Registration & Deregistration

Registration

• Through your student ID card ECUS you are automatically registered at the University Library and can use all services.
• In order to use all services (e.g. requesting books, putting books on hold, extending the loan period), you log in using your student user ID (generally starting with st…)
  Your student email address (generally in the form “st...@stud.uni-stuttgart.de”) is automatically entered in your library account
• You can find more about using the electronic student ID card on the ECUS info pages of the University
    

Changes and Card Loss

Please report all changes of name, address or user group immediately via the C@MPUS management portal C@MPUS.

In case you lose your student ID card:

• Please notify one of the two circulation desks immediately in order to have your library account blocked
• You receive a new student ID card at the Admissions Office
• The library account will be unblocked on presentation of this card

Unenrollment

You can find all information on unenrollment and the corresponding application form (PDF) on the info page “Unenrollment”.

After unenrolling you can continue to use the University Library as a private individual / external user (see Registration as Private Individual)

Registration

• You use the SIAM user ID at the SIAM self service to log in to all services of the University Library by acknowledging the University Library’s Terms of Use  under the tab “Universitätsbibliothek“, ticking off the box and saving
• You will receive the library card on producing either a German ID or a passport when registering in person at one of the two circulation desks 
• The address registered is automatically the institute address as known by the University
• The email address registered is your official email address at the University of Stuttgart (generally in the form “first name.last name@[institute].uni-stuttgart.de)

Employees without ac-account

They receive the library card when registering in person at one of the two circulation desks on producing

• a valid German ID card or
• a valid eAT chip card (electronic residence permit card) or
• a valid passport
• the registration form
• the confirmation of the status as employee of the University of Stuttgart

You can also register online for a temporary account in advance, more information can be found in the paragraph "Private Individuals / External Users".

Deregistration

• Should you not want to use the University Library anymore, you can close your account anytime at one of the two circulation desks during service hours or via email
• If you leave the University of Stuttgart, your library account automatically becomes invalid. You can continue using the University Library as a private individual / external user

Loss of the library card

In case of your library card being lost, please notify one of the two circulation desks immediately. Your library account will be blocked to avoid misuse until you apply for a replacement card on producing an official photo ID.

You will receive a substitute card for your library account for a fee of €2.50 at the circulation desks during service hours (Library fee regulation). 

Person-related institute cards are transferable, that means that, in addition to the person named in the card and responsible, other people (e.g. Hiwis) may use the card. Lecturers or employees of the University can receive an institute card.

The person-related institute card is not managed through the University SIAM user account (ac-account) of the lecturer / employee, instead access to this library account happens via a separate ub-account that is activated for library services exclusively. This ub-account has the same rights and responsibilities as those connected to a personal ac-account.

You can apply for a person-related institute card at both circulation desks (City Center and Vaihingen location) on workdays (except Saturday) between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The required registration form with the regulations involved can be found here. 

Persons with a registered residence in the Federal Republic of Germany receive the library card free of charge when registering in person at one of the two circulation desks on producing

• a valid German ID card or
• a valid eAT chip card (electronic residence permit card) or
• a valid passport in connection with an official certificate of residence
• as well as the registration form
• Minors additionally need the written consent of their legal representative

It is also possible to register online for a temporary library account with limited functionality before your first visit to the University of Stuttgart Library.
This account is valid for four weeks. Within this time period, you must present the required documents on site at one of the circulation desks and receive the library card.

With your temporary library account you can request items from our holdings or via interlibrary loan or put them on hold, and you can then check out items directly after the activation of the account on site.
The use of our electronic offers is only possible after activation and only in the rooms of the University Library.

If the library account is not activated on site within three months after registering online, the data submitted during online registration will be deleted.

Changes or loss of the library card

We ask private individuals / external users to please notify the University Library about changes immediately in written form.

In case of your library card being lost, please notify one of the two circulation desks immediately. Your library account will be blocked to avoid misuse until you apply for a replacement card on producing an official photo ID.

You will receive a substitute card for your library account for a fee of €2.50 at the circulation desks during service hours (Library fee regulation). 

Deregistration

You can close your account anytime if you don’t want to use the University Library anymore. In order to do this, please contact one of the two circulation desks during service hours or via email.
 

The library card / ECUS is not transferable. Every registered user is liable to the library for damages resulting from third-party misuse of the library card / ECUS.

Hence our advice:

• Store your library card / ECUS carefully
• Keep your user ID and password confidential