Medical Library

Medicine

Opening hours

News

Group room reservations now online

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Reservations for the group rooms on the 1st floor of the Medical Library can now be made online.

Service

Study Spaces

  • Study Spaces.
  • 44 carrels for free use (ground floor)
  • 250 daily study places (ground floor)
  • 5 group bunks with up to 4 persons (first floor)
  • 8 group rooms with 10 to 12 places and two group rooms with 16 to 20 places. Reservations can be made via the online group room reservation.
  • WIFI is available throughout the library for persons with Uni accounts. With VPN access you can also use this authorization to consult e-media from home

Infrastructure

  • VR Headsets and digital dissecting table Anatomage Table for free use
  • Rental of 36 lockers per six months CHF 20
  • 72 day-lockers with a deposit of CHF 2
  • Uniprint photocopier, scanner, printer in black and white or color (between CHF 0.02 and 1.40)
  • Comb-binding machine
  • Validation station for Unicards
  • Coffee machine on first floor of Cellular Biology Centre
  • Other refreshment facilities
  • Reading corner with daily newspapers (Bund, BZ, NZZ)
  • NEW: Self-service pickup shelf
  • NEW: Self-checkout station

Borrowing and Information

  • The conditions of borrowing and usage are based on the University Library Bern’s user regulations.
  • A user account is required for borrowing. Registration is free. 
  • You can order most media via the Swisscovery catalog (instructions). 
  • Most books have a loan period of 4 weeks. If no reservation is received, they are automatically renewed for four weeks. You can also renew online via your user account.
  • Persons reserving borrowed media are notified when they arrive.
  • The Medical Library is a collection point for messenger books.
  • Orders are retained at the loan desk for collection for five working days following their arrival.
  • You can bring back our books to the counter at our library or to any other messenger library. A fee is charged for reminders issued for media not returned on time. 
  • You can receive information about general library issues at our loan desk, online or by e-mail.
  • For subject-specific questions, please contact our specialists.
  • Introductory and training sessions at the Medical Library are published in our News.
  • Limited service is available during evening and weekend opening hours. Loans, returns and renewals are possible, but other services are not. This policy applies from 18:00 on weekdays.
  • NEW: Self-service pickup shelf
  • NEW: Self-checkout station

Interlibrary Loan / Document Delivery

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan order form
Loan Renewal Application

Document Delivery

Document Delivery order form

Further information on the services and the fees

Collection

The constant changes in the medical and healthcare fields make it challenging to stay up to date with the latest developments. The Medical Library therefore provides relevant collections and electronic resources in preclinical and clinical medicine, as well as pharmacy.

E-Resources

Apps such as Complete Anatomy and Amboss, technologies like VR, databases, e-books, and e-journals.

Overview and guides

New

Research Support Services

Research Support Medicine and Pharmacy

The Medicine and Pharmacy portal supports your studies, research and teaching. We share news and information about subject-specific events and services offered by University of Bern's Library, along with useful tools for your scientific work.
For all information please visit the Portal Medicine and Pharmacy.
 

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Contacts

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Digital technologies & collection management

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