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03.10.23 German Unity Day

01.11.23 All Saints Day

23.12.23 - 01.01.24 Christmas/New Year

What are service hours...?
The following services are only available during service hours:

• Applications for extended loan period.
• Pick up and return of interlibrary loans
• Pick up of laboratory holdings

Locations of the automatic pay stations:
Campus Mönchengladbach: Building W, Lobby
Campus Krefeld South: Building A next to Infopoint
Campus Krefeld West Campus: Entrance to the library

Payment at the pay station is currently only possible with EC card. Alternatively, please use the bank transfer option:

• Recipient: Hochschule Niederrhein
• Institution: Stadtsparkasse Mönchengladbach
• Ref.: library account MG/KR / User number
• IBAN: DE55 31050000 000 3425451
• BIC/Swift-Code: MGLSDE33

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Acquisition s. Acquisition

Acquisitions suggestion

Students and employees of the Hochschule Niederrhein can send acquisition requests to the library via an online form. The media are preferably procured as e-books (campus license). If an e-book acquisition is not possible, a printed book will be ordered. (see acquisition)

Addresses

Library Campus Mönchengladbach, Building N, Richard-Wagner-Straße 140, 41065 Mönchengladbach

• Phone: 02161/186-3400
• E-Mail: lending-mg(at)hs-niederrhein.de
• Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-22.00 h, Sat 9.00-17.00 h
• Service hours: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.15 hrs

Library Campus Krefeld West, Building N, Frankenring 20, 47798 Krefeld

• Phone: 02161/186-3400
• E-Mail: lending-kr-west(at)hs-niederrhein.de
• Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8.00-18.00 hrs
• Service hours: Mon-Fri 8.00-16.00 hrs

Krefeld South Campus Library, Building G, Reinarzstraße 49, 47805 Krefeld, Germany

• Phone: 02161/186-3400
• E-mail: lending-kr-sued(at)hs-niederrhein.de
• Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8.00-18.00 hrs
• Service hours: Mon-Fri 8.00-18.00 hrs

Account details

Please use the following account details if you want to pay your fees by bank transfer:

• Recipient: Hochschule Niederrhein
• Institution: Stadtsparkasse Mönchengladbach
• Ref.: Delinquent account. MG/KR / User number
• IBAN: DE55 31050000 000 3425451
• BIC/Swift-Code: MGLSDE33

You can also use our QR-Code for payment.

Account lock s. ID card block

Account management

The account management ("Konto") within the DigiBib (see DigiBib) allows you to view loans and interlibrary loans and their loan periods, your orders and reservations and, if applicable, the amount of your fees. Here you can also make renewals yourself.

Availability

Information about the availability of a medium can be found in the item "Status" under "Bibliographic data" in the full display of the catalog:

• borrowable: The medium is freely accessible to you in your own branch.
• available for order: The medium is in another branch. You can order it free of charge to the branch of your choice (see Order). As soon as it is ready for you to pick up, you will be notified by e-mail.
• Not available for loan: The item is freely available in the library. You can only use it within the specified branch (see reference holdings).
• Borrowed until (date): The item has been borrowed by another person. You can reserve it. To do so, please click on "Vormerken" (see Reservation). As soon as it is ready for you to pick up, you will be notified by e-mail.
• Borrowed until (31.10. of the year or following year): The item is on loan by library users with special conditions and cannot be reserved or ordered via the catalog. Please ask at the circulation desk if it can be obtained for you.
• If "/ In process" is indicated as the branch, the item is still being prepared by the library for loan.

B

Bags s. Wardrobe

Badge block

If you owe more than 30 Euros, your ID card will be blocked.

The fees must be paid on 01.04. and 01.10. of each year. If this is not done, you will be barred from further use of your account. Borrowing, interlibrary loan or extension of the loan period is then no longer possible.

The fees can be paid at the automatic pay stations (see pay station) or by bank transfer (see account details).

Bank details see account details

Books

You can look up media from the library's stock in the catalog and order them from another branch, make a reservation and extend the loan periods. You can take books on loan from the shelves yourself.

