UB der LMU München – Fachbibliothek Kunstwissenschaften - München

Lukas

Sehr entspannte Wohnzimmer Atmosphäre und auch in Klausurenzeiten eigentlich immer Plätze frei. Insgesamt sehr underrated Bibliothek

Jimmy Asztalos

Gute Bib, eher weniger plätze. In letzter Zeit leider kein Geheimtipp mehr und auch sehr voll in der Prüfungszeit.

Halil Ibrahim

Bib ist wie ein Labyrinth

Nick Phoenix

I really enjoy this library for studying. It’s less crammed then others (most of the times), gives a lot of natural light and it's well organised and the staff is friendly (as it should be). Opening hours are reasonable (but more limited on the weekends, not available on Sundays). The interior has been nicely renovated a couple of years ago and thus the layout is quite good and modernised.

However, the air quality is terrible. On top of that, the air can get really bad as there is no natural ventilation in this old building. And there is no ventilation system installed. So it can get very hot and smelly or very stuffy (in summer and winter). Basic hygiene measures to prevent the spread of airborne diseases are also not provided (which is quite surprising after Covid). If you haven't caught it yet, I guarantee you'll be the lucky one to catch it in this densely populated, unventilated space. Natural selection, I suppose.

Also, the system that forces people to take a clear plastic basket (or bring their own library bag) to take their laptops etc. is a bit old-fashioned. Especially as the locker to basket ratio doesn't seem to be 1:1. It's like the game of musical chairs, but with baskets. It's great fun. Or good for the library bag industry. If you come here and aren't used to such a non-digital system, don't forget a €2 coin for the locker. However, the staff are kind enough to make an exception and take your belongings if you've forgotten them.

In addition, it is definitely a library concept. There are not enough plug sockets for all working spaces, the environment is more focused on reading. Which comes as a surprise due to the high demand. And even though they offer the typically high speed connection „Eduroam“, the internet is very flaky in different areas of the building and can be quite slow at best. This might heavily depend to where in the building you might have been able to secure a seat. If you want to do some light reading tasks and don’t need to upload/download much it’s probably fine.

Yinglong Wu

I hope it will be open on Sunday, too.

Rourou Fluffy

Hope Jacket and bag are allowed to take into the library someday.

Alejandra Botta

It's quiet, not many students come here so there is always space to study, you don't have to be registered at the University to come here, it is only required if you want to take some books out.

Pedro Prata Andrade