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We provide free access to literature and information, modern learning spaces, a wide range of training opportunities, support for publishing, and innovative digital tools for literature and data management.

• 9 branch libraries in Munich, Garching, Freising, and Straubing
• Opening hours of the branch libraries
• 2.3 million print or digital media items

Our key services by target audience:

Students Researchers University Staff Lecturers

Your TUM StudentCard, TUM PersonalCard, or TUM GuestCard serves as your library card. Upon issuance, you are automatically authorized to use the library and receive a library account.

As an external library user, you can apply for a library card – and thus a library account – at the circulation desk in the branch libraries.

Go to Library Account & Library Card

In our TUM OPAC online catalog you can find all media in one place. You can directly request, borrow, or read online the holdings of TUM as well as millions of media items from other academic libraries. Titles that are not available at TUM can be requested via interlibrary loan.

How it works:

1. Log in to the TUM OPAC before starting your search
   a) TUM members: with TUM ID
   b) External users: with library number + password
2. Search for literature
3. Request, borrow, or read literature online

Go to TUM OPAC

Our branch libraries offer a variety of study spaces – some bookable online and always tailored to your needs:

• Study desks for focused, quiet work
• Group rooms for collaborative teamwork
• Study carrels for long-term projects
• Webinar carrels for online courses and video calls
• Presentation Lab for practicing and rehearsing presentations and talks

Go to Study Spaces & Rooms

• Reference Management & Citation
• Research Data Management
• Open Access Publishing
• Visibility & Research Impact