Book loss / damage

In case of loss or damage of a book you have to refund the purchase price plus 25 Euro for administrative expenses.

Borrowing s. Availability

Branches

Krefeld South

• General Library Use Krefeld South Campus

Krefeld West

• General Library Usage Campus Krefeld West

Mönchengladbach

• General information about the library Campus Mönchengladbach
• General Information about the library

Branch order s.Order

C

Cashier machine

You can pay your library fees or the fee for print value cards at the automatic pay stations of the Hochschule Niederrhein. All fees can be paid at the automatic pay stations in cash or without cash.

The pay stations are located here:

• Krefeld South Campus: at the Infopoint
• Campus Krefeld West: in the vestibule of the library
• Campus Mönchengladbach: in the foyer of building W

Catalog

You can access the catalog via the Digital Library (see DigiBib). It allows you to search for books and journals of the university library. The hit lists show all information about the title, where the literature is available or if the documents are directly available for download. At "More" you can find the literature as well as articles from other libraries.

Cell phone s. Smartphone

Change of user data

Your current user data is required for notifications from the library. Students of the Hochschule Niederrhein notify the Student Office of their change of address. Employees of the University of Applied Sciences report their change of address to the Human Resources Department.

For all other users, personal presentation of an identity card or a certificate of registration is required for reasons of data protection.

Citavi

Citavi is a literature management program. Citavi helps with all tasks of scientific literature work: from research to knowledge organization and task planning to the creation of the bibliography. The university library offers a campus license. More information about Citavi training can be found here.

City users s. Registration

Consultation hours

If you have questions about library use or research that are too extensive for the service department, you can arrange Consultation hours. Please contact the Service Department (see Service).

Copy and Print see Print/Copy

Course reference collection

Special literature and photocopies are collected by university teachers / lecturers for certain courses and placed together in the library. They can only be used in the library. You can view the individual books with scanned title pages and tables of contents under "Course reference collection". You can find more information about the course reference collections here.

D

Databases

In the DigiBib under "Databases / Full texts" we offer a wide range of free or licensed databases that contain information and literature on almost any subject for your theses. If you have any difficulties using them contact us any time. We offer individual research trainings.

DigiBib

The Digital Library (DigiBib) allows comprehensive literature research in the catalog (see catalog), as well as in (inter)national library catalogs and databases. In the DigiBib you will find books, journals and journal articles that can be read online, are available in the library or can be ordered via interlibrary loan (see Interlibrary Loan).

To use the full service oft he Digital Library from home, you will need your student account from the HN Identity Manager. Please note that you do not need a VPN client to use the library services.

Drinks s. Food and beverages

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Eating and drinking

Food and beverages are not permitted in any library room. This rule is for the protection of library media, the premises, and to avoid disturbing other library users. The exception to this rule is beverages in containers with resealable screw tops.

E-books

ProQuest Ebook Central's e-books are a web platform that offers e-books from various publishers for university members to use. You can immediately view any e-books you find there and then decide if you want to use them for a longer period of time. In the DigiBib under "E-Books" you will find ProQuest Ebook Central and the e-book packages of other providers. (see Databases)
Tip: Introduction Tutorial for ProQuest

E-book policy

The University Library's e-book policy primarily strives to support digital teaching and learning. Therefore, media are primarily purchased in digital form (campus license) and made available to every university member on the university network 24/7.

Electronic Journals/ E-Journals

The library provides a variety of electronic journals via the catalog and DigiBib. Please note the terms of use.

E-journals s. Electronic journals

Essays from journals s. Journals

Extended loan period

Students of the Hochschule Niederrhein are granted an extended loan period during a semester of practice or a semester abroad as well as when writing their final thesis. For this purpose, all borrowed media must be presented to the library. In order to apply for a longer loan period when writing a thesis, you need the admission from the Examinations Office (with the listed deadline), in case of a practice or semester abroad a contract or a written confirmation. Reserved media and interlibrary loans are excluded from the extended loan period.

