Welcome to the Mathematics Library

The reading rooms are still closed due to the Corona pandemic. When we are allowed to open again, faster W-LAN will be available. Last week, new routers were installed, so that working with the laptop via Eduroam will be even more comfortable.

The digital reading room on Zoom, offered by the student team of the Math Library during the last months of the lockdown, will not be continued for the summer semester. We will pause from 6^th of April until exam time, and will then restart the service if the "real" reading rooms have not yet reopened by then.

We will remain reachable by email, phone, and through our social media channels on Instagram [9] and Facebook [10].

Even though the library is still only open on a limited basis, we are working behind the scenes and constantly acquire new math books. You can find them in the usual place on our shelf for new acquisitions  - or in the knowledge portal Primo [12].

All books can be ordered, borrowed and picked up. If you have any special requests, please let us know here [13].

Due to the Corona pandemic, the libraries are currently unable to offer workstations. The Mathematical Library is therefore reopening its Digital Reading Room, starting now, Mondays - Fridays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

A team member will always be available there to answer questions, you can work together in the "silent reading room" (mic off, camera on), and you will be provided with some "Bib feeling" from our rooms via live stream. Breakout rooms for homework groups are also available.

Access via https://tu-berlin.zoom.us/ [15]

Meeting ID: 973 5173 9187
Password: 587400

Direct link [16]

We look forward to seeing you and learning together.

Until there are some lockdown relaxations, the Mathematics Library will be open during the following hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 - 15:00

Tuesday and Thursday: 15:00 - 20:00

TU student or staff ID cards will get you into the building. There is no need to reserve a slot. External users please register at the gatekeeper's lodge of the mathematics building with the purpose of your visit.

Your stay in the library must be limited to browsing, borrowing, scanning, and copying literature. A mouth-nose protection must be worn during the whole time.

You can also order books in advance. If you can't find something, feel free to call us: 030 314 22749.

The Mathematics Library will be closed from 20 December 2020 to 03 January 2021.

Until 23.12. and from 04.01. the following opening hours apply:

Mon, Wed, Fri: 10:00 - 15:00
Tue, Thu: 15:00 - 20:00

The workstations in the reading rooms are not available until the end of the lockdown!

The library team wishes you a pleasant holiday season and a good transition into 2021.

Since we air our rooms hourly through the windows, it can be a little uncomfortable on cold days. In order to improve the stay of our visitors, we now offer free tea bags and hot water at our service desk.

The tea is a donation of the Berlin Mathematical School [20]. Many thanks for this!

Please bring your own cups / mugs. We do not give out disposable cups and for hygienic reasons we do not give out dishes.

Working in the mathematics library is still possible under observance of all hygiene measures and regulations.

Regulations

• For TU students: Previous seat booking via the University Library's booking system
• Check-in and check-out at the service desk, when entering and leaving the library (do not forget your student card!)
• For TU staff: Filling out a form for contact tracking in the entrance area
• Wearing a mouth and nose protector during the entire stay
• Keep a distance of two meters from other people
• No group work in the library
• Disinfect workstation before use
• Wash or disinfect hands regularly
• Regular ventilation of all windows in the reading rooms, no matter how cold it is outside
• Breaks may be taken in the marked areas of the foyers, please take a basket with you when taking a break

Opening hours

Mondays - Fridays: 10:00 - 20:00
Saturdays: 10:00 - 19:30

Slots in the booking system

Mondays - Fridays: 10:00 - 14:45 | 15:15 - 20:00
Saturdays: 10:00 - 14:30 | 15:00 - 19:30

On-site services

• Information and advice
• Borrow, extend, return books
• Pay reminder fees (only cash payment)
• Scanning and printing via Print@Campus
• Use of the book lockers
• Borrow working materials, charging cables, etc.

Further information from the entire library system of the TU Berlin can be found at https://www.ub.tu-berlin.de/aktuelles/coronafaq [22]/.

The new edition of "Fischer", one of the standard textbooks in mathematics studies, has been published just in time for the winter semester. Starting with this edition, TU Professor Boris Springborn became co-author! In our textbook collection [24] 30 copies are available for loan.

Textbooks for Anaysis, Linear Algebra and Computer-Oriented Mathematics can be found and ordered for loan via the Knowledge Portal Primo [25]. Up to 25 books per person may be borrowed from the Departmental Library of Mathematics at the same time. As an alternative to the printed version, the e-book version [26] of "Fischer" is also available within the TU Berlins IP range.

The MatheBib team wishes everyone a good start into their studies or the new semester!