Bayreuth University Library

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Are you interested in a book which is not part of our regular holdings and in your opinion should be also available to all library users? Is the textbook you urgently need, always borrowed by other users?

Then feel free to send us your purchase suggestion! We will check it, and if we decide to buy the title you suggested, you normally receive the book within four weeks.

How can you make a purchase suggestion? There are several ways:

1. The online form in our catalogue

In the upper right corner of our catalogue there is the link “Ask your library”. Via “Actions” you reach the online form for purchase suggestions. Please fill in all relevant information about the requested book as well as your contact data for feedback.

2. Contact our subject specialists

You can also directly contact our subject specialists, who are or experts at choosing literature for your subject. Here is a list of all subjects, phone numbers and email addresses.

3. The letter box on the circulation desk (Main Library)

You can leave purchase suggestions in the feedback box on the circulation desk in the Main Library. On the reverse side of the feedback card there is a little form for purchase suggestions. Please fill in all gaps and do not forget your contact data for our response.

4. The red notebook on the circulation desk (Main Library)

On the left side of the circulation desk in the Main Library there is a red notebook for your feedback. You can also write your purchase suggestion in it. Your request will be answered in the notebook, so you should check your within one week. Write your user number next to your purchase suggestion so we can reserve the new book for you.