• Books: 20 days
• Reference Literature: 1 day
• Journals and Magazines: 20 days
• Inter-Library Loan Books: depends on the lending library
• Long-term lockers: 2 month
• Umbrellas: 5 days

The University Library sends a reminder email before the loan period ends as well as overdue notices after the deadline has passed. We are not responsible for whether or not you receive the email.

Late fees apply regardless whether a reminder mail was sent or received.

You can always check your library account in the KatalogPlus.

• Via the KatalogPlus
• Monday to Friday till 4 p.m. Ready within 20 minutes
• Books must be picked up within three days

• Media located in the Archive (dissertations and journals)
• Ready within two days
• Order articles in periodicals via the KatalogPlus. Delivered as a pdf to your email address. If you need an entire volume, please contact Circulation.

• Possible at the earliest seven days before expiry of the loan period if no reservation has been made or the maximum loan period of six months has not yet been reached
• The renewal period is the same as the initial loan period
• Interlibrary loan materials may be renewed two times
• Reference literature cannot be renewed
• Umbrellas cannot be renewed
• Renewal requests (except online) will be confirmed via email.

Online:

• Via the library account in the KatalogPlus.
• Please check and make sure that the renewal was successful.

Email:

• Send to ausleihe@ub.rwth-aachen.de

• Please check in your user account, if the deadline was renewed.
• We do not accept any responsibility for the receipt of e-mail.

Mail:

RWTH Aachen 
Universitätsbibliothek - Ausleihe
52056 Aachen

Please include your user number. The postmark date is the date that applies.

Phone:

+49 241 80-94456

Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Fax:

+49 241 80-92273

In Person:

You can renew materials if you have your library card or materials with you.

Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

• During the opening hours
• Return via mail possible, this excludes short-term loans. The postmarked date is the date that applies as the deadline.