About the University Library

The University Library is dedicated to providing the European University community with comprehensive access to literature and information resources. It is funded through a combination of university budget allocations, third-party funding, and donations. In addition to serving the university, the library also functions as a general academic library for the city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the surrounding region.

Organised as a single-tier system in accordance with Section 77 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act, the library operates as a central facility that holds, with few exceptions, the entire collection. Most materials are openly accessible and systematically arranged to support independent use.

The library's primary role is to support the university’s approximately 70 academic chairs, with services tailored to their specific needs.

Reflecting the university’s distinctive European profile, the library assumes additional responsibilities. In particular, it manages and oversees the European Documentation Centre, a designation awarded by the European Union to promote research and teaching with a European focus.

In collaboration with the University Library in Poznań, the University Library is also actively involved in the German-Polish Collegium Polonicum project in neighbouring Słubice. This partnership supports the ongoing development of the Collegium Polonicum Library and includes numerous cross-border initiatives and jointly organised events.

 

Key Figures (as of 31 December 2024)

587,438 printed media items
330,255 additional resources, including electronic media, microforms, audio materials, and videos
477 current print periodicals
78,197 electronic journals accessible
€695,121 spent on acquisitions (excluding binding)
26 staff members
1,593 registered users
76 opening hours per week
42,583 items borrowed
684 interlibrary loan requests received from external libraries
1,067 interlibrary loan requests submitted by our users

Digitisation of the Music Archive at Neuzelle Monastery

Digitisation and Indexing of Selected Holdings of Early Printed Books and Manuscripts from the Former Frankfurt University Library (1506-1811) in Wrocław

Library of St Mary's Church

 

The University Library is committed to supporting the information needs and interests of all its users in research and teaching. However, our financial resources are limited, and we may not always be able to fulfil requests for specific books, resources, or technology due to budget constraints.

We therefore warmly welcome your donations!

If you would like your contribution to support a specific purpose, please indicate this under “Purpose” — for example: Textbook collection.

Bank Details for Monetary Donations

Account holder:
Stiftung EUV
Bank:
Sparkasse Oder-Spree
BIC/SWIFT:
WELA DE D1 LOS
IBAN:
DE82 1705 5050 3003 0030 02
Purpose (important!):
31 00 00 99 - Zweck UB (e.g. Textbook collection)

Donating Books and Other Media

• We are pleased to accept donations of individual titles or entire collections, provided they align with the library’s subject focus. Our acquisition profile primarily includes literature in the fields of law, economics, and cultural studies.
• Before donating, we kindly ask you to check whether the titles are already held in our collection by consulting the library catalogue. We generally do not accept duplicate copies or older editions of titles already in stock.
• Please note that we unable to accept outdated reference works, textbooks, or legal commentaries.
• Small donations can be handed in without prior arrangement at the Reading Room or in room HG 256.
• For donations of more than 30 titles, please email a brief description of the content and condition of the materials to: ubtausch@europa-uni.de
• Please understand that the library is generally unable to collect donated materials. In exceptional cases, transport arrangements may be discussed.
• If you would like any materials returned that are not accepted into the collection, please include your name and contact details with the donation. Returns can only be made via self-collection.
• Unless otherwise agreed, materials that are not integrated into the library’s holdings may be offered to other libraries, passed on to second-hand booksellers, or made available to users on the take-away shelf.

 

Berthold, Renate (2023):
Article "Die Bestseller der University Library"

Klauß, Henning (2021):
Information literacy - Successful research by students of economics

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2016):
Der Nachlass von Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner an der Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). - In: Brockmann, Agnieszka; Wagner, Jannis (eds.): Sinn/Bild der Geschichte? Colloquium in memory of the inaugural lecture by Heinz Dieter Kittsteiner.

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2016):
Schliemann poezji polskiej. Wspomnienie o Karlu Dedeciusie. - In: Borussia 57/2016, pp. 97-102.

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2016):
"Every language is an open door to friendship... or to enmity." A conversation with Karl Dedecius. - In: OderÜbersetzen 5-6-7/2016, pp. 108-118.

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2015):
The library of the Kuczynski family. - In: Benser, Günter; Kruke, Anja (eds.): Bewahren - Verbreiten - Aufklären, Archivare, Bibliothekare und Sammler der Quellen der deutsch-sprachigen Arbeiterbewegung, Ergänzungsband.

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2014):
Over the Oder Floods - German-Polish Archive Co-operation. A look at Frankfurt an der Oder and Słubice. - In: Blecher, Jens; Happ, Sabine (eds.): Archive im Verbund: Netzwerke und Kooperationen. Leipzig 2014, pp. 197-210.

Brockmann, Agnieszka (2014):
Joachim Georg Darjes on his 300th birthday. A portrait. - In: mitschrift, 2/11.2014, pp. 40-41.

Klauß, Henning (2013):
Corruption prevention at the Viadrina - In: ViadrINFO, No. 6 / 2013, Frankfurt (Oder), p. 6

Klauß, Henning (2013):
Collection of desiderata as a means of inventory development - In: Bibliotheksdienst 47.2013 H. 10, S. 757-761, Berlin
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bd-2013-47-issue-10/bd-2013-0089/bd-2013-0089.xml?format=INT

Klauß, Henning (2013):
Better protected than Fort Knox - password assignment in libraries is often disproportionately complex. In: BuB, H.2, p. 95.

