The following media are only provided for onsite use in the reading room:

• pre-1920 books
• large-sized books (folio)
• items that contain mainly illustrations
• unbound serials
• micro-materials.

The following material can only be used at site Unter den Linden:

• pre-1850 publications,
• large-sized volumes (marked by 2” or 2°) of the old stock,
• specific shelf mark groups: official journals, Bibl. Varnhagen, Bibl. Diez, Krieg, etc.
• rare books (see in our catalogue: Unter den Linden – Rara reading room),
• parts of the Music Department holding.