Annual maintenance work will take place again this summer, which is why the reading rooms at the Heldenplatz location and in all collections will be closed from Friday, July 25, to Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
Due to the shutdown of the ordering system, no media orders can be accepted from Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4 p.m. to Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 4 p.m. The regular opening hours will then apply again from Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The study room of the Albertina is closed from July 15 to August 15. During this time (except July 25 to August 5), media ordered from the Albertina collection will be transported twice a week (Monday and Thursday) to the reading rooms of the National Library on Heldenplatz and can be used there.
Starting August 1, 2025, the State Hall will open at 9 a.m.
Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on August 4, 2025.
Do you have a question regarding the services of the Library at Heldenplatz? Would you like help with searching the catalogue and database? Would you like to have your research performed by experts? We will be glad to assist you further.
Basic information and the answering of simple enquiries that can be handled within 30 minutes (e.g. publisher information, supplementing of bibliographical quotes, brief biographical information, etc.) are free of charge.
Simply come to the information counter during service times (Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.), contact us by telephone (Tel.: +43 1 534 10-444) or send us your written enquiry by e-mail or post. For short questions we recommend contacting us by chat or via the messenger-app Signal (Tel.: +43 664 964 41 81 or scan the QR-Code under contact)
Would you like to do your own research but are unsure about the right search strategy? We are happy to provide you with support in the course of an individual consultation so that you can make the best use of information sources available.
For research work lasting longer than 30 minutes as well as individual consultations, we charge EUR 29,- per half hour (regardless of whether the desired information result can be achieved or not).You only incur costs once the free research time has expired and a research order is made. Please note that reproductions are subject to an additional charge.
Research Department Backoffice
Josefsplatz 1
1015 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 534 10-444
E-Mail: information[at]onb.ac.at
Signal-Messenger: +43 664 964 41 81 (or scan the QR-Code on the right)