Extension

To use the full service oft he Digital Library from home, you will need your student account from the HN Identity Manager. Please note that you do not need a VPN client to use the library services.

You can extend in the following ways:

• via the account management (see account management) of the catalog
• via the self-checkout (see Self-checkout) in the library branches
• personally at the service desk in the library, by presenting your user card.

Please check your loan account after renewal and watch out for refusals.

A renewal is not possible

• if the item has been reserved by another person
• if the limit of 140 day has already been reached
• if the library account is blocked (see blocking of library cards)
• by telephone or e-mail
• within the longer loan period (see Longer loan period) - the request for renewal must be made at the service desk or by e-mail.

If an extension is not possible for technical reasons, please inform us about the problem: ausleihe-mg(at)hs-niederrhein.de.

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Fees

The following fees may apply when using the library:

• Exceeding the loan period
• Print/Copy
• Interlibrary loan
• ID card for non-university members (see borrowing)
• Replacement of ID card
• Loss or damage of a medium

The following late fees apply depending on the duration of the late return:

• 1-10 calendar days: 2 Euro per medium
• 11-20 calendar days: 5 Euro per item
• 21-30 calendar days: 10 Euro per medium
• 31-40 calendar days: 20 Euro per medium
• 41 calendar days and more: 20 Euro + 25 Euro administration fee + value replacement

For short term loans (see short term loan) late fees of 2 Euro per item and day apply.

• Library fee schedule

Avoid fees by returning your media on time or extending the loan period. If you have a balance of more than 30 Euros, your account will be blocked (see card blocking).

The fees must be paid by 31.03. and 30.09. of each year. If this does not happen, you will be barred from further use of your account, especially borrowing and renewing (see ID block).

You can pay your fees at the pay machines (see pay machine) or by bank transfer (see account details).

Flyer english

• Cataloge
• Extended loan periods
• Inter-library loan system
• Loaning Media

Full texts

Full texts are electronic books (see e-books) and electronic journals (e-journals) that are available online. In the DigiBib you can find full texts at "Databases / Full texts". Identification with User ID is mandatory for licensed databases. All external users of the library are excluded.

G

Group study rooms

Group rooms are available in the libraries for teamwork. Further information can be found here.

H

Help s. Service

Hotline

Phone: +49 (0)2161 186-3400 (see Service)

House rules s. User rules

I

ID card see registration

Individual workstations s. Workstations

Information

The staff at the Service desk (see Service) will be happy to help you with any questions you may have. Information material can be found in the library and on the library website (see flyer).

Interlibrary Loan

If the desired literature is not available in the University Library, it may be ordered through interlibrary loan via DigiBib. A processing fee of 1.50 Euros is charged per interlibrary loan order. This fee is due even if the desired medium cannot be delivered. The fee is automatically billed to your library account. If necessary, your interlibrary loan can be extended once for a maximum of 4 weeks at the earliest 7 days before the expiration of the loan period (see extension). Essays will be sent to you as a copy to keep. Interlibrary loans can only be borrowed and returned at the service desk. Please note the service hours. Further information on interlibrary loans can be found here.

Internet

The Internet PCs in the library can be used free of charge with a library number and password. You can print from the Internet PCs and save information to USB sticks.

Introduction to s. Trainings

J

Jackets s. Cloakroom

Journals

Current and older (bound) journals are available for you and can be copied or borrowed in short loan (see short loan).

L

Laboratory stock

Laboratory collections are media that are located in the laboratories and other facilities of the Hochschule Niederrhein. Lab collections can be viewed by all library users. You can recognize laboratory holdings in the catalog by the entry in the copy display. If "/Laboratory" is indicated as the branch, it is a medium that is located in a laboratory (special location outside the library). Please contact the supervisor of the laboratory to use the medium on site.

Lending

Borrowing is free of charge. In the branches you can check out your media yourself (see Self-check-out). Interlibrary loans, short loans and media with a special loan period can be borrowed at the service desk. To borrow items, you need your student ID and a PIN created in your library account. A maximum of 55 items may be borrowed. Borrowed media, with the exception of interlibrary loans, can be returned in every branch at the self-checkout and on the campus Mönchengladbach additionally at the media return. You will receive a receipt. For more information on how to use the library, see Registration.

