The University Library Profile
Facts & Figures’ leaflet (2025)
‘Our Services’ leaflet (2025)
The University Library comprises the Central Library, twelve subject libraries and the University Archives of Freie Universität Berlin. Together, we ensure the provision of literature and information for research, teaching and study
Our services are aimed at:
- Students, teaching staff and researchers at Freie Universität Berlin
- Staff of the University and its institutions
- Library and information professionals
- Partner institutions and external users
- 14 locations across all departments at Freie Universität Berlin
- Over 9 million items (print, e-books, databases, journals)
- Around 3,500 study spaces – for individual and group work
- Access to over 1,000 databases and more than 100,000 electronic journals
- Statistics in 2025:
- over 280,000 loans
- over 3.2 million search queries in Primo
- over 120,000 enquiries
Orientation and Getting Started
- Library introductions
- Training courses, professional development & self-study resources
- Coffee Lectures
Research & Resources
- Literature search (Primo, databases, subject-specific information)
- Resource acquisition & digitisation service
- Journals, e-books, e-journals, books
Working & Learning
- Individual and group study spaces
- Hybrid working
- Equipment loan, scanning & photocopying
Writing, Citation & Publishing
- Academic writing consultation
- Plagiarism checks
- Academic theses, Open Access, repository & publication grants
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
Research & Data
- Research Data Management
- Digital Humanities, ADA Lovelace Centre
- Project Consultancy
- University Bibliography
Collections & History
- University Archives
- University Collections
- Digital Interview Collections, Oral History