University Library of Bern UB

Borrowing

Research platform

  • The research platform swisscovery University and PH Bern includes the holdings of about 500 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.

Order/pick up

  • The SLSP courier delivers media 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.

Return

  • 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. 

Extending the loan period