Fees
Library cards with reduced fee | |
Students of public universities in Germany, academic staff of public Hamburg | No charge |
Secondary school students | No charge |
Individuals currently completing an apprenticeship, military service or volunteer civil service; recipients of Arbeitslosengeld I or II unemployment benefits (for an annual library card) | €5 |
To receive a reduced fee, you must present one of the following:
HAW Hamburg chip card |
Student card from a public university in Germany |
HAW Hamburg alumni card |
Proof of another justification for a fee reduction, such as the receipt of state benefits pursuant to SGB II (ALG II) and SGB XII or employment in an apprenticeship position, military service or volunteer community service |
Library cards without reduced fee
Annual library card | €30 |
Six-month library card | €18 |
Monthly library card | €10 |
Annual library card for law firms and legal organisations | €120 |
Additional fees (as of 1 April 2016)
Replacement library card (for all users) | €15 |
Fee per overdue item in first week following the due date | €1 |
Fee per overdue item in second week following the due date | €2 additional charge (total of €3 per item) |
Fee per overdue item in third week following the due date | €5 additional charge (total of €8 per item) |
Fee per overdue item in fifth week following the due date | €10 additional charge (total of €18 per item) |
Reservation | No charge |
Lost book | |
Administrative fee for each item lost | €30 |
Price for replacing each item | Will be determined individually for each item |
Please pay the fees using your EC (debit) card.
Borrowing from other Hamburg libraries
The annual or monthly fees you pay to the University Information and Library Service entitle you to borrow at no additional cost from the following academic libraries in Hamburg during the same period (you may need to also obtain a library card from the indvidual library):
Hamburg State and University Library (SUB)
Fees owing
You can view any fees owing via your online user account.
Additional information about your user account
Locked account
Please note that your user account will automatically be locked if you owe more than €30 in fees! In this case you will not be able to renew, reserve or borrow library items. You will also not be able to use the other library services. Please pay your fees on time so that you do not reach this point.