Usage

Here you will find information about your work opportunities as well as the usage modalities and lending modalities of the Gotha Research Library.

We are happy to support you in your search for literature and advise you on questions about the catalogues, databases and interlibrary loan as well as reproduction services.

Current conditions of use of the Gotha Research Library

Information on maintenance work on 3 January 2025

Due to maintenance work on the IT infrastructure, only the consultation of pre-ordered manuscripts, historical prints and the reference collection will be possible on 3 January 2025 from 9:00 to 12:00. The following services will not be available during this time: Loans, renewals, PC workstations. Returns are possible to a limited extent.
Thank you for your understanding.

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Availability times for manuscripts and old prints

Due to the seasonal low temperatures in the stacks of the Research Library, it is necessary for conservation reasons to have ordered titles gradually adjust to heated room climate before use.

Therefore, from Monday, 11 November 2024 until further notice, manuscripts and prints published before 1850 will first be available after several hours:

  • Order by 9.00 a.m.: use first possible at 3.30 p.m
  • Order after 9.00 a.m.: use possible on the following day
Barbara Lenski-Leihbecher
Barbara Lenski-Leihbecher
Information Desk, Library and Interlibrary Loan
(Gotha Research Library)
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha (Gotha, Schlossplatz 1)
+49 361 737-5540
barbara.lenski-leihbecher@uni-erfurt.de
Anke Seifert
Anke Seifert
Library Associate for User and Digitalization Services
(Gotha Research Library)
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha (Gotha, Schlossplatz 1)
+49 361 737-5542
anke.seifert@uni-erfurt.de