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With a total collection of more than 300,000 media, our university library is one of the largest public music and art libraries in Austria. It is the perfect place to dive into the past and develop visions for the future. Whether you are a student, a doctoral candidate or a teacher - our collections offer everything you need for everyday university life and beyond.

University Library
+43 676 88122 996
bibliothek@moz.ac.at

Mirabellplatz 1
5020 Salzburg

Semester opening hours
MAIN LIBRARY
Monday to Thursday
9 am - 4 pm
Friday
9 am - 2 pm
(2 pm - 5 pm only reading room)
LIBRARY ORFF-INSTITUTE
Monday to Friday
9 am - 4 pm

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Semester opening hours
MAIN LIBRARY
Monday to Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
Friday 9 am - 2 pm (2 pm - 5 pm only reading room)
LIBRARY ORFF-INSTITUTE
Monday to Friday 9 am - 4 pm

LIBRARY BASICS RESEARCH – key information concerning online catalogue, ordering process and user account, including time-saving research hacks.
30^th September 2026, 11 am – 11.30 am (German)
7^th October 2026, 3 pm – 3.30 pm (English)
8^th October 2026, 10 am – 10.30 am (German)
Reading room – no registration required.

WRITING ADVICE: Support with literature research, organising and summarising the information found, planning the writing process and tackling writing difficulties.
Appointments on Thursdays and Fridays by personal registration via email: schulungen.bibliothek@moz.ac.at

168.758

Scores

114.266

Books

19.287

Digital Media

303.266

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Contact

INNSBRUCK

Library Haus der Musik Innsbruck / Music Library
(Holdings of the D epartment of Music Education Innsbruck)
Universitätsstraße 1
6020 Innsbruck
+43 512 507 25755
ulb-musik@uibk.ac.at

Opening hours: see here.
Guide to using the library

Fine Arts & Design Innsbruck Library
Amraser Straße 4
6020 Innsbruck
+43 676 88122 441
magda.gnigler@moz.ac.at

Opening hours: Mon-Fri from 8.30-12.00

SALZBURG

Orff Institute Library
Frohnburgweg 55
5020 Salzburg
+43 676 88122 556
bibliothek.orff@moz.ac.at

Opening hours: Mon-Fri from 9.00-16.00 hrs
Closed: August, Christmas vacations

Game Research & Playing Arts Archive
Schwarzstraße 24
5020 Salzburg
+43 676 88122 621
rainer.buland@moz.ac.at
[Appointment required]

Institute for the History of Musical Reception & Interpretation Library
Mirabellplatz 1 (GG Room 253)
5020 Salzburg
+43 676 88122 61 9
rainer.schwob@moz.ac.at
[Appointment required]

Borrowing: leihstelle.bibliothek@moz.ac.at
Interlibrary loan: fern.leihe@moz.ac.at
In addition to personal contact information such as name, email and phone number, we would ask you to provide the following information about the work: author/composer, title, publisher (if applicable), edition form, year, etc.
Information Literacy: schulungen.bibliothek@moz.ac.at
Purchase request: ankauf.bibliothek@moz.ac.at
In addition to personal contact information such as name, email, phone, we ask to to provide the following information about the work: author/composer, title, publisher (if applicable), edition form, year, etc.
Performance material: auffuehrungsmaterial@moz.ac.at
In addition to personal contact information such as name, email, phone, we ask you to provide the following information about the work: author/composer, title, publisher (if applicable), edition form, year, etc.
Journals: bibliothek.zeitschriften@moz.ac.at
Open Access Publishing: open.access@moz.ac.at
Thesis upload: repository@moz.ac.at

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Repository

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Game Research & Playing Arts Archive

The archive owns a considerable collection of historical game books, game plans and graphics. The research institute, founded in 1990 by Günther Bauer, is dedicated to the cultural history of games and playing arts.

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People

Barbara Schwarz-Raminger

Head of the University Library

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Service department management

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Edith Leitner

Librarian

Deputy service department management

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Maria Anisimova

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Elisabeth Haider

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Claudia Haitzmann

Info Service Library / Disability Officer

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Support for people with disabilities

György Heinermann

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Christian Hofer

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Sarah Maria Kretschmer

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Birgit Franziska Lechner

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Thomas Lemberger

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Petra Mitter

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Martin Alois Müllegger

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Francesco Pinosa

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Kristina Quintabà

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Daniel Revers

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Martin Schreindl

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Markus Sejkora

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Katharina Steinhauser

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All persons

The collection policy of the Mozarteum University Library is orientated towards the spectrum of subjects taught at the university: music, theatre and fine arts.

The University Library is responsible for the following areas:

Acquisition, inventory management, indexing in accordance with the rules and regulations, and user-friendly provision of all resources required for research, teaching & study while observing the greatest possible continuity and completeness
Provision of holdings for borrowing by members of the university and by the interested public
Licensing & organisation of access to electronic resources
Worldwide acquisition & mediation of scholarly and artistic information, taking into account the copyright regulations
Conservation, maintenance & participation and collaboration in joint ventures of the Austrian and international library and information system, in particular in the Austrian Library Network
User training with regard to information literacy
Documentation of the artistic and scholarly achievements of the university
Guided tours of the library
Research courses for all users
Research courses as part of courses
Advice on academic research in individual settings
Courses on working with the literature management program Citavi

In addition, the library is present at various events (e.g. Long Night of Research) and organises the Long Night of Postponed Assignments once per semester, where students will find both material and mental nourishment to help them through the writing process.