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.
Since 1992, we have been compiling a database of literature on specifically women- and gender-related themes that are part of publications: articles in journals or contributions in collected works, conference papers etc.
It is easy to find articles and essays in the QuickSearch catalogue in the Special Collection > "Ariadne".
In order to read an article that you have found, you need to log in to your account and then place an order: for articles in journals, you will receive the volume in question, and for papers in collected works you will be given the book.
Recent and not yet bound issues of journals are marked "Item in place" and are in the open-access area of the Magazines Reading Room; they are for immediate use and do not need to be ordered.
For help with your research or any detailed search queries, please contact us by email. We will be glad to assist you further.