The Paderborn University Library offers its users the opportunity to work free of charge at

• at 530 individual and group workstations,
• 45 research workstations,
• 2 multimedia workstations,
• 2 reading stations for women in the evenings from 8 p.m. onwards,
• 1 rare books reading station and
• 11 individual workrooms.

Anyone wishing to leave their workplace for a short break must use a break disc.

The following are currently available

• on the entrance level (excluding level 1 in building J):
  37 individual workstations
  16 individual workstations in the newspaper reading area
• on level 0 in building J:
  1 individual workstation
• on level 1 in building J:
  57 individual workstations (including 3 barrier-free workstations)
  4 individual workstations in the lounge area
• on level 2:
  30 individual workstations
• on level 3:
  101 individual workstations
• on level 4:
  53 individual workstations
  8 group workstations
• on level 2 in building I:
  73 individual workstations
  8 group workstations
• on level 5:
  78 individual workstations
  64 group workstations

The PCs are available to all users of the UB free of charge. Personal registration is not required (anonymous access). They can be used to access the university's WWW pages, the catalogue, the databases licensed by the UB and electronic full texts as well as other selected electronic services. After a personal login with library card number and password, unrestricted access to the internet is possible.

Printouts and file exports of search results and full texts are possible on all PCs.

Please observe the PC terms of use of the Paderborn University Library!

The following PCs are currently available

• on the entrance level (without level 1 in building J):
  32 PC workstations (30 of which are internet PCs and 2 multimedia PCs)
• on level 0 in building J:
  1 PC workstation
• on level 1 in building J:
  3 PC workstations
• on level 2:
  1 PC workstation
• on level 3:
  3 PC workstations
• on level 4:
  2 PC workstations
• on level 2 in building I:
  2 PC workstations
• on level 5:
  3 PC workstations

The following are currently available to you free of charge

• on the entrance level of the UB (near the "Information Centre")
  2 multimedia PCs with connected scanner
  
  We ask for your understanding that these PC workstations are primarily intended for working with CD-ROMs, scanning books from the UB's holdings or for printing out existing files and must be released for use for such purposes at short notice. PC workstations are available in the IMT pool rooms for working on homework or other study assignments.

The library is equipped with access points for the university wireless network maintained by the Centre for Information and Media Technologies (IMT), so that it is possible to receive and send information via the Internet using private notebooks throughout the library.

The prerequisite for an internet connection is that the notebooks are equipped with a wireless LAN card (W-LAN) and an account exists (registration with the IMT).

Guests of the university can also use the WLAN, provided they can authenticate themselves via EDUROAM at the computer centre of their home university.

Information on this can be found on the IMT website at: https: //imt.uni-paderborn.de/wlan-zugang/.

If, contrary to expectations, problems occur with the wireless network (no connection or too slow a connection), the library IT department is available for assistance. Occasionally, the problem is forwarded from there to the IMT.

In many zones of the library it is possible to connect notebooks to the library's power supply.

Advice on the wireless network is provided by the "Notebook Café" team (I 0.401). For more information, see: http: //nbc.uni-paderborn.de.

In order to enable safe working also in the late evening hours, 2 reading workstations for women are provided in the entrance area of the library near the information centre. These are intended for women in the evenings from 8 p.m. or must be released for their use.

In addition, it is possible to borrow a so-called body alarm device at the local circulation desk by leaving a library card. This can be easily activated in case of danger and then triggers a loud alarm.

In the field of the Information Centre, works worthy of special protection can be consulted under supervision and in compliance with special conditions. This applies both to works from the UB's collection and to those borrowed from other libraries via interlibrary loan.

This workstation is located in the field of the Information Centre (BI1.102). It can be used Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and by appointment with the staff of the Information Centre and Specialist Libraries (phone: +49 5251 60-2017 - e-mail: information@ub.uni-paderborn.de).

11 individual study rooms are available to authorised users of the UB who are members of Paderborn University, are writing a doctoral dissertation or habilitation thesis and do not have their own workspace at the university on level 2 in building I for a maximum period of 6 months.

The terms of use are set out in the Regulations for the Use of the Individual Study Rooms of the Paderborn University Library are laid down.

The use has to be applied for via an application form .

The allocation of an individual study room takes place in the order of the application.

Information can be obtained from the staff of the Information Centre and Specialist Libraries.