Libraries
© Fachbereich Philologie

Departmental libraries at the Faculty of Philology

The institutes and departments at the Faculty of Philology operate well-equipped, state-of-the-art, specialist libraries with collections that are open to students and staff members:

[Last updated: 07/2024]
  • English Department

    Contact
    Johannisstraße 12-20
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24507
    Homepage

    Using the Library

    The library of the English Seminar is located on the first floor at Johannisstraße 12 – 20.
    The English Department has a reference library. Accordingly, books may be read in the library or partially copied.
    All students of the University of Münster with a valid student identification card can loan books over the weekend and public holidays.  There is also the possibility of a short-term loan for out-of-house copying. The borrowing policy can be found under  Library Regulations.

    Information: Room 103. E-Mail
    telephone:  (0251) 83 - 24 506 or 0251 83 - 24 507

    Note for library users with disabilities: Unfortunately, the library of the English Department is not barrier-free. Library staff will fetch any medium for you on request. You are also welcome to pre-order media for use by phone or e-mail, which will then be held for you at the supervisor's desk.

    Tel.: 0251 83 24506   E-Mail

  • Department of German Language and Literature

    Contact
    Schlossplatz 34
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24463 (supervision)
    E-Mail: bibliothek.vom-stein-haus@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage [de]
    Lending

    •     The library is a reference library: media are not lent out.
    • There are two exceptions:
      • during the lecture period: weekend lending from Friday 12 noon to Monday 12 noon; a maximum of 5 books may be lent out
      • during the lecture-free period: overnight or weekend lending from 3 p.m. until the following day or until 12 a.m. on Monday
      • Lecturers' loans: the loan period for lecturers of the Institute of German Studies and the Center for Didactics of Biology is 4 weeks, for lecturers of other institutions of the University of Münster it is 2 weeks
    • Journals and reference books as well as books with a red KC label on the spine are excluded from loan.

    Supervision and information

    The library's supervisor is staffed throughout and can be reached at (0251) 83-24463 or at bibliothek.vom-stein-haus@uni-muenster.de.

    For subject-specific questions, please contact the librarians. You will find them in the offices on the upper floor, room numbers 121 a - 121 d.

  • Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies

    Contact
    Rosenstraße 9
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-29819
    Homepage [de]

    The library of the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies is a reference library. Borrowing of books is only possible in exceptional cases for lecturers of the Department of Philology and for students of the study programs "Antike Kulturen Ägyptens und Vorderasiens" and "Sprachen und Kulturen Ägyptens und Vorderasiens" in consultation with the head of the institute.
    Since the Institute does not have its own library staff, the use of the library for external visitors is made possible by supervising students and doctoral candidates. As a consequence, our opening hours may vary from semester to semester.

  • Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies

    Contact
    Schlaunstraße 2, Room 230
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-29907
    E-Mail: arabist@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage [de]
     

  •   Institute of Egyptology and Coptology

    Contact
    Schlaunstraße 2
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24537
    Homepage [de]

  • Institute for Jewish Studies

    Contact
    Johannisstraße 1
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-23386
    jalilehvand@uni-muenster.de (Mrs Jalilehvand-Heilmann)
    Homepage [de]
     

  • Institute of Dutch Philology

    Contact
    Library at the Haus der Niederlande
    Alter Steinweg 6/7
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-28532
    E-Mail: hdnlbib@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage [de]
     

  • Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies

    Contact
    Schlaunstraße 2
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24574
    Fax: +49 251 83-29827
    E-Mail: sino@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage

    Library

    Nearly all of our Chinese books are digitally catalogued and listed in various online catalogues. The holdings are categorised by topic. The library is a non-lending library, but exceptions can be arranged upon request.

    Contact person
    Dipl.-Bibl. Anne Sapich
    Tel. +49 251-83 24574
    anne.sapich@uni-muenster.de

  • Institute of Scandinavian Studies

    Contact
    Robert-Koch-Str. 29 (ground floor)
    48149 Münster
    Phone: +49 251/83-32826
    E-Mail: shkskandi@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage [de]

    It is possible to use the photocopier and borrow books. The library key can be borrowed from the secretary's office (2nd floor) for a deposit.

    Contact:
    Stephan Tellmann, M.A.
    Room 210
    Phone: 0251/83-32831
    stephan.tellmann@uni-muenster.de

    Lending:
    The library of the Institute of Scandinavian Studies is in principle a reference library.
    Students may borrow a limited number of books if they need them in connection with their examinations.

  • Institute of Slavic Studies

    Contacts
    Bispinghof 3
    48143 Münster
    Website

    Library administrator
    Helena Burmistrov, B.A.
    Room 212
    Tel: +49 251 83-21155
    bibslav@uni-muenster.de

    Library circulation desk staff
    Tel: +49 251 83-24875
    aufsicht@uni-muenster.de

  • Institute of Linguistics

    Contact
    Aegidiistraße 5
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24492
    E-Mail: ifassek@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage

    Library Indo-European Linguistics

    Contact
    Rosenstraße 9
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-29870
    Homepage [de]

    Opening hours
    by appointment

    Note
    The library is a reference library, loans are categorically impossible.

    Order of the Library of Indo-Germanic Studies

  • Institute of Romance Studies

    Contact
    Bispinghof 3
    48143 Münster
    Phone: (0251) 83-24875
    aufsicht@uni-muenster.de
    Homepage [de]

    Library French Department

    Contact
    Dipl.-Bibliothekarin Susanne Winzenried
    Bispinghof 3A
    Raum BA 21
    Phone: +49 251 83-24700
    E-Mail: winzenri@uni-muenster.de  (Mrs Winzenried)                               
    Homepage [de]

    Library Italian Department

    Contact
    Dipl.-Dokumentarin Susanne Horstmann
    Bispinghof 3A
    Room BA 107
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24679
    E-Mail: susanne.perrevoort@uni-muenster.de (Mrs Perrevoort)
    Homepage [de]

    Library Ibero-Roman Departement

    Contact
    Dipl.-Dokumentarin Susanne Horstmann
    Bispinghof 3A
    Room BA 107
    48143 Münster
    Phone: +49 251 83-24679

    E-Mail: susanne.perrevoort@uni-muenster.de  (Mrs Perrevoort)
    Homepage [de]

    The works on linguistics are located in all sub-libraries.
    The books on didactics are also located in the sub-libraries (French: room behind the library supervisor, shelfmark Did; Italian: secreted in room BA 119, shelfmark IS 55 and room BA 120, shelfmark IS 60; Spanish: copy room in front of BB 101, shelfmark SS 300).