…for a short information about our library in English language.
Guide to the Hochschul- and Landeskirchenbibliothek Wuppertal
The HLB Wuppertal is an Institution for Theological research and a public library. It serves the research, the teaching and studying at the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal (Protestant University Wuppertal), as well as the church related practice of all the Institutions and employees of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. Due to the reference collection of the regional church library at the headquarter of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland in Düsseldorf, it functions as an official library for the Church. As a public scientific institution the library is open for anyone who is interested.
The HLB Wuppertal has a stock of approx. 200,000 media and approx. 150 print journals by subscription. Many journals are also available online. Almost all digital media (1500 e-books, e-journals and many databases) can be accessed remotely from outside the library. Almost all the stock at Wuppertal is freely accessible as an open shelf library. With the exception of the specially signed reference collection the books are lendable.
The online catalogue lists the inventory: https://katalog.hlb-wuppertal.de/webOPACClient/start.do
The library publishes a list of its new acquisitions, which is also published on the homepage.
In the showcases at the ground floor you will find book-exhibitions on actual topics. For more information you may have a look on our homepage (www.hlb-wuppertal.de).
Registration and use of the library are free of charge. To register, please fill in a form and present an identity card.
For any question or for more information please don’t hesitate to contact any of the staff at the counter on the ground floor: our staff will be pleased to help you. You also can write a mail to our account: bibliothek@hlb-wuppertal.de
The books are stored according to the theological classification system (Bonner classification system) over the 5 floors of the building as follows:
Main entrance / Ground floor shelf marks
Denominations and Sects N
Ecumenism, Missiology, Science of Religion O
Journals (actual volume) separate shelf
Reference Books separate shelf
New acquisitions separate shelf
Information and lending counter
Library administration
First Floor
Religious environment of the Bible
Antiquity / Archaeology C
Judaism C
General Biblical Sciences D
Old Testament E
New Testament F
Second Floor
Church History H
History of Theology and Dogmatics K
Philosophy L
Systematics M
Roof
Practical Theology / Pastoral Theology / Religious Education Q
Pedagogy, Psychology P
Basement
Universalia A
General Theology B
History G
Supporting Sciences:
Economics and Social Sciences S
Law and Political Sciences T
Cultural Sciences, Linguistics, Music, Art, Ethnology, Geography U
Natural Sciences, Medicine W
Varia Z
Interdisciplinary Journals BAc