Library

We are switching to our new library system Alma and therefore the libraries at the Cologne site will be closed from Thursday, August 17 to Monday, August 21. The libraries in Aachen and Wuppertal will be open for on-site use, but borrowing will not be possible. All loan periods have already been extended through September.

Payment of fees:

From August 22 until the introduction of a new payment system at HfMT, fees can no longer be paid with the student card, but only by bank transfer.

New research interface IntrOX

The research interface "KatalogPlus", which you are familiar with from a user perspective, will be replaced by the new discovery system IntrOX.

What should you do?

• Please pay all outstanding fees by July 31.
• Borrow needed items in a timely manner.
• Extend the loan periods of items you have borrowed or return items.
• Use the open access area in Aachen and Wuppertal or electronic media.

We are here for you:

Send us an e-mail at: bibliothek@hfmt-koeln.de or call us at: 0221/28380-922. We are available for you!

E-Books.NRW

We are part of the E-Books.NRW initiative. More than 110,000 e-books from the publishers de Gruyter, Bloomsbury, Hanser, and others are available to university members free of charge! You can access them via a separate online catalog.

E-books from Beck and Bloomsbury

As of now, you have access to another 15,000 e-books in the university network, which the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia finances for universities. This time the following offers are added:

C.H.Beck "Literature - Nonfiction - Science."

A selection of 1,500 e-books in various subject areas, including "Music History and Musical Work Guides" (27 titles). Access from outside is possible via VPN.

Bloomsbury Collections

14,000 e-books of various subject areas, including, for example, "Music & Sound Studies" (279 titles), "Film & Media" (1421 titles), "Art & Visual Culture" (428 titles), "Gender & Sexuality Studies" (69 titles), "Education" (532 titles), and "Sociology" (319 titles). Access from outside is possible via VPN.

E-books from Duncker & Humblot

As part of the E-Books.NRW initiative, HfMT has online access to approximately 11,000 titles from the publisher Duncker & Humblot until the end of 2023.

These include: Law (8465 titles), Economics, Finance, Business & Management (2544 titles), Society & Social Sciences (2218 titles), Philosophy & Religion (890 titles), Biography, Literature & Literary studies (262 titles), Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects (44 titles), Computing & Information Technology (43 titles) and The Arts (8 titles). Access is available on the university network or from outside via VPN.

At the end of the contract period, the library has the option to purchase some books for free: Feel free to email us the titles you would like to continue reading in the future.

Opening hours location Aachen

• Lectureperiod
  Please also note the notices at the entrance of the library.
  Monday to Friday: 10:00-16:00
  
• Lecture-free period
  Monday to Friday: 10:00-16:00 hrs

Contact

• Contact person: Monika Steup-Thiemann
  Tel.: +221 28 380 405 | Circulation desk: +221 28 380 406
  Theaterplatz 16
  52062 Aachen

Opening hours location Cologne

Lecture hours

• Lending
  Monday, Thursday: 9:30-18:00
  Tuesday, Wednesday: 9:30-16:00
  Friday: 9:30-15:30
  
• Reading room
  Monday to Friday: 8:30-22:00
  
• Reference library
  Monday to Friday: 11:30-15:30 hrs

Lecture-free period

• Circulation
  Monday to Thursday: 10:00-16:00
  Friday: 10:00-15:30
  
• Reading room
  Monday to Friday: 8:30-22:00
  
• Reference library
  Monday to Friday: 12:00-15:30 hrs

Introduction to the use of the library

• Wednesday, 19.10.: 10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
  Thursday, 20.10.: 12.00 - 13.00 p.m.
  Meeting point: entrance area 4th floor

Contact

• Unter Krahnenbäumen 87
  50668 Köln | Room 402
  Tel.: +221 28 38 0 922
  E-Mail: bibliothek@hfmt-koeln.de
  
• Andrea Ciocchetti | Head of the University Library
  Tel.: +221 28 38 0 200
  
• Eva Schubert | Deputy Head of the University Library (Monday - Thursday)
  Tel: +221 28 38 0 201
  
• Ursula Albrecht (Monday - Wednesday)
  Tel: +221 28 38 0 205
  
• Janine Ufer (Thursday, Friday)
  Tel: +221 28 38 0 204
  
• Henriette Vardal (Monday - Friday)
  Tel: +221 28 38 0 203
  
• Bernd Kersting (Monday - Friday)
  Tel: +221 28 38 0 202
  
• Hanna Merla (Monday - Wednesday) | Project Assistant
• Alena Wilsdorf (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) | Project assistant
• Florian Siemund (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) | Project employee

Opening hours Wuppertal location

• Lecture period
  Please also note the notices at the entrance of the library.
  Monday to Thursday: 10:00-14:00
  Friday: 10:00-12:00
  
• Lecture-free period
  Monday to Thursday: 10:00-14:00
  Friday: 10:00-12:00

Contact

• Contact person: Janine Ufer (Monday-Wednesday)
  Tel.: +221 28 380 605
  Sedanstr. 15
  42275 Wuppertal

Opening hours location Center for Contemporary Dance

October 2023

• Thursday, 19.10.23 | 14:00-16:30
• Friday, 20.10.23 | 14:00-16:30
• Monday, 10/23-23 | 2:00pm-4:30pm
• Wednesday, 25.10.23 | 14:00-16:30 h
• Monday, 10/30/23 | 14:00 - 16:00 hrs

November 2023

• Thursday, 02.11 | 14:00 - 16:30 h
• Monday, 11/06 | 14:00 - 16:30 h
• Tuesday, 07.10. | 14:00 - 16:30 hrs
• Monday, 13.11. | 17:30 - 20:00 hrs
• Wednesday, 15.11. | 17:30 - 20:00 hrs
• Monday, 20.11. | 14:00 - 16:00 hrs
• Tuesday, 21.11. | 14:00 - 16:00 hrs
• Monday, 27.11. | 14:00 - 16:00 hrs
• Wednesday, 29.11. | 14:00 - 16:00 hrs

December 2023

• Monday, 04.12. | 17:30 - 20:00 hrs
• Wednesday, 06.12. | 17:30 - 20:00 hrs
• Monday, 11.12. | 14:00 - 16:30 hrs
• Wednesday, 13.12. | 17:30 - 20:00 hrs
• Monday, 18.12. | 17:30 - 20:00 h
• Wednesday, 20.12. | 17:30 - 20:00 h

Lecture-free period
(see notice)

Contact

• Contact person: Ursula Albrecht
  Tel.: +22128 380 205 | Circulation Desk ZZT: +22128 380 210
  E-Mail: zzt.bibliothek@hfmt-koeln.de
  Turmstr. 3-5 d
  50733 Köln