Library Card

To explore the various library services a TUM Library Card is required. We issue library cards free of charge in all our branch libraries during regular opening hours. TUM students and TUM staff members can use the StudentCard or PersonalCard as their library card.

Overview

Rules during the Corona Pandemic

Loss of Card

Change Your Address

Library User ID & Password

E-Tutorials

Renew Your Library Card

Rules during the Corona Pandemic

Please note that currently special regulations apply for our on-site services. These include among others:

Ordering, borrowing, returning

You must order all library items in advance via the OPAC. You have no direct access to bookshelves in the reading rooms or textbook collections.
Services at the circulation desks are available without prior appointment during special service hours.

Studying in the library, facilities and equipment

Currently, individual study desks in all branch libraries are only available for TUM students and TUM staff members. Please reserve your place in advance.
Group work is not possible for the time being.
Scanners, library computers, lockers, carrels and group study rooms are not accessible.
Please adhere to our special Terms of Use during the Corona Pandemic.

All regulations in detail in our FAQ section and under On-Site Library Services.

Register at the Library

We will be glad to issue you with a TUM Library Card. Members of the university can have their TUM StudentCard or TUM PersonalCard activated for library use.

This service is free of charge and is offered at any time during the opening hours of our branch libraries.

TUM Students

1. Activation
Please activate the library usage for your StudentCard in your TUMonline account under Services > University Library.

2. Password Setting
Please log into your library account in the OPAC and set your individual password (max. 12 digits). For the first login, please use the library number (barcode number on the back of the StudentCard) and the standard password (your birthday and month in the form DDMM).

TUM Students at the Heilbronn Campus

TUM University Library

1. Activation
Please activate the library usage for your StudentCard in your TUMonline account under Services > University Library.

LIV – Heilbronn Central Library

In order to use the LIV Library, you must register in person at the Heilbronn Central Library.

Please bring with you:

your CampusCard Heilbronn
your TUM StudentCard
your ID card or passport

TUM Staff

Visit one of our branch libraries and fill in a registration form. We will then activate your TUM PersonalCard for library use.

Please bring with you:

your validated TUM PersonalCard

TUM Staff at the Heilbronn Campus

TUM University Library

Have your TUM PersonalCard activated for the scan service dokumenTUM.

1. Registration
Please send the following documents:

the completed, printed and signed PDF form
a copy of your ID card or passport
a copy of your validated TUM PersonalCard

to the following address:

Technical University of Munich
University Library
Document Delivery & Digitisation Team
Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Munich, Germany

2. Password Setting
As soon as your TUM PersonalCard is registered for library use, you can log into the TUM OPAC and set your individual password (max. 12 digits). For the first login, please use the library number (barcode number on the back of the TUM PersonalCard) and the standard password (your birthday and month in the form DDMM).

LIV – Heilbronn Central Library

In order to use the LIV Library, you must register in person at the Heilbronn Central Library.

Please bring with you:

your CampusCard Heilbronn
your TUM PersonalCard
your ID card or passport

TUM Guests

Visit one of our branch libraries and fill in a registration form.

Please bring with you:

your valid ID card or your passport
a declaration of liability completed by the chair or faculty
your TUM GuestCard (if applicable)

Non-TUM Students

Visit one of our branch libraries and fill in a registration form.

Please bring with you:

your valid ID card
or your passport together with proof of residence in Germany ("Meldebescheinigung")
your current student ID

Individuals and External Library Users

Visit one of our branch libraries and fill in a registration form.

Please bring with you:

your valid ID card
or your passport together with proof of residence in Germany ("Meldebescheinigung")

Persons under Age 18

For registration you need to provide the signature of a parent or guardian on the registration form for underage persons. Please proceed as follows:

Fill in the registration form completely.
Print it out.
Ask your parent or guardian to sign it.
Come to one of our branch libraries.

Additionally, please bring with you:

your ID card
or a passport together with proof of residence in Germany ("Meldebescheinigung")
your parent's or guardian's ID card or a copy of the document

Library User ID & Password

On registration, you will automatically receive a library user ID and a default passwort:

Librar User ID
= bar code number on the reverse of your TUM Library Card, StudentCard or PersonalCard

Default Password
= 4-digit number, day and month of your birthday in the format DDMM

Initial Login
As soon as your TUM Library Card / StudentCard / PersonalCard is activated, please log in to your library account on the Online Catalogue OPAC using your library user ID and the default password. You will be prompted to enter a new individual password. The new password requires a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 12 characters.

Please note: We recommend that TUM students using the StudentCard as their library card change the default password as soon as possible, since the birthday is printed on the card.

Change Your Password
Our Online Catalogue OPAC allows you to access your library account where you can change your password. The new password requires a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 12 characters.

Forgotten Your Password?
If you have forgotten your password, you can obtain a new one by selecting "Forgot password?" from the login screen of the Online Catalogue OPAC. Enter your Library User ID and you will receive an automatically regenerated default password to the deposited email adress. If any problems occur, please contact our First Level Hotline or ask at the circulation desk in one of our branch libraries.

Renew Your Library Card

Individuals and non-TUM Staff
Your library card expires after one year. In order to re-activate the library card, please come to one of our branch libraries, present your ID card or passport in addition to proof of residence in Germany ("Meldebescheinigung").

TUM Staff
Your library card expires as soon as your employment relationship with the TUM ends. Thereafter, you may register as an individual.

TUM Students
You can use the StudentCard as your library card as long as you are enrolled at the TUM. Thereafter, you may register as an individual.

Loss of Card

Lost Your Library Card?
Please notify us at once. Contact the library's First Level Hotline or any branch library. We will then temporarily de-activate your library account in order to prevent fraudulent use. For individuals and non-TUM-staff issuing a new library card will incur a replacement fee.

Lost Your TUM StudentCard?
Please inform immediately the Admissions & Enrollment Office as well as the library's First Level Hotline or any branch library. We will then temporarily de-activate your library account in order to prevent fraudulent use.

For issuing a new StudentCard please contact the Admissions & Enrollment Office.
Further information

If the StudentCard is reissued by the Admissions and Enrollment Office, a new library ID will be assigned. Please come to one of our branch libraries in order to re-activate your library account and to register your new library ID

Lost Your TUM PersonalCard?
Please contact the personnel office as well as the library's First Level Hotline or any branch library. We will then temporarily de-activate your library account in order to prevent fraudulent use.

Change Your Address

It is import that you keep us updated with your personal details and current address. If this has changed, please inform us immediately.

TUM Students
Please register your change of address at the campus system TUMonline.

All other Library Users
Please inform us as soon as your personal details have changed. You may do this online using the webform "Change of Address". You may also visit one of our branch libraries.