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thulb.de / ThULB / Locations / Arts and Humanities

Arts and Humanities

Current Information

Group study rooms closed
Due to construction work on the cooling system, all group work rooms will be unavailable for use from Monday, January 5, 2026, until further notice.

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Services

Ask your librarian

We are here for you during our service hours.

Self-service

During the entire opening hours you can use the self-check-in machines to borrow and return items with your thoska. A media return box is also available.

Library building

Central Information Desk (Ground Floor)

Central Loan Desk (Ground Floor)

  • Registration and de-registration / changes of personal data / extension of membership
  • Check out of media from the stack and the interlibrary loan system or textbooks and regular media from the branch library
  • Renewals / reservation of media
  • Returns
  • Cashless payment (fines / costs)

Subject librarians (1st Floor)

Special Reading Room (-1st Floor)

  • Provision of particularly valuable historical holdings as well as media ordered from the stacks and via interlibrary loan that cannot be borrowed
  • Please note that the opening and service times of the special reading room differ from the operating hours of the building. You can view the current opening hours under ‘Contact’.

General information

- 1st Floor

Manuscripts and Special Collections with Special Reading Room

Ground Floor

  • General (ALL)
  • Library sciences, information, documentation (BID)
  • University studies (HSK)
  • Jenensia (JEN)
  • Textbook collection (LBS)
  • Reference collection (LS): general media and subjects not included in Art and Humanities
  • Thuringica (THÜ)
  • Science education (WIS)
  • Daily newspapers and journals

1st Floor

  • Communication and media science (KMW)
  • Starting 29.09.23: Sport Science (MED)
  • Education (PÄD)
  • Philosophy (PHI)
  • Psychiatry (MED)
  • Psychology (PSY)

2nd Floor

  • Archaeology (ARC)
  • Classical philology (KPH)
  • Cultural anthropology (VKD)
  • History (HIS)
  • Semitic studies (SEM)
  • Theology and religious studies (THR)

3rd Floor

  • General foreign language teaching (AFD)
  • General and comparative literature (ALW)
  • General and comparative linguistics (ASW)
  • American studies (AMK)
  • English studies (ANG)
  • Finno-Ugrian studies (FUG)
  • German studies (GER)
  • Indo-European studies (IDG)
  • Indonesian studies (INS)
  • Japanese studies (JAP)
  • Caucasian studies (KAU)
  • Dutch studies (NLP)
  • Romance studies (ROM)
  • Chinese studies (SIN)
  • Scandinavian studies (SKA)
  • Slavonic studies (SLA)
  • Turkish studies (TUR)

4th Floor

  • Art history (KUN)
  • Musicology (MUS)
  • Barrier-free access
  • Carrels and group rooms (two group rooms are equipped with 55 inch screens)
  • Lockable library trolleys
  • Computer work stations (access to internet and ThULB-Suche catalogue) including three computers with CD-ROM drive
  • Work space with access to internet via Wi-Fi and patch cable
  • Work space for the visually impaired
  • Copier (floors 1-4), one coin operated machine (ground floor)
  • Book scanner
  • Scantents (Copyroom at the ground floor and Special Reading Room)
  • Microfilm reader
  • Microfiche reader
  • Reader scanner
  • Video recorder

Work space and rooms can be booked via CARREL. vornehmen. A reservation is required for the use of single study rooms and group rooms. Work space reservation (open access area) is optional. In case a person occupies your reserved work space, please show your reservation confirmation mail and kindly ask the person to vacate the spot.

Please use the floor plan or the 3D model to determine the location of your work space.

Directions / Arrival

  • Car: there is a wheelchair-accessible car park on the western side of the building (Bibliotheksplatz)
  • Public transport: tram/bus stop ‘Universität’ (approx. 400 metres away)

Access

  • Completely accessible
  • there is a ramp to the left of the stairs
  • automatic entrance door
  • the cloakroom is accessible via a ramp
  • lifts are available to reach the floors (reading areas, special reading room and cafeteria)

Computer work station for the visually impaired (setting 1):

Features:

  • 24,0“ Monitor
  • Keyboard and braille terminal
  • Screen reader (renders text as speech output (multilingual), enables enlargement of braille terminal

Location:

  • Branch Library of Arts and Humanities
    Please consult the Central Information Desk on the ground floor in the Main Library Building.

Transportable HD screen reader (VisioDesk mobile full HD) with additional monitor

  • Bookable via inquiry

Toilets for people with limited mobility are available on level 0 in the cloakroom area and on levels 1-4.

A recovery room is located on level 0 in the left corridor of the cloakroom area, which can also be used as a as a nursing and baby changing room.

Support via the Service Desk Portal* 

* This ticket system enables simple and fast communication to clarify your questions and concerns. You can view the current status of your enquiry at any time and will also be informed of updates by e-mail. You can gain access with your URZ login or, if you are not a member of the university, by registering once with your e-mail address. Details can be found under Service desk login for FSU external e-mail adresses.