We’re glad to welcome you at our library at our regular opening times. You do not need to be registered at all to study at our library. If you would like to borrow or order books however, you can get
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 [...] 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 is only possible [...] then be registered at one of the library’s computers. Now, you can look up e-books, journals and other online media, download them and save them on your own flash drive. Do not forget to bring one if you
for the library where you attended the course. If you would like to use the 24-hour service at the other location as well, please report to the counter there a few days before your first use. The access
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 free
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
libary, state library or public library closest to your place. Often, those libraries, similar to the OTH libraries, offer free services to students.
We love to welcome you at our libraries after you finish your 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
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
time working with bibliographic management software, etc., Ms. Monika Pastuska (OTH library in Amberg) and Ms. Lena Fischer (OTH library in Weiden) will gladly support you personally in finding exactly what
using our self-checkout machine. Please keep in mind that you will need your employee card either way. OTH employees also automatically get access to our 24 h library. We recommend approaching our staff before
for the corresponding number. Please feel free to contact us via e-mail (Amberg: bibam@oth-aw.de , Weiden: bibwen@oth-aw.de ) and tell us which Standards you need exactly. After receiving a notification
lockers (only at the OTH library in Amberg), caddies (explanation under How do I borrow a caddy to store books in? ), scan mouses, pencil sets, baskets, sets for the Whiteboard (only at the OTH library in Amberg) [...] Amberg), sets for beamer and Smartboard in the group study rooms (only at the OTH library in Weiden), DIN, EN, ISO Standards (explanation under I am looking for specific DIN/EN/ISO Standards. Is there a
also be recognized by the full-text button. You can find out how you to use the e-book offer of the OTH AW under How can I access e-books in the OPAC? Also with multi-volume works and journals, you will
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 [...] Depending on 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
entries, your account will be blocked - by the way, this also applies to the self-checkout in the OTH library in Amberg. If an account is blocked, simply contact the library team as well.
Each title available in the OTH libraries is identified by its own shelfmark, a combination of numbers and letters that leads to the exact location of the respective title. The shelfmark of your desired [...] the book I want is available? ) The title in our example starts with the number 40, so it is in the OTH library in Weiden. The following two letters, in our example QC, will lead you to the shelf where the
do I find books from the OPAC on the shelf?). For order means that the title is available in the other branch (for Weiden users in Amberg, for Amberg users in Weiden). For a detailed explanation of how [...] OPAC you can already recognize the corresponding titles in the hit list by the status available (in other branch). If on loan until: ... is indicated, you can create a reservation for the title by clicking
of the OTH Amberg: Books from the Provinzialbibliothek cannot be ordered to the OTH library Amberg and have to be picked up directly at the Provinzialbibliothek, which is very close to the OTH. Weiden
keywords and author names. No abbreviations! Never believe the first result! Titles may be found in other spellings, by omitting individual details, etc., even if the first search is unsuccessful! Do not
research: Search in other catalogs and databases! The probability that you will be presented with all existing publications on the topic in a single catalog is practically zero. The OTH Amberg-Weiden has [...] briefly describe 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 [...] advice in the context of research support, please contact Ms. Monika Pastuska (OTH library in Amberg) and Ms. Lena Fischer (OTH library in Weiden).
in the library but not borrowed. You can recognize the corresponding titles on the shelves of the OTH libraries by a yellow " Präsenzbestand " sticker. In addition, the shelfmark is usually crossed out
OTH Amberg: mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, media and communication sciences, communication design, conservation and environmental protection. OTH Weiden: Economics, technology
them by mail (please pack well) to the library: Library Amberg: OTH-AW Bibliothek Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 23 92224 Amberg Library Weiden: OTH-AW Bibliothek Hetzenrichter Weg 15 92637 Weiden i.d.OPf. Please
You can order essays, books, and other physical media that are not in the holdings of the OTH Libraries or the Provincial Library. Please note that you cannot get e-books through interlibrary loan. According
accomodation. You may also want to check the classified ads at the University’s „ market place ”. Other useful pages might be: www.immowelt.de www.ImmoScout24.de www.wg-gesucht.de (WG = shared flat) https://www