Library

Mission

Our aim is to support the members of the institutes in their daily research projects. In order to achieve this, we provide a current and attractive offer of information and services. The expansion of electronic media is of particular importance. A transparent way of working, both internally and externally, is self-evident for us.

Our services for staff members and guests

• Literature acquisition and provision
• Interlibrary loan / Document supply services
• Licensing and administration of electronic resources
• Contact partner for queries regarding procurement and access to literature
• Support in the area of open access
• Management of publications in the repository of the Max Planck Society (MPG.PuRe)
• Provision of online services (Koha catalogue with self-check loan, website, etc.)

Our self-conception

The library users are the first priority, an individual consulting of each user is important for us. We maintain an active exchange of information and knowledge among our colleagues and departments.

We strive to constantly optimise the performance capability of the library. Regular further training ensures the necessary competence and promotes the further development of the individual employees.

Further Information

The Max Planck Society plays a leading role on a national and international level in encouraging the free availability of scientific publications. For members of the MPI-IS and MPI-FKF we have compiled some information on existing Open Access agreements in our library catalog.

More information

In our library catalog we provide you with further information on our literature service. There you will find details on borrowing and returning books, acquisition suggestions, interlibrary loans and our collection of theses.

More information

An overview page with information and links to various catalogs and databases for researching literature can be found in our library catalog. 
There you will also find the list of our journal holdings as a PDF file.