The Economics & Social Sciences Divisional Library (‘BBWiSo’) supplies information and literature on economics and social sciences. It is open to university teachers and students as a reference library; its holdings are kept on site for you to read.

Virtual tour (in German) of the BBWiSo

Our current info flyer Social and Economic Sciences (PDF 140 KB, in German) offers you a clear compilation of our service offers and numerous further links.

We are happy to assist you with any questions you may have about the use of the library and to assist you in finding and borrowing specialist literature from our library as well as from other libraries.

We offer:

• freely accessible and systematically categorised monographs, textbooks, periodicals, manuals and encyclopedias (approximately 496,000 volumes in total)
• databases for information and literature research
• electronic periodicals
• 220 individual work places
• 140 group work places
• 354 lockers for jackets, bags etc.
• a parent-child room
• 2 standig workstations
• PCs with access to numerous catalogues, licensed databases, all functions (programmes, internet, printing) for students at Göttingen University and registered private individuals
• WiFi web-access (via GuestOnCampus and eduroam). Also additional plug sockets.
• printing, copying and scanning facilities
• scanners for free usage
• scan tent for easy, sustainable and free scanning with your mobile phone
• semester reserves
• guided tours (by prior arrangement)
• rally in the library to do it yourself
• Economics, Social and Political Sciences consultation hour

Circulation:
Textbook collection (basement level on the right, marked with "LBS" on the spine) four-week loan with option to extend

The majority of the holdings are reference holdings with two-day short loan for students, weekend loan and privileged loan for employees of the University of Göttingen.

BBWiSo holdings can be researched in GöDiscovery and in the BBWiSo catalogue. This catalogue is part of the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK).
Please find further information on our webpages Economics and Social Sciences. There you will find specialist databases, contact information for specialist staff, and can submit your procurement suggestions.

Are you limited in your personal mobility? Please take note of our information regarding parking facilities and barrier-free access points.

By public transport

From the train station

The bus lines 21 (Nikolausberg), and 23 (Faßberg) will get you to the stop "Platz der Göttinger Sieben". Pass the Central Library of the Göttingen State and University Library towards the campus. Follow on to the "Oeconomicum", Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, on the left.
The bus timetables can be found on the Göttinger Verkehrsbetriebe website (German user interface only).

On foot from the train station

Leave by the exit "Zentrum", then turn left into Berliner Straße. Pass the Central Library of the Göttingen State and University Library towards the campus. Follow on to the "Oeconomicum", Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, on the left. On foot, the library is a 10-minute walk from the train station.

By car

From Kassel

Take the A 7 exit Göttingen, and drive all the way down Kasseler Landstraße in the direction Stadtmitte / Hauptbahnhof. Turn left onto Berliner Straße and continue straight on, until you get to the junction Berliner Straße / Weender Landstraße.
Turn left on the junction Berliner Straße / Weender Landstraße. You have reached the university pay-parking facility on Weender Landstraße.

From Hanover

Take the A 7 exit "Göttingen-Nord" and follow the feeder road until Hannoversche Straße, where you turn right in the direction Stadtmitte.
You can now turn left on Kreuzbergring, and use the university pay-parking facilities on Weender Landstraße (see map). The parking access is located at the start of Kreuzbergring.
Drive straight on to the junction Weender Landstraße  /Berliner Straße, and turn left into Nikolausberger Weg; keep straight on past the library (long building) and turn left into Goßlerstraße. Here you can use metered parking spaces (2 h) to the left of the barrier leading to the staff car park, as well as the pay-parking garage at the end of Goßlerstraße on the right.