Klauß, Henning (2013):
To determine the financial value of media in a University Library. In: Bibliotheksdienst 47.2013 H. 5, 2013, pp. 315-322.
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bd-2013-47-issue-5/bd-2013-0033/bd-2013-0033.xml

Klauß, Henning (2013):
RDA: Consequences for cataloguing and OPAC design. In: Bibliotheksdienst 47, Issue 3-4, 2013, pp. 225-230.
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bd.2013.47.issue-3-4/bd-2013-0024/bd-2013-0024.xml?format=INT

Klauß, Henning (2011):
Cancellation from the reading room or completely from the collection. The concept of the University Library of the European University Viadrina - lecture at the training course: "Alles eine Frage der Routine? Discarding in Academic Libraries", LMU Munich, 23 November 2011 -
http://www.opus.ub.uni-erlangen.de/opus/volltexte/2011/2997.

Klauß, Henning (2011):
Dauerhafte Verknüpfung von Bibliothekskatalogen mit Internetressourcen - Vorarbeit für ein Konzept zur Aktualisierung von URLs oder Ersetzung durch URNs - In: Bibliotheksdienst 45.2011 H. 2. Berlin.
http://www.zlb.de/aktivitaeten/bd_neu/heftinhalte2011/Erschliessung020211BD.pdf.

Happel, Hans-Gerd (2010):
Viadrina prints in 3D and virtual browsing. A German-Polish digitisation project. In: Ksiazka zawsze obecna. Prace ofiarowane Profesorowi Krzysztofowi Migonio. Wroclaw: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego 2010, pp. 253-257.

Klauß, Henning (2010):
Shelving or shelving in the reading room or in the stacks - Preliminary concept of the University Library of the European University Viadrina (EUV) - In: Bibliotheksdienst 44. 2010 H. 6. Berlin, pp. 602-615.

Klauß, Henning (2009):
Pilotmigration University Library des BIZ der Europa-Universität Viadrina - Frankfurt (Oder) in den BVB. - In: Library Service 43. 2009 H. 1. Berlin.

Klauß, Henning (2008):
Tips for carrying out an inventory in a library. - In: Library Service 42. 2008 H. 4. Berlin.

Happel, Hans-Gerd (2007):
Zintegrowane interdyscyplinare zarzadzanie informacja na Universytecie Europejskim Viadrina we Franckfurcie nad Odra. Integrated information management at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). In: Bibliotekar 20 (2007), pp. 183-195.

Ahnis, Gabriele / Happel, Hans-Gerd / Kwiatek-Mack, Celina / Twardak, Grazyna (eds. 2007):
Information needs in German-Polish co-operation. Business, Law, Education, Culture. Berlin: BibSpider 2007.

Happel, Hans-Gerd / Twardak, Grazyna (2001):
Two university libraries on this side and the other side of the Oder. The German-Polish co-operation model in Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice. In: BuB Forum for Library and Information, 53, 2001, No. 12, pp. 707-713.

Happel, Hans-Gerd (2001):
On the history and perspective of the University Library of the new Viadrina University. In:
The library of the Alma mater Viadrina, Frakfurt (Oder), 2001, pp. 34-41.
13/AN 80267 H252

Happel, Hans-Gerd (2001):
Die University Library Frankfurt (Oder) - Völlig neu, Alles digital, in: Magazin 2006, 2001, H. 3,
p. 60-61.
Magazin/AZ 20600

Eich, Ulrike (2001):
Change on this side of unity: The Frankfurt (Oder) University Library on the way to its system. In: Library between continuity and change, edited by Stefan Siebert, Rostock, 2001,
p. 125-137.
13/AN 51000 H711

Eich, Ulrike / Happel, Hans-Gerd (1999):
Cross-border co-operation in Frankfurt (Oder). In: BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis, 1999, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 143-148.
13/AN 10200

Beier, Hans (1998):
Ortstermin / Eine Stadt als Brücke zum Nachbarn: Bibliotheken in Frankfurt an der Oder. In: BuB Buch und Bibliothek, 1998, vol. 50, no. 9, pp. 578-581.

Eich, Ulrike (1998):
Search and find: the way to the needle in the haystack. In: Vivadrina, 1998, Febr.

Eich, Ulrike (1997):
University Library, Vivadrina, 1997, No. 4, pp. 16 -17.

Jazdon, Artur (1996):
Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Frankfurcie n. odra, in: Bibliotekarz, 1996, No. 6, pp. 14-17.

Eich, Ulrike (1996):
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) / University Library. In: Weitblick, 1996, No. 4.

Happel, Hans-Gerd (1996):
What is a Lean Library? In: Journal of Librarianship and Bibliography 43 (1996), pp. 9-22.

Adams, Bernhard (1994):
Difficult beginnings in Frankfurt (Oder): Notes on the emergence of a University Library. In: Bücher für die Wissenschaft: Bibliotheken zwischen Tradition und Fortschritt, Festschrift für Günter Gattermann zum 65. Geburtstag, ed. by Gert Kaiser in conjunction with: Heinz Finger and Elisabeth Niggermann, Munich, 1994, pp. 325-342.
13/AN 51000 G262

Klauß, Henning / Lampe, Harald (1994):
Elektronische Unterstützung der Vercutterung. In: Bibliotheksdienst, Berlin, 1994, Vol. 28, No. 4.
13/AN 10400-1994

Ipsen, Knut (1994):
Re-establishment of an old university as a European University in Frankfurt (Oder). In:
Das Hochschulwesen, 1994, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 125 - 128.
16/AZ 32030-1994

Gödan, Jürgen Christoph (1993):
Library regulations / administrative regulations. In: Library regulations of German universities, 1993.
13/AN 70100 G594

Happel, Hans-Gerd (1992):
A new University Library - the Witten/Herdecke University Library. In: Library Service 26 (1992), H. 5, pp. 703-707.

Happel, Hans-Gerd (1989):
Das wissenschaftliche Bibliothekswesen im Nationalsozialismus. With special reference to the University Libraries. Munich and others: Saur 1989.(Beiträge zur Bibliothekstheorie und Bibliotheksgeschichte; 1 / Contributions to Library Theory and Library History; 1).