Library account s. Registration

Library Regulations

Please refer to the library's usage rules, the university's house rules, and the usage rules for locker facilities.

• Library regulations
• Regulations for the use of lockers
• House Rules of the Hochschule Niederrhein
• Library Fee Schedule

Listing

Books and journals are arranged systematically and alphabetically according to main groups and subgroups.

There are three different arrangement systems:

• in the library Campus Mönchengladbach: one capital letter, two lower case letters, sometimes numbers, e.g. Gem 2
• for textile and clothing literature in Mönchengladbach: two capital letters, e.g. RA
• in the Krefeld West Campus and Krefeld South Campus libraries: three or four capital letters, e.g. TBM.

The first four letters of the author or title are added to the signature.

Use shelf labels and signature plates as a guide and use the catalog.

Loan period

The loan period is usually 4 weeks. The loan period can be extended up to a period of 140 days (see extension).

For internship semesters abroad and theses, longer loan periods can be requested (see Longer loan periods).

Lockers

Lockers are available free of charge. You can get a key at the circulation desk by leaving an ID card. The library is not liable for theft. Please refer to the library regulations.

Lost and found

Lost and found items are kept for two weeks at the service desk of the respective branch. After that, they are given to the Info-Point (Building W) in Mönchengladbach or to the janitors in Krefeld. Current lost property from all branches can be viewed here.

M

Moodle

Moodle is an open source eLearning platform. The library, as well as some faculties, offer accompanying training courses or courses via Moodle.

O

Opening hours

The regular and changed opening hours are announced under "Addresses and opening hours", by notices and "News".

Office workstations s. PC workstations

Order

According to § 1 para. 2 of the Administration and Use Regulations, the primary purpose of the University Library is teaching education, studies and research at the Hochschule Niederrhein.

Knowledge is based on a constant increase of information and is one of the most important goods of a modern and successful society. Teaching education, studies, and research today require a fast supply of information that is independent of time and place. Given today's diversity of information, a careful selection of up-to-date and quality-checked information sources is required. The Hochschule Niederrhein's library takes on this task by organizing and continuously expanding access to high-quality information in print and digital form.

It sees itself as a scientific university library and a place of learning for all students, lecturers and information seekers at the Hochschule Niederrhein.

Order

The Hochschule Niederrhein library consists of three libraries (see addresses). If a book is available in another branch and is not on loan or in reference stock (see reference stock), you can order it free of charge via the catalog ("Bestellen") and pick it up 2-3 days later in your library. Please make sure to select the correct branch in the catalog.

P

Password s. User ID

PC workstations

In all libraries there are PC workstations equipped with internet access, catalog, DigiBib, literature management and Microsoft Office software. The workstations are connected to a printer.

Play corner

A play corner is available for our younger visitors at the Mönchengladbach and Krefeld South locations. A play box is also available at the Krefeld West site.

Print / Copy

You can use print value cards in the libraries that allow you to both copy and print.

• 50 pages print/copy 4,00 Euro
• 100 pages print/copies 7,50 Euro
• 200 pages print/copies 15,00 Euro

The fees for the prepaid cards must be paid in advance at the automatic pay station (see automatic pay station). You will receive a receipt at the end of the transaction. Upon presentation of the receipt, you will receive your print value card at the service desk or at the Infopoint in Building W in Mönchengladbach.

Printing from your own PC

Documents that are available on your notebook/tablet PC can be printed via the printers of the library and the faculties. Currently the formats Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), OpenOffice, PDF as well as the graphic formats JPG, GIF, PNG and TIF are supported.

You need to upload the document via a web form first, where you click the "Browse" button and select the desired file from your hard drive. The file will appear in the selection window. Then you still need to click on the "Next" button to start the loading process. Depending on the size of the file, it may take several seconds before a selection window appears with a list of available printers. You will find print stations located in each library in the list.

