here: Notes for external users. Please consider that the use of the 24 h library is reserved for students and staff only.
corresponding links listed on our website . Students and members of OTH can also use our e-book info sheet as a guide. For library users who are not students or staff at the OTH AW, the use of online resources [...] OTH students need to connect to the the campus network via VPN in order to use our licensed electronic media from outside the campus. (See also: How do I connect to the OTH network via VPN ?) Once you
In order to not only provide students with literature, but to also help you with your research and use of sources for your work, the library team at both branches has developed multiple training programmes
We do offer a short introductory course for new students which must be attended in order for you to be able to access the library 24/7. This course contains important information regarding the library [...] well as the use of the 24h library in particular. At the end of the course, we will activate your student card and a few days after you can use it to enter and work at the library at any time. Please note:
It is not possible for people who do not work or study at the OTH to use the 24 h library. However, we welcome you to study at the library during our opening hours. If you like, you can also get a fre
Most of the OTH’s part-time students are marticulated from the beginning of your first semester on, which means, you will get a student card which enables you to use the library during our opening hours [...] access the 24 h library as a student?) You will have it the easiest if you get your 24h access right at the start of your first semester since especially part-time students often are not on campus during
closest to your place. Often, those libraries, similar to the OTH libraries, offer free services to students.
with the VPN web portal. The publishers Hanser and UTB for example only offer licensed books to students via FortiClient VPN (2). 2) FortiClient app: Download and install the FortiClient app . You can
studies at the OTH! If you still have your student card, you can continue using it to log into the OPAC and borrow books at the counter. If you do not possess your student card anymore, we will gladly give you [...] library from a computer in the library just as you are used to. Services we cannot offer to non-students include borrowing books from the self-checkout machine (you have to come to the counter for that)
OTH students pay dunning fees via their student card. Please charge your card with the amount of money you need at the canteen. Library users who do not study or work at the OTH pay their dunning fees
In order to support students not only in borrowing, but also in researching for their seminar work, we offer special W-seminar training courses in the library. If you are interested, please contact Ms [...] Lena Fischer at the Weiden location or Ms. Monika Pastuska at the Amberg location. Please note: Students who are interested in a library card following the research training must, if they are not yet of
As our goal is not only to offer students the literature they need but also to support them in finding the right sources to use in their assignments, we have developed different courses in Amberg and Weiden
the publisher, books can be downloaded in full or by chapter. Students and members of OTH can also look at our e-book info sheet . Students/external library users can access e-books directly from a PC in [...] Students of OTH and members of OTH can access e-books on campus at any time and from home via VPN access to the university. For more information, see How does the VPN access work? Call up the OPAC. Search
Department Direction sign it is listed where exactly the book can be found. Important for Amberg students: If the title you are looking for is located in the nearby Provinzialbibliothek in Amberg, you cannot
arrives at your branch. As soon as this is the case, you will be notified by e-mail. Important for students of the OTH Amberg: Books from the Provinzialbibliothek cannot be ordered to the OTH library Amberg
your topic and what you have done so far in an email to bibam@oth-aw.de (Amberg students) or bibwen@oth-aw.de (Weiden students). (Which catalogs and databases have you already searched? Which search terms
belong to the "Präsenzbestand" (= “presence inventory”) of a library should always be accessible to students and can therefore be used in the library but not borrowed. You can recognize the corresponding titles
have successfully logged in under My details -> User details . Important for students, especially first-year students: Your student ID card must be activated once as a library card. This is done either during [...] OPAC . Click Log In (at the top right of the page). Under User Number, enter the number on your student-, service-, or library card (eleven digits) and under Password, enter your date of birth in six digits [...] participation in our training for the 24h library, or you come by our information desks with your student ID and have yourself manually activated for borrowing. If it is not possible to register, please
options for accommodation for our students. There are student dormitories as well as private apartments. Go to the Studentenwerk website to find information about student dorms in Amberg and Weiden To apply [...] apply for a place in the student dorm, fill out the application form . If you don't speak German, send us an email . We will do our best to help you find accomodation. You may also want to check the classified
Our Café International is a regular meeting of the international students, but everybody is invited to join, talk and have fun. Sometimes we go on trips to explore the region.
the historic center of Amberg. The big blue Ps mark the parking lots. The one on the left is for students. The one next to the left one is for employees. Between the two parking lots, you will find the [...] emergency . The two left ones in the upper part are parking lots of OTH. They are only accessible for students or employees of the university. The right one in the upper half is a paid parking lot. The purple-framed [...] lot on the right next to the big building is for employees. The other three parking lots are for students and visitors. The big parking lot in the upper part is the rally point where people have to gather
If you need any advice or help in connection with your studies, just get in touch with the Student and Career Service. Below are some typical situations where you might want to ask their advice: You want
International students at our University may apply for „Deutschlandstipendium”, a scholarship which involves federal and privately donated funds. The grant consists of a monthly rate of 300 Euros for a
job opportunities for international students, but please make sure that you do not work more than 20 hours per week. Otherwise you will lose your status for student health insurance. You can always ask [...] a restaurant. You can also look for jobs here , or you can apply as a working student in regional companies. Your student visa allows you to work 120 days full-time (more than 4 hours per working day) [...] the foreigners office's permission. You may work longer hours if you have a student assistant job at the university (Studentische Hilfskraft, also known as SHK). You have to notify Ausländerbehörde, though
OTH Student Cinema (Movie s) Cultural and Leisure Time Activities