Using the Library

Directions and Map

Library Information Flyer in German (pdf)

Access for Visitors with Impaired Mobility

The Library is open to the public. All holdings are non-circulating and can be used solely on site in the Library during regular opening hours or by appointment. 

Opening Hours 
Tuesday and Thursday 9am-5pm, and by appointment; closed on German public holidays

Library of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research
Mittelweg 36, D-20148 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49 40 414097-70
Fax: +49 40 414097-11
Send an E-Mail

Staff:

Angela Duile, Christoph Fuchs, Mirjam Kania, Afra Petersen,
Frank Pierstorf, Ingwer Schwensen  
Director: Gudrun Döllner

Services

We offer users work places that can be reserved for long-term research, internet access, self-service photocopying, and use of a microfilm/microfiche reader-printer. Wireless network access is also available.

The Library Catalog is accessible for searches via the internet.

Our staff will be happy to supply further information about the Library by phone, fax, and e-mail.

Requests for photocopies of journal articles can be submitted by e-mail or regular mail and will be processed for a fee of 0.25 € per page plus VAT and postage.

Self-service photocopies can be made at a charge of 0.05 € per page.

Regulations for Use of the Library and Library Fee Schedule 

Regulations for Use of the Library (pdf)
Library Fee Schedule (pdf)