Library Card / UniCard

To obtain your UniCard(student ID card), the following steps are required:

1. Log in to PRISMA with your web password. You received information about your login in the"First steps" email.

2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport photo format in which you are clearly recognisable.

3. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.

4. Your UniCard will now be produced for you and can be collected in person from the Infopunkt in the Student Service Centre.

5. Once you have collected your card, you will need to validate it (the current semester date will be printed on it), e.g. using the machine next to the Info Point.

Students with disabilities (GdB at least 50 %) can apply for special borrowing conditions by presenting their disabled pass at the Service Desk in the Library Service Center.

The following steps are required to obtain your UniCard(library card):

1. Log in to PRISMA with your web password. You received information about your login in the"First steps" email.

2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport photo format in which you are clearly recognisable.

3. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.

4. Your UniCard will now be produced for you and can be collected in person from the Infopunkt in the Student Service Centre.

5. Once you have collected your card, you will need to validate it (the current semester date will be printed on it), e.g. using the machine next to the Info Point.

Students with disabilities (GdB at least 50 %) can apply for special borrowing conditions by presenting their disabled pass at the Service Desk in the Library Service Center.

New to the university?

As a newly appointed professor, you can apply for and use the UniCard as soon as your appointment has been accepted.
Please carry out the following steps:

1. Log in to the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system.
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport format. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
3. As soon as the photo has been uploaded and you have agreed to the terms of use, your UniCard can be produced. After 2 working days, the UniCard can be collected in person from the InfoPoint; please have a valid official photo ID (identity card or passport) to hand.
   If required, employees can obtain a protective cover for their card.
4. Now use the validation stations at the info point to apply a current validity period to the card.

Professors and academic staff who are in possession of a UniCard can grant permanent authorization to up to 3 persons (e.g. assistants or secretarial staff) to borrow media from the library on their behalf. Further information can be obtained from the Service Desk in the Library Service Center.

Have you been working at the university for a while?

You do not yet have a UniCard(ID card), but would like to get one now.

1. Log in to the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system. (If you do not have your login details to hand, you can request a new password via the "Forgotten password" link on the PRISMA login page).
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport format. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
3. As soon as the photo has been uploaded and you have agreed to the terms of use, your UniCard can be produced. If required, employees can receive a picture-covering protective sleeve for their card.
4. Now use the validation stations at the info point to apply a current validity period to the card.

New to the university?

As a new employee, you can apply for and use the UniCard (service card) 2 weeks before the start of your contract.
Please follow the steps below:

1. Log in to the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system.
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport format. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
3. As soon as the photo has been uploaded and you have agreed to the terms of use, your UniCard can be produced. After 2 working days, the UniCard can be collected in person from the InfoPoint; please have a valid official photo ID (identity card or passport) to hand.
   If required, employees can obtain a protective cover for their card.
4. Now use the validation stations at the info point to apply a current validity period to the card.

Professors and academic staff who are in possession of a UniCard can grant permanent authorization to up to 3 persons (e.g. assistants or secretarial staff) to borrow media from the library on their behalf. Further information can be obtained from the Service Desk in the Library Service Center.

As a visiting scholar, you can apply for and use the UniCard two weeks before the start of your contract.

The prerequisite for this is registration by faculties and institutions via the guest researcher contract (duration up to six months).

How to obtain the UniCard:

1. Log in to the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system.
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport format. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
3. As soon as you have uploaded your photo and agreed to the terms of use, your UniCard can be produced as a guest researcher ID card and collected from the InfoPunkt or the Library Service Centre (BDZ); please have a valid official photo ID (ID card or passport) ready.
   If required, employees can obtain a protective cover for their card.
4. Now use the validation stations at the info point to apply a current validity period to the card.

The following steps are required to obtain your UniCard(library card):

1. Log in to the self-service of the PRISMA identity management system.
2. Click on the "UniCard" tab and upload a current photo in passport format.
3. You then agree to the regulations for using the UniCard.
4. You can collect your personal UniCard from the InfoPoint in the central university hall from the day after next. Please bring your identity card (or passport) with you.

The medical staff of the UK OWL includes only those employees of the supporting institutions of the UK OWL who have been previously authorized by the Faculty of Medicine and are listed by name in the PEVZ of Bielefeld University.

When providing library services for medical employees of the UK OWL, a distinction is made between two service groups with access to different service portfolios (service portfolio 1 and 2). Please refer to our subject portal medicine.

In the course of the first issue of a UniCard (for first-time students), it is sufficient to state the desired name and to acknowledge and confirm the risk information and the exemption from liability by actively ticking the corresponding box on the PRISMA page for the UniCard application. The UniCard (student ID card) is issued free of charge. To the detailed BITS instructions

If you enter/change your first name (e.g. you already have a UniCard issued in your official first name), there are also no costs. Once you have entered your first name and acknowledged and confirmed the risk and liability information in PRISMA, visit the Infopunkt in the Student Service Centre and display your change request there in person. You will then receive information on the further procedure at the Info Point.

All further changes to your first name (or return to your official first name) will incur a fee of €10.00 (administration fee). To obtain a UniCard and pay the administration fee, please contact the service desk in the Library Service Centre.

In general, no further documents or proof (e.g. DGTI supplementary card) are required for the application for a call name.

If you are applying for a UniCard for the first time (when taking up employment at Bielefeld University for the first time), it is sufficient to state the desired name and to acknowledge and confirm the risk information and the exemption from liability by actively ticking the corresponding box on the PRISMA page for the UniCard application. → More information

For a subsequent change of first name/name (e.g. you already have a UniCard issued in your official first name), go to the InfoPoint in the Student Service Centre after entering a name and acknowledging and confirming the risk and liability information in PRISMA and display the change request there in person.

The UniCard is generally free of charge for employees.

In general, no further documents or proof (e.g. DGTI supplementary ID card) are required for the application to specify a call sign. Even if the UniCard is only used by employees within the university and is not used, for example, for participation in public transport, confirmation of the risk information and the disclaimer is also required for the issue of a UniCard with a call name.

When entering a first name when the UniCard (library card) is first issued, it is sufficient to enter the desired first name and to acknowledge and confirm the risk information and exemption from liability by actively ticking the corresponding box on the PRISMA page for the UniCard application.

If you wish to enter/change your first name at a later date (e.g. you already have a UniCard issued in your official first name), please go to the service desk in the Library Services Centre after entering your first name and acknowledging and confirming the risk and liability information in PRISMA and display the change request there in person.

External library users must pay a fee of €10.00 (administration fee) at the service desk in the library service centre for all further changes to the call name (or return to the official first name), as was the case for the initial issue.

In general, no further documents or proof (e.g. DGTI supplementary ID card) are required for the application for a first name. Even if the UniCard is only used internally by external users of the University Library and cannot be used, for example, to use public transport, confirmation of the risk information and disclaimer is also required for the issue of a UniCard with a call name.