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Address: Tiefenbronner Straße 65, 75175 Pforzheim
Phone: +49 7231 28-6234
e-mail: bibliothek(at)hs-pforzheim.de
Location Z2 - Eingang: Ebene 3
- Economics
- Business Law
- Informatics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
| Lecture and examination period: | Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 11 pm (6 pm - 11 pm only supervisory staff) Sat. 10 am - 11 pm (only supervisory staff) Sun. and public holidays closed |
| Lecture-free period: | Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 10 pm (5 pm - 10 pm only supervisory staff) Sat. 11 am - 10 pm (only supervisory staff) Sun. and public holidays closed |
Please note:
Durring the times when only supervisory staff are on site, the service is limited. This means:
- no collection of reserved media, long-term loans and interlibrary loan
- no purchase of lecture notes
- no specialised advice
Address: Holzgartenstraße 36, 75175 Pforzheim
Phone: +49 7231 28-6731
e-mail: gestaltung(dot)bibliothek(at)hs-pforzheim.de
Location G1 - 1. OG
- Design
- Art
- Art history
- Fashion
- Accessoire
- Jewellery and equipment
- Visual communication
- Industrial Design
- Transportation Design
| Lecture and examination period (from 17.03.2025): | Mon. 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tue. - Thu 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Fri. 8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., Sund. and public holidays closed |
| Lecture-free period (13.07. - 03.10.2025): | Mon. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tue. - Thu. 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., Sund. and public holidays closed |
Please note the Semester dates.
News
Here you will find the latest information from the library, details of new offerings and services, and announcements on other library-related topics.
Training courses and other events can be found here: Events
Trial Access Dialnet
From 5 October to 4 November, Dialnet will be available on a trial basis. The database can be accessed via the following link: https://dialnet.unirioja.es.
About the database
Dialnet is one of the largest bibliographic databases for literature in the social sciences and humanities, with particularly extensive coverage of academic literature from the Spanish-speaking world. The database indexes more than 6 million documents, including journal articles, books, book chapters, and doctoral theses.
Access
Via IP authentication. When accessing Dialnet from outside the university network, a VPN connection is required. Users can register with their university email address. Once registered, Dialnet Plus content can also be accessed from outside the university network without a VPN connection. Registration Link: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/alta. In the registration form please select: Country = Germany ; Type of institution = University ; Institution = Pforzheim University
Library E+B&L – Library of things: Sports equipment and games
The collection in our Library of things is growing! From now on, alongside adaptors, headsets, powerbanks and extension leads, you will also find games (UNO, Phase 10, Wizard, chess) and sports equipment (badminton, frisbee, basketball, football, vollyball, Viking chess, Moli, etc.). Just drop by!
Ebook Central Reader App
From 2 September 2026, eBooks from Ebook Central can only be downloaded with the Ebook Central Reader App. This change applies exclusively to the downloading (Borrowing) of eBooks and noes not affect online reading.
Instruction on how to install and use the app can be found here: https://proquest.libguides.com/ebookcentral/appdownload.
Please note that eBooks can only be donwloaded if the library holds at least two copies of a titel. The number of copies held by the library is shown under the heading “Availability". There is no indication as to whether any copies have already been borrowed.
