There are terminals for research in every library location.

In addition, the joint library (A17) offers workstations for longer periods and around the clock.

• quiet workstations
• room for guests
• meetings in small groups on bigger workstations
• unofficial meetings on the blue sofa in the reading hall

24/7 access to the A17

Staff members of AWI, GFZ, RIFS and PIK are permitted to use the library sites in A17 beyond our opening hours, too. Please use the door bell next to the library entrance and provide your user number - the number on your library card.

On site we offer the following technical infrastructure:

WLAN

• Tickets for temporary access at the help desk
• Participation in Eduroam (hosting by DFN):
  www.eduroam.org, www.eduroam.de
• GFZ internal, RIFS internal and PIK internal access possible

Printer, photocopier, various scanning options

• Copy machine: booklet printing and stapling possible
• Overhead book scanner - Bookeye
• Map scanner: Colours, high resolution, 1200 dpi, up to 106 cm wide maps (A0+)

Additional equipment

• Poster rolls for map transportation
• Lockers

Remote Access VPN - Access to online resources outside the Telegrafenberg

If you want to access our licensed resources outside the campus, you can use a VPN client. This is easy to install, simulates an IP number of the Telegrafenberg and provides access to all electronic content offered by the library. A valid login account is required.

Instructions on the GFZ Intranet: http://intranet.gfz-potsdam.de/en/topics/it/my-workplace/network/remote-access-vpn/

For further information please contact the library: bib@gfz-potsdam.de
or the IT support: rz-support@gfz-potsdam.de

Staff members of PIK, AWI and RIFS can contact the respective IT departments.