Library FAQ Campus Rosenheim

Library materials can be returned via the return machine located in the stairwell area of the library, regardless of library opening hours.
Access to the machine is subject to the building opening hours.
Please return only books via the machine.
Keys for lockers should be deposited in the mailbox, which is also located in the staircase area of the library.
For interlibrary loan returns, you will also find a return box there.

Opening hours of the buildings

For students: Please update your address details yourself in the Online Service Center.
Online Service Center

For guests: Please e-mail us with your new address details:
bibliothek@th-rosenheim.de

For teachers & staff: Your address details are updated via the general address pool. This means that all you have to do is let the personnel office know your new address details.
personalverwaltung@th-rosenheim.de​​​​​​​

You can make copies in black/white or colour.
Black/white copies cost €0.05 and colour copies cost €0.10 for A4. A3 copies cost double.
To use the copier, you need a minimum credit of €1.00 on your Student Card.

Other rules apply to guests.
Guests

You can find out how to use e-books in the following e-tutorial:
E-tutorial on how to use e-books (OmE)

The library system will send you an automated e-mail notification to your university e-mail address 3 days before the end of the loan period. For visitors, this is sent to the e-mail address provided to the library.
The library offers no guarantee that users will receive their notifications because communications may be interrupted by several external factors.

TIP: So that you don't forget it, we recommend that you note the end date of the loan period in your own calendar.

The catalogue of theses can be found in the catalogues section.
TH Rosenheim catalogue of theses

 We have theses saved as PDF files and there is no fixed loan period for these.

Fines are listed in our list of fees.
List of fees (in German only)

Fines can be paid at the library using your Student Card.
Cash payments are not possible.
Remote users can pay their fines by bank transfer to:

Hochschule Rosenheim
Account: 215 632
Sparkasse Rosenheim
711 500 00
IBAN DE49 7115 0000 0000 2156 32
SWIFT BYLADEM1ROS
Transaction reference: Fine/Library

Guests can pay their fines in cash at the library or via bank transfer. 
Please bring along the right amount in change.

Information for visitors can be found here:
Guests

Your questions on all aspects of the inter-library loan service are answered on the inter-library loan service page.
Inter-library loan

Items can normally be renewed up to 9 times. This is unless the book has already been reserved by another user.

You can renew items

• via the library app
• in your online account
  e-tutorial 
• via the lending terminal
• by telephone at +49 (8031) 805-2178
• by e-mail (bibliothek@th-rosenheim.de)

The loan period is usually 4 weeks. Some items can only be borrowed for 2 weeks. There are also items that can only be borrowed for 3 working days.
You can find out about this via the lending terminal or by asking library staff.

Yes. You can also use your personal ID card to borrow items during service hours.
Outside of service hours, you can only borrow items via the lending terminals using your user ID card.

You can find our opening hours on our homepage.
Homepage

You can print from all computer workstations (apart from in the study room) using the multi-functional device.
Black/white and colour prints in A4 and A3.
Black/white copies cost €0.05 and colour copies cost €0.10 for A4. A3 copies cost double.
To print, you need a minimum credit of €1.00 on your Student Card.

The university printing system is managed by the Computer Centre. 
Any other questions will therefore be answered on the following page:
Rechenzentrum - Drucken, Plotten & Scannen (in German only)

Unfortunately, visitors are not permitted to use the printers.

University members are welcome to e-mail the library with any recommendations for books to purchase.
To process your request, we need to know:
- your full user name
- your user number
- all known bibliographical data
- if the title is to be purchased as an e-book or printed book
- what it will be used for: e.g. thesis, lecture, research project,
Purchase request to the library:
bibliothek@th-rosenheim.de

Visitors should contact the local Stadtbibliothek (central library) with any recommendations for books to purchase.​​​​​​​
Stadtbibliothek Rosenheim

Yes, unless it is from a lecturer’s collection or is a short-term loan.
E-tutorial reservation of media OmE

Yes, a notification e-mail will be sent to your university e-mail address. For visitors, this will be sent to the e-mail address provided to the library.

There is an informative e-tutorial on this.
E-tutorial reservation of media OmE

The best format is FAT or FAT32.
USB sticks with an NTFS format may cause problems if the stick was not logged off the last time it was used on the computer.

Unfortunately, scanning directly to a mobile hard drive is not possible.
Transferring scanned data to mobile end devices is also not possible.

Black/white and colour scans are possible up to A2 format.

Two devices are available:

• Bookeye scanner: the files are saved directly to your private USB stick. In this way, you can use them on your end device.
• Multi-function scanner: scanned documents can be found either via your personal folder (standard setting, “scan2folder”) or by e-mail with a link to your document (“scan2email”).

Use of the scanners is free.

Information on study facilities is provided in our Technical equipment section.
Study facilities

The password is the first four digits of your date of birth (DDMM).
OPAC

University members will find their library user number on their Student Card, on the left above their photo.
Visitors will find their user number under the barcode on their user card.

What the VPN client is and where you can download it is explained in an e-tutorial.
E-tutorial VPN Client (OmE)