Teaching & Research
at the UW/H
Teaching & Research
at the UW/H
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Overview
The Witten/Herdecke University Library is an academic library whose book and media holdings are constantly adapting to the current needs of students, teachers and researchers at the UW/H. On this page you will find all research options, service offers, information on use, everything you need to know about Open Access (OA) publishing and access to our electronic resources, which can be used internally and externally. As a service facility, the library team invites members of the UW/H to contact them at any time for information and support.
Opening hours
University Library (ground floor) Monday - Friday | Reading room (basement) Monday - Sunday |
Quick access
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is an online accessible catalog in the form of a database. It contains all the media held by Witten/Herdecke University Library.
Directly to the book search (OPAC) Directly to the user account OPAC
EZB (Electronic Journals Library) is a database containing scientific electronic journals from all subject areas.
Latest news
You are cordially invited to a reading on Thursday, November 13, 2025!
From 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Prof. Dr. Alfred Hirsch will read from his new book “Heimatweh” (Homesickness) on the subject of loss of homeland and longing: https://intranet.uni-wh.de/en/eventdetail/kulturzeit-homesickness-reading-by-prof-dr-alfred-hirsch
The reading will take place in the library. The library will remain open during this time. For quiet study, users can use the reading room in the basement and the study rooms on the first floor.
Would you like to learn more about some of the databases we offer or be able to use them more efficiently? Then take part in the online training courses/webinars/meeting hours we offer. Select a date and register:
APA PsycINFO (Psychology)
Business Source (all versions) (business administration)
CINAHL (nursing professions)
DynaMed (evidence-based clinical reference tool)
Juris (law)
SCOPUS (science, technology, medicine, social and economic sciences, arts and humanities)
To make activating your library account even easier, we now offer you a video that explains the entire process in addition to our written step-by-step guide.
For more information, see Information on using the UB on the library website.
Team of the University Library

D. phil. Christiane Wirth Forsberg, (University of Oxford)
- Department management
- Library
- Administration
+49 2302 926-833
Christiane.WirthForsberg@uni-wh.de
Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 48
58455 Witten
NB-E.007

Birgit Abels
- Officer
- Library
- Administration

Daniela Hacke
- Officer
- Library
- Administration










