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Infrastructure & Equipment

With library computers for literature research, monitors for connecting laptops, and internet access, our branch libraries provide ideal technical facilities for studying and working. Practical amenities such as lockers and scanners complement the equipment available in our study areas.

Library Computers

All branch libraries provide computer workstations with research PCs and internet access. You can use them to:

Library Computers by Location

Branch Library Library Computers
Chemistry 5
Main Campus 13
Mathematics & Informatics 16 operated by ITO CIT
Mechanical Engineering 4
Medicine 2
Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen 2
Physics 3
Sport & Health Science 2
Straubing 2
Weihenstephan 7

Monitors

Selected study desks, study carrels, and webinar carrels are equipped with monitors and USB-C cables. You can connect your own laptop to these monitors.

Monitors by Location

Branch Library Monitors at Study Desks Monitors in Carrels
Chemistry 6 4
Main Campus 5 -
Mathematics & Informatics 34 operated by ITO CIT 12
Mechanical Engineering 9 -
Medicine 2 -
Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen 14 5
Physics 4 2
Sport & Health Sciences - -
Straubing 2 -
Weihenstephan 3 -

Internet & Wi-Fi

At all branch libraries, you can access the internet from library computers or via Wi-Fi provided by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ).

eduroam network

eduroam provides TUM students and employees with Wi-Fi access on campus. They can also use eduroam hotspots at participating educational and research institutions worldwide. To log in, you need your seven-character TUM ID, e.g., go42tum, followed by @eduroam.mwn.de, as well as your personal password.

Members of LMU, HM, HSWT, and other organizations whose home institutions participate in eduroam can also use the hotspots on the TUM campus. To log in, use the personal user ID provided by your organization.

The eduroam access points at TUM are operated by the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ).

Further Information
eduroam Hotspots Worldwide
LRZ information about eduroam

BayernWLAN

If you do not have access to eduroam, you can use the open BayernWLAN network instead. No registration, password, or login credentials are required. Simply connect your device to the @BayernWLAN network.

BayernWLAN is a public network available to everyone and is also broadcast via the LRZ Wi-Fi access points. It is operated by the Bay­ernW­LAN Zen­trum Strau­bing at the Bavarian Agen­cy for Di­gi­ti­sa­ti­on, High-Speed In­ter­net and Sur­vey­ing.

Further Information
BayernWLAN Zentrum Straubing
LRZ information about BayernWLAN

Tips for Slow Wi-Fi

Individual access points can become heavily congested, particularly at the Branch Library Main Campus. This may result in a slower internet connection.

Here are a few things you can try:

  • Briefly disconnect your device from Wi-Fi at your study space and then reconnect. This helps prevent your device from remaining connected to the heavily congested access point near the entrance.
  • Use eduroam-a on the less congested 5 GHz network.
  • Check the current utilization of access points and move to an area with less network traffic.

Your first point of contact for questions and problems concerning internet access and Wi-Fi is the TUM IT Support:

TUM IT Support
Phone: +49 89 289 17123
Email: it-support@tum.de

For detailed information, see the LRZ documentation on Wi-Fi and eduroam.

Scanners

At our branch libraries, you can scan books and other suitable materials free of charge.

Scanners by Location

Branch Library Book Scanners
Chemistry 1
Main Campus 4
Mathematics & Informatics 1
Mechanical Engineering 2
Medicine 1
Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen 1
Physics 1
Sport & Health Sciences 1
Straubing 1
Weihenstephan 2

Mikrofilm Scanner

A microfilm scanner is available free of charge at the Branch Library Main Campus. You can use it to digitize microfiche and roll film and save the files in TIFF, PDF, or JPG format to a USB storage device. Please make an appointment with our Digitization Team to use the scanner. The team will assist you with operating the device.

Document Delivery & Digitization Team
Branch Library Main Campus
Arcisstrasse 21, Munich
Room 1174
Phone: +49 89 289 28456
Email: dokumentum@ub.tum.de

Copyright Notice

When scanning materials, you must comply with applicable copyright law.

The statutory provisions governing permitted uses for education, research, and institutions are set out in Sections 60a–60h of the German Copyright Act (UrhG).

Lockers

Lockers for jackets and bags are available at all branch libraries. You can use a locker free of charge for up to two weeks. Keys are available at the circulation desk.

For the binding regulations, please refer to the Terms of Use for Lockers.