Printing, scanning, copying
Media duplication and digitization are available at all locations of the SUB Göttingen.
At all locations of the SUB Göttingen you can copy or scan holdings yourself within the framework of the Copyright Act (UrhG).
For conservation reasons, this does not apply to
- Books and journals published before 1901
- Large formats, such as newspapers and special formats
- Manuscripts and estate materials
- Historical holdings of the map collection
- Files of the University Archives
You can also have copies and digital copies made by us via the order service. Please note that reproductions are only made of works that are free of copyright.
For printing, the procedures described on the studIT pages (students/private users) or direct printing via the GWDG account (university members) apply. Copies and printouts are charged at these prices via the print account. Scanning is free of charge, 3D prints are charged based on the amount of material used.
Support
You can find all the information and help you need about printing, scanning and copying on the support pages of studIT - IT Service for Students
Technical Equipment
Multifunctional Devices
You can copy, scan and print in color up to DIN A3 on the multifunctional devices. Files can be saved on USB sticks, and students at Göttingen University can also send scans directly to their university mailbox. Further information can be found in the stud.IT wiki You will need your library or student ID chip card to use the devices.
Book Scanner
Modern book scanners are available free of charge at all SUB Göttingen locations. A USB stick is required for use.
Scan Tent
In the Central Library, the Economics & Social Sciences Divisional Library and the Historical Building you will also find scan tents for optimized scanning with your smartphone.
Scanner for Microforms
These devices allow you to read microfilms and microfiches and scan them to a USB stick for storage. You will find them on the Ground Floor of the Central Library and in the Historical Building. Please make an appointment to use the microform equipment in the Central Library by email: mikroformen@sub.uni-goettingen.de.
3D printers and 3D Scanners
You can place 3D print orders with PLA filaments in the Medical Library, Physics Divisional Library and Forestry Divisional Library. Bring your .stl or .obj files by USB or send them by email. The costs depend on the amount of material used. 3D scanning of your own models is also possible in the Medical Library.
Poster Printing
In the Learning Resources Center (LRC) in the Central Library and in the Medical Library as well as in the Physics Divisional Library, it is possible to print posters in A0 format for study-related and scientific purposes. You can find further information on the studIT help pages.
Copy and Print Accounts
You need a personal copy and print account for copies and printouts.
- Password: Students should contact the studIT advice centers. Private users change their password in the GWDG Identity Management, in case of loss you will receive a temporary password at the Service Desks.
- Charging: First top up your library or student ID chip card at the Studierendenwerk card charger. The credit can then be transferred to your copying and printing account at the self-service checkouts or Service Desks.
- Check your credit balance: Via the card readers on the multifunction devices or online in your copy and print account in the central printing system in the central printing system.
The copy and print account is set up automatically with your student account. The password is identical to that of your student account.
Employees do not receive a print and copy account. Printouts can be made at some locations by direct printing via their GWDG user account.
Non-personal copy cards for official copies can be requested via a form (PDF 273 KB) at all Service Desks of the SUB Göttingen. Billing can be done either independently or by cost center by means of cost allocation.
The copy and print account is set up together with the library card at the Service Desks of the SUB Göttingen.