Literature not held in the library or in any other library in Erfurt can be requested by inter-library loan. You can search for and order the required literature on the Common Union Catalogue (GVK). Please also consider holdings of the Gotha Research library listed on VD 16 as well as in handwritten and printed catalogues of the library.
For inter-library loans you need a user card/thoska from Erfurt University Library/Gotha Research Library and an inter-library loan account. Please open this account at the information desk on the ground floor before your first online inter-library request. The minimum charge is € 1.50 (fee for one order per book or copies of up to 20 pages).
Start your Inter-library loan online on the Union Catalogue (GVK). By clicking on the button "loan request" or "copy order" you open the request form. Enter the number of your user card/card and your password and follow further instructions.
Delivery takes about 1 to 3 weeks. You are notified as soon as the ordered literature is ready for collection at the library. Members of Erfurt University are notified by e-mail. All other users can also receive a notification by e-mail if they leave an e-mail address.
The lending period is usually 4 weeks for books and 1 to 2 weeks for journals (delivered only in exceptional cases). Any restrictions on use and the lending period are set by the supplying library.
Please return borrowed media at the information desk. Photocopies remain in your possession. If you need to renew the lending period, please contact us at the information desk in good time.
Click on "inter-library loan account" on the Common Union Catalogue (GVK10plus) and enter your user number and password. Your requests are shown on the next screen. You can check the status of each request sent by clicking on the respective title.
If you cannot find the required literature on the inter-library loan catalogue or if online inter-library loan is not possible, please contact us at the information desk or by electronic form ILL Request.
Online-Tutorial Inter-library loan (Video)
Help text Inter-library loan (pdf)
Flyer Inter-library loan (pdf)