Library Account

Overview

Access to Library Account

Library Number & Password

Change Your Address

E-Tutorials

Library Notices & Alerts

Access to Library Account

The Online Catalogue allows you to check the status of your library account regarding:

requested and reserved items
borrowed items
current due dates
fines owing

What to do...

Start the Online Catalogue.
Login with user number and password.
Select the tab "My Account".

Change Your Address

It is import that you keep us updated with your personal details and current address. If this has changed, please inform us immediately.

TUM Students
Please register your change of address at the campus system TUMonline.

All other Library Users
Please inform us as soon as your personal details have changed. You may do this online using the webform "Change of Address". You may also visit one of our branch libraries.

Library Notices & Alerts

You will automatically receive courtesy email reminders if you have disclosed your email address on registration.

We will send automatically generated emails in the following cases:

The items requested from a different branch library are ready for check-out.
The items requested via inter-library loan are ready for collection.
The loan period of your borrowed items is due to expire.
Another library user has placed a hold on an item you have borrowed.
The reserved items are ready for check-out.

Please bear in mind that the University Library does not accept responsibility for the non-receipt of emails. Therefore, we strongly recommend you frequently check your library account in the Online Catalogue for current due dates.

For media reclaims, notices in writing will be sent out via post.

Library Number & Password

On registration together with your library card or when your TUM StudentCard / PersonalCard is activated, you will automatically receive your library number and a default passwort:

Library Number
= bar code number on the reverse of your TUM Library Card, StudentCard or PersonalCard

Default Password
= 4-digit number, day and month of your birthday in the format DDMM

Initial Login
As soon as your TUM Library Card / StudentCard / PersonalCard is activated, please log in to your library account on the Online Catalogue OPAC using your library number and the default password. You will be prompted to enter a new individual password. The new password requires a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 12 characters.

Please note: We recommend that TUM students using the StudentCard as their library card change the default password as soon as possible, since the birthday is printed on the card.

Change Password
Our Online Catalogue OPAC allows you to access your library account where you can change your password in the menu under Account > User details. The new password requires a minimum of 4 characters and a maximum of 12 characters.

Forgotten Password
If you have forgotten your password, you can obtain a new one by selecting the link "Forgot password?" from the login screen of the Online Catalogue OPAC. Enter your library number and you will receive an automatically regenerated default password to the deposited email adress. If any problems occur, please contact our First Level Hotline or ask at the circulation desk in one of our branch libraries.