Library

The library of the HKA is a branch library of the KIT Library and is responsible for the supply of literature within the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. It is located in building A/upper floor on the campus of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. The Campus-Card serves as a library card. This must be registered for use and activated on site.

Lending and literature search

Here is the most important information on how to use the library and the rules of the game. All other services, such as literature searches in the KIT catalogue, can be found via a separate section of the KIT librarywebsite.

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Student ID card / notification to HKA email address

The student id cards (CampusCards) have recently been printed on the HKA campus.
You will receive a notification to your HKA email address when your student id card is ready for collection at the student office (building R).
You can access your HKA emails on campus via eduroam or on the pool computers (outlook).
To access outside the HKA via owa.h-ka.de, multi-factor authentication must be set up.
For the one-time installation, you must be on campus in the university network.
Here are the instructions:

Step 1: You need an authenticator app on your smartphone (e.g. from Microsoft or Google).
Step 2: Log in to a pool computer using your access data (rz-account) (e.g. LI 136 or LI 142).
Step 3: In a browser, enter mfa.h-ka.de (without www) <Einloggen>. Press roll out token.
Step 4: Scan the QR code with the Authenticator app. The app generates a new token every 30 seconds.
The installation of the multi-factor authentication is now complete.
Step 5: Open owa.h-ka.de externally (at home) in your browser: Enter your rz-shortcut (RZ-Kürzel) and the app token.
Step 6: Enter your rz-account (rz-shortcut and password).
 

Information about the end of the Citavi license

The state license for the reference management system Citavi will expire in Baden-Württemberg on March 31, 2024!
For further information click here.
We currently only recommend new users to use Citavi if you complete your writing project by the end of March 2024! Otherwise, we recommend using the reference management system Zotero (open source) as an alternative.

Online courses

The online course "Good Scientific Practice" is unlocked on ILIAS for all students at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. The course shows which rules and norms of the scientific system are already relevant during studies and how research is conducted honestly. Interested students can work through the course individually at any time. The course was developed as part of the state-wide project helpBW, which is being realised under the leadership of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and other universities in Baden-Württemberg. Other online courses in the area of information and writing skills are currently being developed.