Inter-Library Loans: Placing Orders Through Your Local Library

Within Germany:
You can also obtain books and copies of articles from the TIB's stocks by using the inter-library loan system.

One way your library can ensure rapid and reliable deliveries is by using the TIBsubito Library Service. If you wish to use this service, please contact your local library.

For national inter-library loans, the library networks also offer the option of acquiring items from the TIB through the standard inter-library lending system. For more information on the inter-library lending methods that apply to your particular library network, please get in touch with the relevant library network for your region.

The Common Library Network (GBV)
Association of scientific and, in some cases, public libraries situated in the German Länder of Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, and Thuringia, together with the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.

North Rhine Westphalia University Library Centre (HBZ)
Association of scientific libraries in North Rhine Westphalia and a broad area of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Hesse Library Information System (HeBIS)
Association of scientific libraries in Hesse and parts of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Cooperative library network for the German Länder Berlin and Brandenburg (KOBV)
Association of scientific libraries in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Library association covering libraries in South-West Germany (SWB)
Association of scientific libraries in Baden-Württemberg, Saxony and Saarland in collaboration with the Baden-Württemberg Library Service Centre (BSZ).

Bavarian Library Network (BVB)
Association of more than 100 libraries in Bavaria.

Outside Germany:
Within the scope of international inter-library lending services, the TIB provides the TIBsubitoLibrary Service (TLS). Due to licensing restrictions, the TIB is unfortunately unable to accept any international inter-library loan requests in the form of e-mails, faxes or IFLA order forms sent by post. We regret that customers outside certain regions of Europe are unable to take advantage of the TLS (List of authorised countries).
In this case, we request that you use GetInfo, the TIB's document and delivery system.
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