Fees

Fee Schedule (from 1 September 2023)

In accordance with the ‘Library Regulations of Worms University of Applied Sciences of 7 May 2003’, Section 10(2) and Section 17(2), and the “State Ordinance on Fees in the Fields of Academia, Continuing Education and Research / Special Schedule of Fees” of 27 November 2014, as well as the Interlibrary Loan Regulations (LVO of 8 July 2004), and the Order on the Application of the ‘State Ordinance on Fees for Administrative Acts of a General Nature (General Schedule of Fees)’, in the version dated 8 November 2007 (GVBl. 2007, p. 277), as last amended by the Order of 22 March 2019 (GVBl. p. 31) and the ‘State Ordinance on Fees in the Fields of Academia, Continuing Education and Research (Special Schedule of Fees)’ of 27 November 2014 (GVBl. 2014, p. 279), as last amended by the Order of 10 February 2022 (GVBl. p. 57), for Worms University of Applied Sciences.

Paying library fees

Please pay library fees by card at the payment terminal on the ground floor of Building A.

Fees paid are automatically credited to your user account.

Payment by bank transfer

If you wish to pay by bank transfer, please email us at bibliothek@hs-worms.de.

We will then send you the necessary details.

Fee types:

Fee type

 

Cost

Visitor passes

Per guest pass

€16 (one-off)

 

 

 

Interlibrary loan fees

Students at Worms University of Applied Sciences

€1.50 per order / TAN

 

School pupils and pensioners

€1.50 per order / TAN

 

Other university members, visitors

€3.00 per order / TAN

 

 

 

Delivery service

The actual costs incurred per order will be charged

€3.00 per item

 

Plus a flat-rate delivery charge

€8.00

 

 

 

Loss of media items by the borrower

If the item is still available

The borrower must procure a replacement copy in the latest edition

 

The item is no longer available

The library shall decide whether a replacement copy is to be obtained second-hand, via interlibrary loan plus photocopying and binding, or whether the borrower is to reimburse the corresponding residual value.

 

Fee for processing lost or damaged items

€15 

 

 

 

Overdue fees (applies to all users and user groups)

Reference materials
(daily)

3 euros
per volume

 

Lockers
and basket keys
(daily)

3 euros

 

Magazines
(per day)

3 euros
per issue

 

Standard loan: 

 

 

Reminder/notice
(1 day after the due date,
1-week grace period)

Free of charge

 

1st reminder
(2nd week after the due date)

3.00 euros

 

2nd reminder
(3rd week after the due date)

3.00 euros

 

3rd reminder
(4th week after the due date)

3.00 euros

 

4th reminder
(5th week after the due date)

3.00 euros

 

If the reminder process is unsuccessful, we will unfortunately have to initiate debt collection proceedings via the State University Treasury in Mainz. Please therefore contact us at the earliest opportunity to clarify any misunderstandings. Thank you very much.

 

 

 

 

Locker keys

If you lose or damage your locker key, please contact SG 4 (Room A 001). We will have to charge 4 euros for the loss of a key fob fitted with electronic technology.