Please note: Despite being labeled “Präzensbestand” our materials are lendable!

To borrow materials students may use their Library Card from the USB, readers from different universities and private citizens also need a Library Card from the USB.

• Up to ten books at a time can be borrowed for two weeks. They can be renewed at the information desk. Books that were ordered by another reader cannot be renewed. Books checked out by another reader can be reserved.
• Journals, "Sonderdrucke", and sources can be used in the Reading Room only.
• Please contact the student assistants for Microfilms, CD-Roms, and DVDs.

Please contact the librarian or student assistants if you have any questions.

To renew borrowed books please contact us one day before the lending period ends. You can call the library at +49 221/470-3023, send an Email to histinst-bibnagihila(at)uni-koeln.de, or come in.

When a book is on loan you can request it by sending an email to histinst-bibnagihila(at)uni-koeln.de. Once a reservation has been placed on an item it will no longer be renewed.
You will receive an email when the book has been returned.

Library from A to Z

Please contact us in person, call, send an E-Mail, or fill out this form if you have any questions! We are happy to help.

Lending desk
Telephone: +49 221 470-3023 | E-Mail: HistInst-BibNagIhila(at)uni-koeln.de

Librarians: 
Katharina Kloock
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Telephone: +49 221 470-3020 | E-Mail: KKloock(at)uni-koeln.de

Henrike Trapp
Wednesday, 3-5pm, Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Telephone: +49 221 470-1318 | E-Mail: Trapp.Henrike(at)uni-koeln.de

The Reading Room offers 40 desks and 3 desktop computers for research. The desks have electrical outlets for laptop computers.

The materials may be used in the Reading Room without borrowing privileges.

You can scan material at our work stations.

A microfiche/microfilm reader is available. Please ask the librarians for help.

The first letter represents a country or subject, the second letter represents a certain subject.
Continous numbers follow the letters,

A-H: Spain
I: North and West Africa
K: Portugal
L-W: Latin America
M: Latin America - general history
N: Collected editions
O: Colonial history
P: Independence
R: West Indies and Guianas
S: Central America
T: Northern Andian states
U: Southern Andian states
V: La Plata states
W: Brasil
X: Philipines
Y: United States
Z: Journals

Latin American and Iberian history

• Spain
• Portugal
• Colonial history
• Independence
• Social history
• Political culture

• 65.000 books and journals
• DVDs
• Folletos
• CDs
• Erwin Walter Palm Collection:
  The library owns the library of Erwin Walter Palm, about 2000 volumes on art history, architecture, and cultural history of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
• Books from the Mexican embassy
  Books on Mexican history on permament loan from the Mexican embassy.