University Library of Bern UB

Borrowing

Questions and answers on library and catalog you find on the page FAQ.

To access media, you need to register for swisscovery via the SLSP registration platform.
Registration is free of charge.
If you have any questions about registration, please consult the instructions, the FAQ or contact our staff via bibliothek@unibe.ch / +41 31 684 92 11.
In addition to registration, a valid user card is also required to obtain services.
The former IDS user cards and the UNICARD are still valid.
You will receive new user cards after registration on site in your library.

The research platform swisscovery University and PH Bern includes the holdings of 495 libraries of the SLSP network.
The search can be limited to the holdings of the University and PH Bern (including UPD, Inselspital and Swissmedic).
Instructions for searching, borrowing and downloading can be found on our website. Answers to questions can also be found in our FAQ.

The SLSP courier delivers media from SLSP courier library to Bern at a charge.
The free Bern courier applies to the majority of the holdings of the University Library of Bern.
You fetch open access holdings from the shelves yourself.
Media that you order to another location can be picked up there as soon as a pick-up notification has been sent.

Please return media from libraries that are not involved in the courier service directly to the library from which you took them.
This also applies to interlibrary loans that you have made via the University Library of Bern.
Media can also be returned at your own expense by post to the library from which you took them.