The Nordhausen University Library is a public academic library and is open to all interested parties.
By issuing the thoska as a library card, you recognise the Regulations for the use of the university library and the list of costs which form the basis for borrowing and using the library.
Students receive their thoska with their enrolment.
External users also require a thoska for borrowing and other library services. Please hand in a completed thoska form at the library information desk. Registration form and present your identity card to verify your details. A fee of €10 is charged for the issue of the thoska. Persons aged 16 and over are authorised to register externally. Minors under the age of 18 also require written authorisation. Declaration of consent of the parents with their signature.
With the thoska you will receive a user number and a password that will give you access to your personal account in the Discovery Tool or in the online catalogue (OPAC).
You will need your thoska 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 fifteen 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.
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 (sent to university e-mail address, by post for external users)
2nd reminder: € 2.50 / medium additionally (sent to university e-mail address, by post for external users)
3rd reminder: € 4,00 / medium additionally + € 4,40 postage (dispatch by post)
You will find your user account linked in the Discovery Tool. At the top right you will find the „Library account“ button.
Your user number is the 12-digit number under the barcode on the back of your thoska.
Your password is the date of birth in the following form: ttmmjj.
If you can no longer renew your books, there may be several reasons for this.
In all cases, you can no longer renew. Please contact us personally or by e-mail () in connection.
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.
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 instructions on logging on to the photocopier, please refer to the notices on the machines.
The fees for copies are:
You have the option of ordering the book or journal article via interlibrary loan. To do this, you will need your thoska and an online interlibrary loan account. This will be set up for you at the information desk of the university library before the first interlibrary loan request.
Interlibrary loan requests are subject to a fee. The minimum deposit is €1.50 - the fee for an interlibrary loan order 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 requested book can be delivered, it usually takes about a week for the order to arrive. You will be notified by e-mail when your interlibrary loan has arrived. You can then collect it from the service desk 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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