The following legal and administrative provisions apply to the use and services of the University and State Library Darmstadt:

Some documents are only available in german so far.

• Conditions of Use of the University and State Library Darmstadt (opens in new tab)
• Statues for the University and State Library (2024) (opens in new tab)
• General Charges and Costs
• Act on Copyright and Related Rights
• Hesse Library Act
• Hesse Higher Education Act (HessHG)
• Hesse Law and Ordinance Gazette (GVBl)
• Hesse administrative cost schedule for the area of responsibility of the Ministry of Science and the Arts (VwKostO-MWK)

The following laws provide the legal basis for the collection mandate of ULB as the State Library for southern Hesse and the Giessen region:

• Deposit copy right (Article 4a of the Hesse Library Act)
• Ordinance on the Compulsory Submission of Media Works

The submission of dissertations is governed by the following:

• Doctoral Degree Regulations of TU Darmstadt