Borrowing from the textbook collections
Locations
Lernzentrum Leo 13 (formerly: Zentrale Lehrbuchsammlung)
Textbooks of some of the humanities and social sciences are housed in the Lernzentrum Leo 13 (Leo 13 Learning Centre, formerly: Zentrale Lehrbuchsammlung). Here you will also find textbooks in computer science.
Textbook Collection in Subject Libraries
Textbook collections are also held by the appropriate Subject Libraries:
- Fachbibliothek Biologie und Biomedizin
- Fachbibliothek Chemie und Pharmazie
- Fachbibliothek Englischer Garten
- Fachbibliothek Geowissenschaften
- Fachbibliothek Historicum
- Fachbibliothek Kunstwissenschaften
- Fachbibliothek Mathematik und Physik
- Fachbibliothek Medizinische Lesehalle
- Fachbibliothek Psychologie, Pädagogik und Soziologie
- Fachbibliothek Philologicum
- Fachbibliothek Theologie und Philosophie
- Fachbibliothek Tiermedizin
- Fachbibliothek Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Statistik
Lending conditions
The holdings of the textbook collections are on open access; there is no need to order them.
The following ruling applies to all textbook collections except the Fachbibliothek Mathematik und Physik.
Borrowing privileges
- LMU students and students of the TU Munich (25 items)
- LMU postgraduate doctoral candidates (25 items)
- LMU professors and other academic staff (10 items)
We regret that other user groups are not entitled to borrow from the Zentrale Lehrbuchsammlung (Central Textbook Collection)
- Visiting and senior students
- Trainee teachers
- Secondary and high school students
- Private individuals
- LMU Departments (textbooks can only be borrowed with a personal library card)
However there is often also an addition copy of the textbook housed in the stacks of the Zentralbibliothek (Main Library) and available for normal loan to all users.
Loan period
The loan period is 4 weeks. The loan period can be renewed up to 4 times for 2 weeks each time provided no other user has placed a reservation.
If all the copies of the book you require are out on loan you can place a reservation.