 |
| 52 / 53 |
WSA-WWZ Architecture - Urban Planning WXA-XHZ Architecture - Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Surveying |
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| 52 | Architecture - Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Surveying Bound journals, older volumes |
PB, Upper Floor |
| 54 / 55 | WAA-WHZ Technology, general XIA-XUZ Mechanical Engineering ZEA-ZWZ Technology |
PB, Ground Floor, left |
| 60 / 61 | TAA-TLZ; TTQ-TZZ Mathematics UAA-ULZ Physics VDA-VET Astrophysics |
ENC |
| 62 / 63 |
TMA-TSS Mathematics Education
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| 70 / 72 | DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV media, language courses (media combinations), microfilms, microfiches | AR, Media Collection |
| 71 | Textbook collection: Linguistics and Literature (BEA-HGZ), Media Studies (KKS-KNZ) | AR, floor 0 |
| 73 | Textbook Collection: Other Humanities and Social Sciences | AR, floor 0 |
| 74 | DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV Media | US, floor 0, Information |
| 75 | Textbook Collection: Economics, Law | US, floor 0 |
| 77 | Textbook Collection: Natural Sciences (Biology and Chemistry) | AR, floor 0 |
| 78 | DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV media | ENC, Circulation Desk |
| 78 | TMA-TSS (Mathematics Education) DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV media | AR, Media Collection |
| 80 | DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV media | H, Circulation Desk |
| 81 | Textbook Collection: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science | H, floor 4 |
| 82 / 84 | DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs, AV media | PB, Circulation Desk |
| 83 / 85 | Textbook Collection: Architecture - Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, Technology | PB, Ground Floor Right |
| 90 / 91 | AOA-AZY Library Science, Documentation, and Information (also: 00/01) | AR, floor 1 |
| 92 / 93 | Kreuzer Collection | AR, closed stacks |
| 99 | Schoolbook Collection | AR, floor 0 |
| K, R, RZ | AR, closed stacks | |
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N, S, T Z, ZF, ZP |
AR, floor -1 |
