University Religion Library
Opening hours during lecture and exam periods
Library / Study spaces
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Information desk
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Opening hours during lecture-free periods
Library / Study spaces / Info desk
Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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The University Religion Library (UBR) is a public branch library of the Public Library of the University of Basel (UB). Its collection is arranged in open access and is available for borrowing (with a few exceptions). Together with the collections of the UB, the UBR provides the University location in Basel with specialized literature and information on teaching and research in the fields of theology, science of religion, religion-economics-politics, and Jewish studies. Its offerings primarily focus on the most recent twenty years.
The UBR is the pickup library for orders from the library of the Jewish Community of Basel (IGB). These books can also be returned at the UBR or the UB.
Location and contact
Nadelberg 10, 4051 Basel
Postal address
info-ubr@clutterunibas.ch
+41 61 207 61 91
Information and lending services
info-ubr@clutterunibas.ch
Tel. + 41 61 207 61 91
Team
Cornelia Schumacher Oehen (Teamleitung)
Tel. + 41 61 207 61 91
Tel. + 41 61 207 61 91
Tel. + 41 61 207 61 91
Subject librarian for theology, religious studies and history of Jewish religion
Benedikt Vögeli
Tel. +41 61 207 31 14 or
Tel. +41 61 207 29 01
Subject librarian for Jewish culture and literary history
Catrina Langenegger
Tel. +41 61 207 61 91
Registration
If you do not already have a library account, you can find out here how to register for and set up an account.
Borrowing | Ordering
All media at the University Religion Library, including electronic media, are listed on the search portal swisscovery. The most important questions about swisscovery are answered here.
You will find an overview of all databases and e-journals at > E-resources.
Assistance
The information desk team is happy to support you with searching, borrowing and orders. For academic support, please contact our subject librarians.
Please see the flyer for further information Flyer introduction first semester
Openly accessible area
You can get monographs and journals from the shelf or order them to the University Main Library for pick-up. The shelving follows the RVK classification scheme (German only) .
You will find an overview of the applied RVK numbers and their shelving here (in German).
Current journal issues can be found at the counter on the first floor. They cannot be borrowed.
Reference holdings
Books labelled "Use on-site” in the catalogue cannot be borrowed but may be consulted in the library for the day.
Copies / Ordering articles
For a fee, we will send copies of articles from journals or books to you (electronically or by post). Please order via email.
Cost: CHF 5.- per article / max. 20 pages
Delivery period: 24 hours
Please consider the currently offered DigiLitPlus service.
Library tours
Guided tours of the library and its collections, lasting 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the group size, can be arranged by phone or email with the library team (please provide phone number and email). Introductions to the library catalog swisscovery and tours of the UB main library can be found here.
Flyer introduction for the 1st Semester students and external users
The University Library of Religion offers literature on the topics of theology, science of religion, and Jewish studies. It is located in the historic premises of the Faculty of Theology at Nadelberg 10. For more information, please refer to the Flyer.
Guidance
Subject librarian for theology, religious studies and history of Jewish religion
Benedikt Vögeli
Tel. +41 61 207 31 14 or
Tel. +41 61 207 29 01
Subject librarian for Jewish culture and literary history
Catrina Langenegger
Tel. +41 61 207 29 01
From the SBB train station:
Take bus no. 30 from outside the station and get off at the “University” stop. From there it is a five-minute walk.
From Badischer Bahnhof (the German train station)
Take tram no. 6 to the “Marktplatz” stop. From there it is a 3-minute walk.
By car:
The access by car to Nadelberg is limited. Please read the information here in advance (link in German).
Delivery of goods:
The entrance to Nadelberg from the Peterskirche is accessible until 11:00.
Postal address
Universitätsbibliothek Religion
Nadelberg 10
4051 Basel
Switzerland