Opening hours and locations
Each of the HAW libraries has its own contact information and opening hours. To find the information for the library you want to use, please click on the library name below.
Business, Engineering and Computer Science (TWI) Library
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Notification:
TWI Library – Contact information |
Berliner Tor 7, 20099 Hamburg (2nd floor) Renewing your loans and questions about borrowing: |
Email | Contact us | Suggest a book or journal purchase | Flyer of the TWI Library |
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| from 4 October 2023 | ||||
| Monday | 9:00 am–8:00 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–6:00 pm) | |||
| Tuesday–Thursday | 9:00 am–8:00 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–4:00 pm) | |||
| Friday | 9:00 am–4:00 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–4:00 pm) | |||
HIBS Learning Center (Berliner Tor 5 study space)
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On 16 October the pop-up study space at Berliner Tor 5 (seventh floor) will open again. In winter semester 2023/24 it will be home to a large number of indvidual and group study spaces, as well as a small lounge area. All of the journals from the Business, Engineering and Computer Science (TWI) Library are located on the eighth floor. We are continuing to work on the BibLeo project, which has been delayed due to timing and organisational issues. Ideas for the study space, which will be developed on an ongoing basis, can be sent to library staff via fbtwi_info (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de. Please note that the library materials will remain permanently at the TWI Library at Berliner Tor 7.
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Social Work and Nursing (SWN) Library
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Social Work and Nursing Library – Contact information | |
Alexanderstraße 1, 20099 Hamburg (Haus A, entrance at room 1.01) Renewing your loans and questions about borrowing: +49 40 / 428 75 7021 | |
Opening hours | |
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday | 9:00 am–4:00 pm (service desk is open throughout) |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am–6:00 pm (service desk is open throughout) |
| Friday | 9:00 am–2:00 pm (service desk is open throughout) |
Design, Media and Information (DMI) Library
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DMI Library – Contact information |
Finkenau 35, 22081 Hamburg (new building, 2nd floor) Renewing your loans and questions about borrowing: +49 40 / 428 75 4631 |
Opening hours | |||
| from 9 October 2023 | |||
| Monday–Thursday | 8:00 am–8:30 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–3:00 pm) | ||
| Friday | 8:00 am–8:30 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–2:00 pm) | ||
Life Sciences (LS) Library
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Life Sciences Library – Contact information |
Ulmenliet 20, 21033 Hamburg Renewing your loans and questions about borrowing: +49 40 / 428 75 6468 |
Opening hours | ||
| from 4 October 2023 | ||
| Monday–Thursday | 9:00 am–7:00 pm (service desk: 10:00 am–2:00 pm / on 06.12.23 service from 12:00 am) | |
| Friday | 9:00 am–2:00 pm (service desk: closed) | |
Information about the situation following the cyber-attack
- It is still possible to scan print media in all of the libraries.
- Within the HAW Hamburg WLAN network, full access to the libraries' e-media resources is available.
- WLAN is available in all HAW Hamburg rooms (i.e. not just in the libraries, but also in the Stiftstraße buildings.
- Additionally, selected e-books can be downloaded and read at home.
- All e-media resources can be accessed via the HAW Catalogue.
Current information about returning and borrowing items
- You can return items in all of the HAW libraries. Returns via automated returns shelves are possible again. You will still not incur any new fees at the moment.
- The EC-card readers are now operating again. This means that you can make payments with a debit or credit card during the HAW libraries' service hours. If you are requested to pay fees, these are primarily from the period before 2 January 2023.
- Normal borrowing of library items is now possible in all of the HAW Hamburg libraries: at the self-service checkout stations at all times during opening hours, and at the service desks when these are open. Borrowing is no longer restricted to members of HAW Hamburg and Hamburg's state universities, but is also open to external library users.
Borrowing and returns during periods without loan desk service
There are certain times when the libraries do not provide any loan desk services but remain open to students. During these opening hours you can work, read and do research in our libraries. It is also possible to borrow and return items.
| Borrowing | Borrowing library items is possible via the self-service checkout stations. |
Automated returns | All of the HAW Hamburg libraries have automated returns shelves, which automatically record the returns when books are placed in them. Most items are then immediately available for borrowing again. |
| Returns bins | It is possible to return items via the returns bins – even when the libraries are closed:
Please note that the return is not recorded in the system until the next day the library is open. This date is considered the return date. Immediate borrowing of the item or the payment of fees is not possible. |
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