In principle, anyone can register. To register, you will need a completed Registration form. You can also obtain this at the information desk in the library. We also ask you to bring your identity card or passport with you.
Persons aged 16 and over are authorised to register. Minors under the age of 18 also require a Declaration of consent of the parents with their signature.
Students at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences also require a student ID card / Thoska card and an identity card or passport.
You will receive a user card with a user number and a password that will allow you to access your personal user account in the Discovery Tool or in the online catalogue (OPAC).
The basis for borrowing and using the library are the User regulations and the list of costs.
Please inform the library immediately if your address changes. Otherwise, notifications about reserved media, for example, can no longer be sent to you.
No registration or user fees are charged.
You will need your Thoska card (students and staff) or your library card (external users) to borrow items.
It is not possible to borrow media if your fees amount to € 10 or more.
Books, electronic media and bound journals can be borrowed for 4 weeks at a time.
It is also possible to renew all media three times for the same period, provided that no reservation has been made for the medium.
Books with the sticker "Not available for loan" as well as magazines and newspapers of the current year cannot be borrowed.
You can borrow a maximum of 50 media at the same time.
You can renew your media up to fifteen times, provided that no media have been earmarked or reserved.
If you would like to borrow media that are labelled "Magazine" in the Discovery Tool or in the OPAC, you can order them. They will be issued to you as soon as possible.
For media labelled "Handapparat", please contact the information desk.
You can also return your books by post. The address is
Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences
University library
Weinberghof 4
99734 Nordhausen
Please ensure adequate packaging. You bear the shipping risk.
If you do not return your media on time, reminder fees will be charged. The amount of the reminder fees depends on the List of costs of the user regulations:
1st reminder: € 1.50 / medium
2nd reminder: € 2,50 / medium additionally
3rd reminder: € 4,00 / medium additionally + € 4,40 postage
You can find your user account at https://hsnfind.tu-ilmenau.de/MyResearch/Profile or linked in the Discovery Tool. At the top right you will find the User account button.
Your user number is the 12-digit number (for students) or 10-digit number (for external users). You will find it on the back of your user card under the barcode.
Your password is the date of birth in the following form: ttmmjj.
Let us know if you have forgotten your password. We will reset your password to your date of birth.
If you can no longer renew your books, there may be several reasons for this.
In all cases you can no longer extend. Please get in touch with us.
Literature borrowed by other users can be accessed via the Discovery Tool or the OPAC can be reserved. There are no fees for the reservation.
Students are informed by e-mail when a reserved book arrives.
Yes, but this person must then present your user card or Thoska card and a written authorisation.
For students: To be able to copy or print in the library, you must have sufficient credit on your Thoska card. You can top up your card without cash at the top-up terminal in the entrance area of the library.
For detailed information on logging on to the photocopier, please refer to the notice boards.
The fees for copies are:
You have the option of ordering the book via interlibrary loan. To do this, you will need a user card from Nordhausen University Library and an online interlibrary loan account. This will be set up for you at the information desk of the University Library before you place your first interlibrary loan order.
The minimum deposit is €1.50, the fee for an interlibrary loan order is per book or 20 pages of copies. The fee is also due if the requested medium cannot be delivered.
Once the account has been set up for you, you can independently access the Union catalogue GVK search for and order literature and articles.
If the desired book can be delivered, it usually takes about two weeks for the order to arrive. This period can vary greatly. You will be notified by e-mail when your interlibrary loan has arrived. You can then collect it from the counter in the library.
The loan period is specified by the lending library. Pay attention to the enclosed receipts and information when you receive your order. It will state when you have to return the item. Please adhere to this deadline, as reminder fees will also be charged for items returned late.
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