The "release code" displayed during the print process is not used here and can be ignored.

To the web form

R

Reference stock

Reference literature is marked with a yellow label or signature plate and can only be borrowed in short loan (see Short Loan). These books and journals are intended to be used in the library and copied if necessary.

Registration

Students of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences can find all library account information in the HN-Identity-Manager or the iHN - University App. The self-service terminals as well as the pay machines need a PIN created in the library account in the DIGIBIB.

Lecturers and employees of the Hochschule Niederrhein are admitted informally. You will receive your personal library card number via the HN-Identity-Manager. Activation takes place automatically. The digital library card can be accessed via the university app. A printed ID card can be issued at the service desk upon request.

The admission of external interested parties is preferably done contactless via email to bibliotheksauskunft(at)hs-niederrhein.de. Please send us a copy/photo of the documents mentioned below.

Citizens of North Rhine-Westphalia can register by presenting their identity card. If you present an ID without an address, the library also requires a current certificate of registration. An annual fee of 20.00 euros is charged.

Students from other German universities and the Fontys in Venlo are admitted upon presentation of their identity card and current enrolment certificate. They are exempt from paying the annual fee. The validity of the library account ends on 01.05. and 01.11. respectively.

To renew the library account, the documents required for registration must be presented again.

Minors also need an authority of a parent or legal guardian.

Application for admission to use the university library for minors

The use of digital media is not possible for external users.

Replacement card s. Loss of card

Reservation

If the book you want is on loan, you can reserve it free of charge via the catalog ("Vormerken"). You will be notified when the book is ready for pick up. It will then be placed on hold for you for ten working days

Return s. Self-checkout

S

Scanner

A high quality reflected light scanner is available in the library Campus Mönchengladbach. You can use the device to scan books, journals, documents, etc. and save them to a USB stick or transfer them to a mobile device via an app. How to use the scanner is described on a notice near the device. If you have any questions, please contact the service department. The use is free of charge. Please be sure to respect copyright laws. The library is not responsible for the further use of the generated scan files.

Scientific work

The Mönchengladbach and Krefeld South Campus Libraries have special literature on the subject of scientific work. Here you can get tips and assistance on topics such as homework, time management, efficient learning, motivation, memory training, etc. The books are located at the semester apparatuses and are marked with the number 99. They can only be borrowed within the framework of the short loan (see short loan). Individual copies are also available in the regular collection. A list of books with scans of title pages and tables of contents can be viewed under "Semesterapparate".

Self-collection

You can pick up and borrow your reserved and ordered books during the entire opening hours (see addresses). The ordered or reserved media are sorted by the first two digits of your library card number, within this group by the last four digits of the library number. After taking out the media, please check them out at the self-checkout (see Self-checkout). Please make sure that you only take out media that are available for you. The reserved media will be available for you for up to ten working days. Media that have been delivered via interlibrary loan can only be picked up at the service desk during service hours (see service hours).

Self check -out see Self check-out

Self-checkout

Self-check-out machines are available in the libraries during the entire opening hours. Here you can borrow, return and renew your books on your own or check your account. This way you avoid waiting times at the service desk. You need your library card and password. The service is menu-driven. You will receive a receipt. Interlibrary loans can only be borrowed and returned at the service desk. Please note the service hours.

You can also return borrowed books by mail (see addresses). You are responsible for shipping the media yourself. To avoid overdue fines, please allow sufficient time for shipping. The media must be in the library by the end of the loan period. The return date is decisive.

Service

Information can be obtained in person at the service desk or by e-mail at bibliotheksauskunft(at)hs-niederrhein.de.

Telephone information is available for all branches at the following telephone number: 02161/186-3400 (Mon-Fri 10 am - 4 pm).

For more detailed research questions, the library offers Consultation hours (see Consultation hours).

Service hours

The libraries distinguish between opening hours and service hours. During the entire opening hours you can borrow and return media in self-checkout and take orders or reservations in self-collection. Only during service hours you can apply for a library card, borrow items during the extended loan period and short loans, pick up and return interlibrary loans, get a library card and pick up laboratory materials.

