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Commitment
We are committed to provide the best service possible for you. You would also like to commit to your University Library? You are very welcome!
There is a variety of opportunities: from donations via sponsorships up to “your story”. Please select among the subsequent opportunities your favorite one(s).
Many thanks for your commitment to your University Library!
University Library building: Tell us your story!
The new home of the University Library, the “Former Spinning Mill”-building, looks back on an eventful history and diversified usages. Although we are intensively working on it, we still do know too little about our new home.
Assist us with your souvenirs, individual stories and items as well to “bring more light into the darkness” of the history of the “Former Spinning Mill”-building!
- You have worked in the “Former Spinning Mill”-building? You have individual souvenirs regarding the diversified usages of the building? You know other stories around the history of the “Old Spinning Mill”-building? You are welcome to send them via email to the Director of the University Library, Angela Malz, (email: angela.malz@…).
- You possess items related to the “Former Spinning Mill”-building which you would like to hand over to the University Library? You are welcome to arrange a personal appointment with the Director of the University Library, Angela Malz (phone: +49 371 531-31781, email: angela.malz@…).
- The further usage of your stories resp. an agreement regarding items handed over are naturally coordinated with you.
University Library Book Donation
In exceptional cases, the University Library accepts selected books of private collections based on prior assessment which are in good shape at minimum, which are corresponding to the structure of subjects and which are not already available in its collections.
In the case that you think to have books complying with those criteria, please proceed as follows.
- Please search at first in the online-catalog of the University Library whether the books intended for donation are not already available in the collections or the University Library.
- Make a list of those books for which your search in the online-catalog showed “No results”. Your list should include at least the following indications: author, title, year of publication.
- Submit this list via email to the Subject Specialist responsible for the subject of (the greatest part of) your books.
- The Subject Specialist will then check your list and inform you in which books the Library is interested in integration in its collections.
- Fill in the forms "Declaration on donation in kind (German)" and "Appendix on donation in kind (German)" and enclose them with the books selected by the Subject Specialist. Please do not forget to tick whether you need a donation receipt or not.
- Subsequently, you may either send your book donation (jointly with the forms mentioned above) via postal mail to Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 33, [Subject Specialist responsible], 09107 Chemnitz or hand it in personally at the information desk at the ground floor of the Library building.
- In the case that you have ticked it in the Declaration on donation in kind and subsequent to the integration of your book donation in the University Library collections, you will receive a donation receipt which may be used for tax purposes. However, as this causes a certain processing effort, we ask for your patience in this respect in advance.
Other University Library Donations in kind
You possess other materials and/ or items related to Chemnitz University of Technology or to its predecessor institutions since 1836, such as study documents, photo/image/map/audio-material, specific (minor) furnishings from your period of studies etc. which you would like to hand over to the University Library?
In this case, the University Archives located in the same building are the right contact for you.
- You arrange an individual appointment with the University Archives (phone: +49 371 531-13170, email: uni-archiv@…). t would be very helpful if you already could tell on the occasion of the first contact which materials resp. items you would like to hand over.
- You are naturally free in your decision whether your materials resp. items handed over shall completely become property of the University Archives or whether you prefer to hand them over as (permanent) loan. In the case last-mentioned, the property rights will stay with you.
- According to your decision, the University Archives will consult you regarding an appropriate legal status and you will conclude a respective agreement.
University Library Book Sponsorships
Tip: You can find more information on our page Book sponsorship.
Link your name to a conservation of a book from our “Historical Collection”.
Donate an amount determined by yourself for its restoration.
Subsequent to reception, you will receive in addition to a letter of thanks and a donation receipt suitable for tax purposes also a certificate as well as a “privileged access” to “your” book!
- Download the Book Sponsorship-form (German) and fill in the fields with your personal data as well as the amount which you would like to donate for the book restoration.
- Print out the form, sign it and send it either via postal mail to the address already indicated on the form or hand it in personally at the information desk at the ground floor of the Library building.
- You will receive a copy of the form so that you may subsequently transfer the amount to the banking account indicated there.
- After reception of your book-sponsorship-donation you will receive, jointly with a letter of thanks, a donation receipt which you may use for your tax purposes.
- In case of complete sponsoring of restoration costs, you will additionally receive a certificate stating the title of the book which from now on is linked to your name. inally, in that case from this time on, you will be accorded a “privileged access” to “your” book: This means, that you may, by providing a certain timeframe (> 2 days in advance), let via email to buchpatenschaft@… “your” book being provided for you for a certain date at the service desks (1st level) within the service hours, so that you may show it to your visitors, for instance.
- In case of questions or inquiries for further information, you are welcome to address to the Book Sponsorship-Team, (email: buchpatenschaft@…).
University Library Donation
Make desirable services for users become true!
Donate to the University Library the amount you wish. Your donation will be used for additional services for users for which otherwise no financial resources are available. Subsequent to reception, you will receive, jointly with a letter of thanks, a donation receipt suitable for tax purposes.
- You would like to dedicate a donation to the University Library? We are very grateful!
- Please contact us (Dr. Wolfgang Lambrecht, phone: +49 371 531-35679, email: wolfgang-lambrecht@…, mail adress: Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 33, 09111 Chemnitz)
- We will send you a respective form and assist you in filling it in.
- You send us back the form with the filled fields indicated and we will tell you the bank account on which you may transfer your donation to the University Library.
- After reception of your donation you will receive, jointly with a letter of thanks, (if ticked in the form mentioned above) a donation receipt which you may use for your tax purposes.
- In case of questions or inquiries for further information, you are welcome to address to Dr. Wolfgang Lambrecht (phone: +49 371 531-3569, email: wolfgang.lambrecht@….