Use of the Administrative Library

Visiting address, contact details, opening hours and further information on using the Administrative Library

Administrative Bibliothek des Bundes
Herrengasse 23, 1010 Vienna

If you have any questions about library holdings or research, you are welcome to contact the library's Information Service:
Phone:+43 664 884 96 851 oder +43 664 884 96 852
Email: bibliothek@bka.gv.at

Opening hours:
The library is open to the public: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Library regulations (PDF, 84 KB)

Further information

  • The Administrative Library is open to the public during its standard opening hours.
  • Private individuals are not entitled to borrow from the library. However, they are permitted to make use of the library's collections upon presentation of an official photo ID.
  • Federal staff is entitled to borrow items from the library, as are employees of public bodies and institutions.
  • The standard loan period is 4 weeks. This period can be extended for a further 4 weeks provided that the item in question has not been otherwise reserved. If you wish to extend the loan beyond this maximum of 8 weeks, you must do so in person, and bring the borrowed item into the library for renewal.
  • In certain cases, loan periods may be shortened and borrowed works recalled prior to the expiry of the loan period.

The Administrative Library provides 8 workstations in the reading room. These workstations are publicly available to be used.

The following charges apply for copying and scanning:

Black-and-white copying

  • A4 copy: 15 cent
  • A3 copy: 30 cent

Colour copying

  • A4 copy: 1 euro
  • A3 copy: 2 euro

Additional fees for printing scanned documents

  • Black-and-white A4/A3: 1.50 euro per sheet
  • Colour A4/A3: 2 euro per sheet

Scans are delivered by email or as downloadable files.