Information for IFSH library’s users

The IFSH library is primarily intended for IFSH and ZNF staff and doctoral students, as well as students of the Master of Peace and Security Studies programme. Only these persons are entitled to borrowing privileges.

Following rules apply to all other users:

• The IFSH library is a reference library. No items may be borrowed, except for photocopying.
• Only items currently available may be provided. Items that have been borrowed by internal users cannot be reserved by other users.
• As far as articles are concerned, please first check the availability of the corresponding journal through the Campus Catalogue of the University of Hamburg.
• No copying machines are available in the library. Please bring your identity card, if you wish to borrow items to make copies.
• The IFSH library has only one desk for conducting research and max. five reading places; if these places are occupied, no further visitors may be admitted.
• Before visiting us, please inform yourself about our collection through the Campus Catalogue.

Useful tips for research

• Many reports are also available in full text form in the internet and may be downloaded free of charge. This applies - among others - to the publications of following institutions: Carnegie Moscow Center, Conflict Studies Research Centre, CORE, ECMI, European Union Institute for Security Studies, HSFK, IFAR, IFSH, International Crisis Group, IfP Tübingen, Austrian National Defence Academy, OSCE, SCHIFF, SIPRI, Swisspeace, UNIDIR, ZEI, ...
• Please make use of the Hamburg Regional Catalogue to find out more about lending possibilities in other universities and research institutes in Hamburg.