Technical Services

Self Loan machine with a pile on books lying in front of the screen

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

The Hare, one of the driverless transport robots

 Anja Herwig, CC BY 4.0

Hare and hedgehog

Our driverless transport system, called "Hase und Igel" (Hare and Hedgehog), carried out the necessary transports every day until 2019. You can find more information on our overview page.

RFID

Since October 2009, the entire lending and return service of the Science Branch Library is converted to RFID technology. The easy-to-use self loan and return machines enable the library users to borrow and return items in an uncomplicated and secure way.