Most of the workspaces can be used without prior reservation. Workspaces in separate work areas and group study rooms must be reserved in advance.

The workspaces are located in the following two areas:

• Information Center, second floor (1. OG):

  • 17 workspaces can be used without reservation

  • 6 group study rooms must be reserved in advance (min. 2 persons – booking system).

(Please observe, that reservations for the multimedia room (118 G) are conditional: Visitors of the Oral History Archives will be given priority.)

• Reading Room, third floor (2. OG):
  
  • 34 workspaces can be used without reservation

  • 12 spaces with computers can be used without reservation (7 computers for literature search, 5 ZEDAT computers for Freie Universität members)

  • 6 special work areas for groups (min. 2 persons) must be reserved in advance (booking system: click into empty timeslots in the calendar to enter your details).
  • 4 study carrels (max. 1 person) must be reserved in advance (Temporarily not bookable in advance via the booking system).

  • Since January 2022 it has also been possible to reserve the microform scanner for working with microfiches and/or microfilms for longer work.

Requirements

• For workspaces that require a reservation, log in to the booking system, using your FU-account or user-account credentials.

• Reservations are possible up to 14 days in advance as well as for the current day; the allowed time for workspaces with reservation in advance is usually up to 5 or 6 hours.

• Please cancel your reservation if it is no longer needed. For cancelation, please use the link above.

• Your personal data is visible only to you and the administrators.

Here is how it works...

Places without reservation

1. Select your workspace for one-person use only on site.
2. As a measure to keep rooms clean, water in clear bottles is the only drink allowed at the workspace. Food is not allowed.
3. As a safety measure, please disinfect the area before and after using it. Disinfectant and paper towels are provided.
   
   

Places with reservation

1. Access the booking system.
2. Select the day and workspace that you would like to reserve.
3. Click on the slot for the time when you would like your reservation to begin.
4. Complete the form.
5. Enter the start and end time of your reservation.
6. You can change or cancel your reservation at any time.
7. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from the booking system.

8. As a measure to keep rooms clean, water in clear bottles is the only drink allowed at the workspace. Food is not allowed.

9. As a safety measure, please disinfect the area before and after using it. Disinfectant and paper towels are provided.

Do you have any questions? Please write to us: auskunft@ub.fu-berlin.de