Library of Social Sciences and East European Studies of the Freie Universität Berlin
Opening Hours
Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sa temporarily closed
Orders of available items directly into the owning library are ready for pick-up after appr. one hour (if ordered within the library’s opening hours). Orders to other libraries of Freie Universität or from external stacks usually take one day during the week (Mon–Fri). You will always receive a pick-up notification via e-mail.
We will gradually translate key pages from our website to English. Thank you for your understanding.
Ihnestr. 21 (reading room, course reserves, periodicals, scanner, computer workstations)
14195 Berlin
Garystr. 55 (Open shelf collection, circulation desk, group study desks, library garden)
14195 Berlin
U-Bahn: Line 3 to Freie Universität (Thielplatz) or Oskar-Helene-Heim (→ VBB-Fahrinfo)
Location in GoogleMaps.
URL Library Portal Primo: http://primo.fu-berlin.de/en/
Other catalogs: none
- Users: open to the public
- Terms of use: in house and checkout
- Number of seats: 154
- Group study desks in Garystr. 55
- Library garden: yard with plants, tables and seats, open ca. April to October
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Media and Communication Studies
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- East European Studies
- Internet computers with Open Office
- Wifi for members of FU and institutions participating in eduroam
- Print and copy service through an external provider (fees collected via the mensa or campus card), scanning free of charge
- Lockers with pin code
- Library instruction courses by appointment
- Multilingual video tutorials as introduction to search techniques
- Cafeteria at top floor of Ihnestr. 21
- Vending machines in the lobby of Garystr. 55
- Non-alcoholic drinks in closed containers are allowed in the library. Please use thermos mugs with screw cap for hot drinks.