The library as a place for learning and studying

The library offers all visitors a pleasant atmosphere and excellent technical facilities for studying and working.

Discover your favorite spot, use the Wi-Fi or the library computers, and find the scanner that suits your needs.

Internet access, PCs

Guest Wi-Fi

BayernWLAN is available free of charge to all guests. No login is required to use this Wi-Fi; you simply need to accept the terms of use. There are no time or data volume limits. 

Members of educational institutions that use eduroam can also connect to the eduroam Wi-Fi network at THA.

(Note: Access to the library’s e-books and databases is not available via these Wi-Fi networks.)

Library Computers

For academic purposes (e.g., to access the THA library’s e-books and databases), you are welcome to use the library computers, which have internet access and MS Office programs.  

Please check in at the library desk during staffed core hours. We will then log you in at an available computer. For IT security reasons, we record your usage time.
Unfortunately, you cannot use the computers during extended hours.

 

 

 

 

Technical features

Monitors for connecting your own devices

There are two monitors in the reading room equipped with HDMI and DisplayPort cables. You can connect your own laptop or similar device here to use a larger or secondary monitor.

If you need additional adapters to connect your device, you can obtain them from the technical equipment lending desk.

Printing/copying

Unfortunately, this service is not available to guests.
It is exclusively available to THA members and requires a valid IT account.

Paper cutter

Near the newspaper reading corner, you’ll find a paper cutter for trimming paper.

Stapler and hole punch

To punch holes in or staple documents, you can use the stapler and hole punch in the copy room or in the counter area to the right of the staircase. 

Scanner

The two Bookeye scanners are particularly well-suited for books and magazines. 

  • The Bookeye 5 scanner is located in the counter area. 
  • The Bookeye 4 scanner is located in the copy room (H 2.04).

Scans (up to DIN A2) can be saved as PDF, JPG, or TIFF files.

You can save them to a USB flash drive or, with the Bookeye 5, to a smartphone or tablet. 

Instructions are posted directly on the device.

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Large documents (up to 50 loose, unstapled/unbound sheets up to DIN A4 size) can be quickly saved as PDFs using the ScanSnap iX500 document scanner on a PC at the service counter or via an app on your own mobile device (Android; iOS). 

Text recognition is also available with this scanner.

You’ll find the document scanner in the counter area, to the right of the passageway leading to the magazine reading corner.

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Instructions: Scanning with the ScanScnap document scanner

Scanning on a PC

  1. Ask the library staff at PC2 in the circulation desk area to log you in.
  2. Open the ScanSnap lid to turn on the scanner
  3. Place the documents to be scanned face down and upside down in the scanner (if necessary, unfold the document guides at the feed tray and output tray, and adjust the page guides; please remove any staples or similar items).
  4. Press the scan button (blue) on the scanner.
  5. Wait until all pages have been scanned (progress is also displayed on the PC).

Scan and Save Options

  • Scan to Folder: Select any folder on the PC (e.g., your RZ user directory) — the scan will be saved as a PDF
  • Scan to Email: Not available (no email software installed)
  • Scan to Print: Print the scan directly (fee applies: PaperCut!)
  • Scan to Mobile: The scan is transferred to your mobile device via Wi-Fi and an app
  • Scan to Google Docs: Google account required (after entering your Google
    login credentials, the scan is uploaded to Google Drive) (PDF includes OCR text recognition!)
  • Scan to Salesforce Chatter: Salesforce account required
  • Scan to Pictures Folder: Saves scans to any folder (default: My Documents\Pictures) (JPG)
  • ABBYY Scan to PowerPoint: Scan as a .ppt file, including recognition of image and text sections
    (default location: My Documents\Pictures)
  • ABBYY Scan to Excel: Scans as .xlsx, including recognition of text, columns, and rows
    (default save location: My Documents\Pictures)
  • ABBYY Scan to Word: Scan as .docx, including text recognition (default location: My
    Documents\Pictures)

Additional scan options (e.g., text recognition on/off) are available when you hover over the scan mode icon (-> gear)

Scan to Mobile

If you want to use the Scan to Mobile feature, you must first set it up on your PC and then on your mobile device:

  1. *Confirm the information window by clicking OK
  2. *Set a password to link the scanner to your mobile device (please use the default password 2724)
  3. *Confirm the Windows security alert with OK
  4. *Download the “ScanSnap” app to your mobile device (iOS / Android)
  5. Connect your mobile device to the “Bookeye” Wi-Fi network (no Wi-Fi password required; if the connection fails, turn the Bookeye scanner off and then back on)
  6. Launch the app
  7. Wait until the connection is established
  8. *Enter the password (see step 2)
  9. *Place the document back into the ScanSnap
  10. Tap “Scan” (in the app or directly on the scanner)
  11. The scan will be transferred to your mobile device.


Once you’ve completed the steps marked with *, you won’t need to repeat them for future scans. You also won’t need to log in on your PC anymore.

A flatbed scanner is available in the copy room (H 2.04) for documents up to DIN A3 size.

The library's sections

Right in the thick of things, focused studying, or leisurely browsing. Get to know the library's different areas.

Counter area - right in the heart of the action (includes computer stations)

Library Desk

As soon as you enter the library on the first floor, you’ll see the library desk. During regular hours, you can get help here with any questions you have about the library. During extended hours, the desk is staffed by a supervisor only.

Computer Workstations

  • 10 computer workstations in the service desk area
  • 10 additional computer workstations in training room H 2.19

Group Rooms

  • 3 group study rooms with a total of 28 seats (1x4, 2x12 seats)
  • It is not possible to reserve a group room for a specific date and time, as high demand makes it impossible to allocate rooms fairly.
    Experience shows that the utilization of group rooms decreases significantly in the evening. 
  • If training room H 2.19 is not occupied by an event, it may also be used (22 seats, 10 of which have computers).

Reading room—quiet study surrounded by books

In the reading room, you’ll be working right among the more than 48,000 freely accessible items that can be checked out.

Workstations

  • 84 desk workstations, arranged in 12 rows of tables with power outlets and LAN connections
  • 21 additional workstations at round tables
  • 9 beanbag chairs (scattered throughout various corners of the library)
  • 3 carrels (private study rooms)

 

 

 

 

Magazine corner - a cozy place to browse

Six reading chairs invite you to browse through the latest issues of daily newspapers or professional journals.

Right next door is the children’s nonfiction corner with 3 cube-shaped seats for our youngest visitors.

Comfort while studying and working

For use in the reading room and group study rooms, seat cushions are available next to the library counter to make sitting in our chairs for extended periods even more comfortable.
Fleece blankets are also available for the colder months.
Please return the cushions and blankets to the cart after use.

For ergonomic working, you can also borrow a standing desk or a balance seat cushion from the Aktivithek.