acquisition of literature from the outside

inter-library loan

Via inter-library loan books and copies of journal articles which are not available in any library in Kiel can be ordered.
Supplied will be from library to library. Requirements are a valid borrower's card and some time.

Here you can find a short introduction to interlibrary-loan.

chargeable document delivery services

Chargeable document delivery services (e.g. subito) are faster but also more expensive than inter-library loan.
Waiting time and prices are different depending on user group, the delivery date and the delivery format. Mostly a registration at the provider is necessary.

Notice for the scientific staff of the Technical Faculty: The Engineering Branch Library handles document delivery for you. If required please contact us.

more tips

• for the University in-house document delivery service for the scientific staff of the Christian-Albrechts-University as well as the clinical centre Kiel,
• for a successful literature research.