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Welcome to the KIT Library
The KIT Library provides information resources and services to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) and the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Karlsruhe (DHBW-KA). Information on the various locations, opening hours and addresses.
About the library
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First steps
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Registration / Opening of library account
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Learning & Working
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Searching for literature
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Books & journals - Shelving, loan and return
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Additional information
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| Research & Publication
KIT research output should be made freely available worldwide on the Internet, in accordance with the principles of open access. Scientific publications made at or in association with the KIT, need to be deposited and published in a uniform manner. You can find out more about this at "Publishing for KIT scientists". To accomplish the above-mentioned, KIT Library supports the scientists with the following range of services:
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Doctorate
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Literature and media service
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Lecture recording
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Advices & courses
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Specialised contact persons
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Additional information
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KIT Library on the South Campus will also be open between December 24, 2025, and January 6, 2026, for anyone who wants to concentrate on their work! Click here for an overview of where you can study between December 24, 2025, and January 6, 2026.
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In January 2026, the aUPaEU project team will bring together policy experts, faculty members, researchers, and administrative staff of university alliances for a workshop on the challenges of institutional transformation in higher education, with a focus on how Agora platforms can be a tool to support HEIs on this path.
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Due to cleaning works, the reading rooms in KIT-Bibliothek Süd will be successively closed from December 15 to December 23, 2025. The study spaces in the affected reading rooms will not be accessible during the cleaning work. There may be delays in the delivery of book requests from the reading rooms to the self pick-up shelf.
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Following the grand opening on December 3, 2025, all services and learning spaces will be available at the new location.
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