Departmental libraries at the Faculty of Philology
The institutes and departments at the Faculty of Philology operate well-equipped, state-of-the-art, specialist libraries with collections that are open to students and staff members:
[Last updated: 09/2026]
English Department
Contact
Johannisstraße 12-20
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24507
Homepage
Using the LibraryAll students of the University of Münster with a valid student identification card can loan books and other media. The loan period is one week and can be extended to a maximum of four weeks.
The loan period for academic staff of the University of Münster is four weeks. Automatic renewals are possible up to a maximum of twelve months.
Some holdings (journals, books with special locations, etc.) are excluded from borrowing.Note for library users with disabilities: Unfortunately, the library of the English Department is not barrier-free. Library staff will fetch any medium for you on request. You are also welcome to pre-order media for use by phone or e-mail, which will then be held for you at the supervisor's desk.
Tel.: 0251 83 24506 E-Mail
Institute of German Studies
Contact
Schlossplatz 34
48143 Münster
Tel: +49 251 83-24463 (supervision)
email: bibliothek.vom-stein-haus@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Borrowing
The library is a reference library: media are not loaned out.
There are two exceptions:
- overnight and weekend borrowing for students
Books and media from the media library can be borrowed overnight and over the weekend during both the lecture period and the lecture-free period, from 3.00pm until 12.00pm on the following opening day of the library.
They may borrow a maximum of five books and media items.- borrowing for academic staff
The loan period for teaching staff at the University of Münster is four weeks
Separate regulations apply to standardised tests.
Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Contact
Rosenstraße 9
48143 Münster
Homepage [de]The library of the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies is a reference library. Borrowing of books is only possible in exceptional cases for lecturers of the Department of Philology and for students of the study programs "Antike Kulturen Ägyptens und Vorderasiens" and "Sprachen und Kulturen Ägyptens und Vorderasiens" in consultation with the head of the institute.
Since the Institute does not have its own library staff, the use of the library for external visitors is made possible by supervising students and doctoral candidates. As a consequence, our opening hours may vary from semester to semester.Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Contact
SHK-Büro
Schlaunstr. 2
Room 231
Phone: +49 251 83-29907
arabshk@uni-muenster.deLibrarian
Rand Ibrahim
Schlaunstr. 2
Room 229
Phone: +49 251 83-29841
r.ibrahim@uni-muenster.deInstitute of Egyptology and Coptology
Contact
Schlaunstraße 2
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24537
aegypkop@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Institute for Jewish Studies
Contact
Sandra Jalilehvand-Heilmann
Johannisstraße 1
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-23386
jalilehvand@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Institute of Dutch Philology
Contact
Library at the Haus der Niederlande
Alter Steinweg 6/7
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-28532
E-Mail: hdnlbib@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]
Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies
Contact
Schlaunstraße 2
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24574
Fax: +49 251 83-29827
E-Mail: sino@uni-muenster.de
HomepageLibrary
Nearly all of our Chinese books are digitally catalogued and listed in various online catalogues. The holdings are categorised by topic. The library is a non-lending library, but exceptions can be arranged upon request.
Contact person
Dipl.-Bibl. Anne Sapich
Tel. +49 251-83 24574
anne.sapich@uni-muenster.deInstitute of Scandinavian Studies
Contact
Robert-Koch-Str. 29 (ground floor)
48149 Münster
Phone: +49 251/83-32826
E-Mail: shkskandi@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Contact:
Stephan Tellmann, M.A.
Room 210
Phone: 0251/83-32831
stephan.tellmann@uni-muenster.deLending:
The library of the Institute of Scandinavian Studies is in principle a reference library.
Students may borrow a limited number of books if they need them in connection with their examinations.Institute of Slavic Studies
Contacts
Bispinghof 3
48143 Münster
HomepageLibrary administrator
Helena Burmistrov, B.A. and Carina Majewski, B.A.
Room 212
Tel: +49 251 83-21155
bibslav@uni-muenster.deLibrary circulation desk staff
Tel: +49 251 83-24875
aufsicht@uni-muenster.deInstitute of Linguistics
Contact
Aegidiistraße 5
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24492
E-Mail: ifassek@uni-muenster.de
HomepageThe library is a reference library, loans are categorically impossible. It offers a multifunction machine and computers for the use of the visitors.
Library Indo-European Linguistics
Contact
Rosenstraße 9
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-29870
Homepage [de]
Opening hours
by appointmentNote
The library is a reference library, loans are categorically impossible.Institute of Romance Studies
Contact
Bispinghof 3
48143 Münster
Phone: (0251) 83-24875
aufsicht@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Library French Department
Contact
Dipl.-Bibliothekarin Susanne Winzenried
Bispinghof 3A
Raum BA 21
Phone: +49 251 83-24700
E-Mail: winzenri@uni-muenster.de (Mrs Winzenried)
Homepage [de]Library Italian Department
Contact
Dipl.-Dokumentarin Susanne Horstmann
Bispinghof 3A
Room BA 107
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24679
E-Mail: susanne.horstmann@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]Library Ibero-Roman Departement
Contact
Dipl.-Dokumentarin Susanne Horstmann
Bispinghof 3A
Room BA 107
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-24679
E-Mail: susanne.horstmann@uni-muenster.de
Homepage [de]The works on linguistics are located in all sub-libraries.
The books on didactics are also located in the sub-libraries (French: room behind the library supervisor, shelfmark Did; Italian: secreted in room BA 119, shelfmark IS 55 and room BA 120, shelfmark IS 60; Spanish: copy room in front of BB 101, shelfmark SS 300).