What is a loose-leaf edition?

A loose-leaf edition is a publication that is not designed to be finalised and is kept up to date by exchanging individual pages containing additions and corrections. Loose-leaf format is preferred for works whose individual sections quickly become outdated, such as legal law collections.

Can I borrow loose-leaf
editions?

No. Loose-leaf editions are generally not available for loan.

Where do I find loose-leaf editions?

Duisburg campus:
In the LK Library, you will find loose-leaf editions of all subjects on the 1st floor. They can be identified in the Primo catalogue by the location mark "D12".

More loose-leaf editions can be found in the branch libraries BA and MC and in the information collections.

Essen campus:
In the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, you will find loose-leaf editions on the ground floor. They can be identified in the Primo catalogue by the location mark "E14". Loose-leaf editions with the location mark "E12" are available at the information desk on the 2nd floor.

The loose-leaf editions that belong to the stock of the MNT Library (location marks E30 and E40) can be found there near the group study rooms.