Please order the desired media with a lead time of at least two working days before the date of use via the contact form or by phone at 0351 4677-514. A valid SLUBCARD is required.

Further information

Collections Reading Room

We offer a rich program of events, please check this page for more information: Trainings and events

We also offer individual consultations concerning manifold research topics within our Wissensbar service.

No, the extension of the validity of the SLUBcard is not possible via an online form or any other web option of the user account.

But you can renew the validity of your SLUBcard via the contact form on the SLUB homepage, via SLUB Chat or by phone at +49 351 4677-390.

For this purpose we need the following data from you:

• user number
• name, first name
• date of birth
• current address
• Students of the TU Dresden: photo/scan of your student ID or certificate of enrollment (in case of renewal by phone, please present it at the service desk during your next SLUB visit

If you intend to use our online ressources or would like to lend books from the SLUB, you will need a SLUBCARD. For simply staying at the SLUB you do not have to register.
 

Further information:

• Become a SLUB user

Please check the following link for the current opening hours of the Central Library and other locations: Opening Hours and SLUB Libraries

Using the SLUB is free of charge.
However, there are fees for specific services, such as digitization orders, interlibrary loan, or exceedance of lending periods.

Further information:

• Library fees and charges

All persons of 14 years and above may use the SLUB Dresden.

Further information:

• Registration

The SLUBCARD is valid for 400 days.

There are extended features available if you sign in to your user account on the SLUB website. By doing this, you can easily order media from the closed stacks, request or reserve borrowed media or view licensed documents from outside the SLUB.
 

Identify the signature of the desired medium on the basis of the catalog entry, for example, ZH 3470 W214. This signature will be linked. When clicking the link, you will be directed to the 3D model. There you will find the exact location of the shelf as well as further information.

Yes, there are. Public tours through the treasure room take place on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. Fees will not be charged. Interested parties meet in the foyer in the Central Library.

Yes, it is. Please send us a list with information on title, author and year of publication by email or mail. You are also welcome to contact us by phone: + 49 351 4677 245.

Further information:

• Postal address for donations: SLUB Dresden, SG Monografien / Geschenke, 01054 Dresden

Book boxes are lockers where borrowed items can be kept temporarily. Please get in touch with our staff at the circulation desk of the respective SLUB location. In case all book boxes are occupied, you can make a reservation via the SLUB catalog.

A Semesterapparat is a compilation of selected media (key texts) for a course at university. There are Semesterapparate consisting of books (Buchsemesterapparat), there are electronic Semesterapparate as well as audiovusual ones.
 

Further information:

• Semesterapparate in the SLUB

Students who are writing their final thesis can apply for a carrel. A lottery then decides on the allocation of the carrels.

Further information:

• SLUB procedure for allocating carrels