Signature see list

Smartphone

Phone use is prohibited in the library. Please mute your mobile phone and turn off the vibration and light alarms.

Short-term loan

Short-term loans can be used to borrow journals (booklets and bound journals), books from the semester collections (see Semester collections), books from "Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten" (see Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten) and books from the reference collection (see Reference collection). Loose-leaf editions are not available for loan. Lending is possible from 4 p.m. (on Saturdays in Mönchengladbach from 12 p.m.) until the following opening day at 9 a.m.. Short-term loans and their return can only be made at the service desk during service hours (see service hours). Re-loaning on the same day is not possible. In case of late return, late fees (see Fees) of 2 euros per day and per item will be charged.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted in any of the library rooms or on the terrace in Mönchengladbach.

Status s. Availability

Systematic catalog see list

T

Theses

Theses from some faculties can be borrowed. Please research the catalog and inquire if interested in borrowing. Theses are checked out by library staff only. If you are writing a thesis yourself, you may request longer loan periods (see longer loan period)

Trainings

The library offers individual training sessions concerning:

• literature research
• literature management software (Citavi)
• writing a thesis (library services provided)

If you are interested in (individual) training sessions or library coachings included in  lectures, please contact the staff via e-mail:  schulungbib(at)hs-niederrhein.de

For more information click here.

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User ID

To log in to the DigiBib, the catalog and the PC workstations you need your library ID and the corresponding password. Students of the university can find your library number in the iHN app. As an external user you will receive your user ID and initial password by e-mail. This password must be changed the first time you log in. A forgotten password can only be reset to the initial password by IT support. The appropriate request must be made to IT-Support(at)hs-niederrhein.de.

Students of the university can find your library number in the iHN app. The library password defaults to your six-digit date of birth (DDMMYY). City users will receive your library number via email after logging in.

W

Website

The library's website can be found at https://www.hs-niederrhein.com/library/

Workplaces

Various workplasce are available in all library branches. We offer individual workplaces, PC workstations (see PC workstations) and group study areas (see group study rooms).

WLAN (Wi-Fi)

The Hochschule Niederrhein provides Wi-Fi access throughout the university campuses. You can access the Wi-Fi with the data of your university account. For detailed instructions, please refer to the KIS pages.

1. What are term papers?

University teachers / lecturers compile the books and teaching materials (e.g. lecture notes) that are most important for their courses in a course reference collection and make them available together in the library. The list of semester binders provides an overview of the existing semester binders and the books contained therein in each case, the tables of contents of which are made available as PDF files.

2. Can the books and folders be borrowed?

The books, folders and photocopies cannot be borrowed (exception: short loan until 9 a.m. on the next opening day) and thus allow access by different students at any time. You can work with them at workstations in the library and make copies. In the catalog the books of a course reference collection are noted with the status "not borrowable".

3. Where can I find information about the contents of the term books?

The list of all established course reference collections is sorted first by faculties, then by the last names of the university teachers / lecturers, and finally by the designations of the individual course reference collection, providing a quick overview. The number in brackets indicates the number of the course reference collections. Example: 02 Volkmann: Futurology (Semesterapparat 07).

When a link to a term paper is clicked, you will find the general information about the term paper at the top. Below that, you will find brief information (author or editor plus title) about the individual books in this term paper. If you click on a title, you will get more detailed information about the respective book in the catalog. Above the title details you can select your branch. Clicking on the links will give you even more detailed information, such as tables of contents. The catalog display is also helpful if you want to find out if there are other copies available for loan.

4) Where and how are the term books placed in the library?

In the library, term books are placed separately from other books, sorted by faculty. If you don't know where the course reference collections is located, please ask at the service desk. The books in a course reference collections are identified by a white strip with a number at the top of the spine. There is a sign on the shelf below the books with information about the particular course reference collections, as well as a QR code that leads to the table of contents.

Please contact the library staff if you have any further questions.