doku:lab Documentation and Media Workshop

IN TRANSITION

The doku:lab is the documentation and media workshop of the ASL faculty. This is where ideas and questions are born, materials are researched and knowledge is shared. For the faculty, doku:lab takes on the classic role of a ‚grey area’ (i.e. an archive for non-commercial, often difficult-to-access publications).

At the moment the department is developing the documentation centre and building an interactive place of learning and exchange.

The team looks forward to your visit.

COLLECTION

The doku:lab comprises an archive of student ASL work, gray literature relevant to planning and architecture (publications by working groups, the federal government, associations, etc.), video recordings on DVD, maps, specialist publications by lecturers and the Lucius Burckhardt archive. The large collection reflects the diversity of teaching and research at our faculty.

Many people still know the doku:lab under its former name Infosystem Planung (ISP) / Grauer Raum.

OPENING HOURS WiSe 2025_26

Semester
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9.30-12.00

Wednesday: 14.00-16.30

Semester break, tour week, compact and excursion week
Tuesday, Thursday:
9.30-12.00

CONTACT

University of Kassel Faculty 06,
Universitätsplatz 9, 34127 Kassel, ASL 1

Lecture Series at the doku:lab

Offenes Terrain (Engl. Open Terrain)
Queer-Feminist Perspectives on Landscape and Space

June 17 // July 1 // October 21 // November 25
each at 19:00 in the doku:lab

CONCEPT and ORGANIZATION
Guest Prof. Fanny Brandauer

Research and Account

Our OPAC (online catalog) offers the possibility to search in our documented media stock with over 46,000 titles. The info box with external links for research is currently under construction.

OPAC I Online Catalog

Research is controlled via the library management system KOHA! The research can be used from the network of the University of Kassel (eduroam), during our opening hours in the doku:lab or from home via VPN connection.

University network or VPN connection required!

Our Advice

The Koha user account login allows you to independently manage your personal account data, create your own literature lists, renew items, reserve or pre-order media.

Contact Persons

We are an interdisciplinary team of students and employees from the fields of science and administration - and your contacts for all aspects of the documentation and media workshop.

Image: Margarete Arnold

M.Sc. Rouven Hahn
Student Assistant doku:lab

Media and Documentation Center
dokulab[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

 

Image: Rouven Hahn

B.Sc. Jordan Fries
Student Assistant doku:lab

Media and Documentation Center
dokulab[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

 

Image: Rouven Hahn

Charlotte Peter
Student assistant doku:lab

Media and Documentation Center
dokulab[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

 

 

 

 

 

Louisa Renfer
Student assistant doku:lab

Media and Documentation Center
dokulab[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Submission of Student Work

The doku:lab has been archiving student work since the 1970s. These include diploma theses, project and student research projects, master's theses and bachelor's theses.

The pool of student work is a valuable collection that reflects the teaching and research in our faculty. For you, this means that you have the opportunity to build on the achievements and findings of other students. This open access to knowledge follows the principle of today's Open Access.

  • We will receive two copies of your work. One copy in printed color form and one copy in digital form on CD.
    Please hand in your student work (project work, student research project, Bachelor's thesis, Master's thesis, etc.) with the admission form to the Office for Student Affairs and Examinations. The work will remain here for the time being.
  • We collect all student work that has been assessed with a grade of 1.7 or better. The Office for Student Affairs and Examinations will inform us of the grade. If your work has been assessed with a grade of 1.7 or better, we will archive it for our records. If your grade is 2.0 or higher, the work will be ready for you to collect.

We only accept stapled or bound works. For stability on the shelf, they should be covered with thick cardboard (cover or spine). Works consisting of individual plans should be folded and packed in lockable, stable folders (A4).

Please list on the cover:

  • Title
  • Author

Please list on the first inner page:

  • Title
  • Author
  • Type of work (BPS, introductory studio work, study, project, diploma or master's thesis)
  • Supervisor
  • Processing period

The CD should be glued into a paper CD case in the back cover of the book. PDF, TIFF, GIF and JPEG or HTML are suitable file formats. Please refrain from all other formats (including Word files).

Loans and Loan Periods

The majority of our publications can be borrowed. During opening hours, we issue the library card required for borrowing. Please bring your identity card or passport with proof of registration when registering.

Loan periods

  • The loan period is 4 weeks. We are happy to set up semester collections with an extended loan period for academic purposes.
  • The renewal period is a further 4 weeks. The items can be renewed up to three times, provided that they have not been ordered in advance.
  • A maximum of 20 items can be borrowed.

Contribution towards expenses ...

  • The contribution towards expenses per title is:
    3.00 euros - first reminder (sent 7 days after the due date)
    6.00 euros - second reminder (sent 14 days after the due date)
    9.00 euros - third reminder (sent 28 days after the due date)
  • For Mola models, a fee of 5.00 euros is charged from the first day after the due date. From the second reminder stage (14 days after the due date) the fee is 10.00 euros per day and from the third reminder stage (28 days after the due date) the fee is 15.00 euros per day.

 

Extension

During opening hours in person at the doku:lab, by telephone or outside opening hours by email.

Movies

Our film archive consists of a collection of over 4,500 films relevant to architecture and planning. The film archive may only be used for the purposes of study, research and teaching!

Contributions for the archive?

We are happy to include your own film contributions made in the course of studies, research and teaching at the Faculty in the film archive. For further information, please contact the staff by email or during opening hours.

Lending I Research

The collection is listed in the online catalog and can be easily researched using the search term "Video" in the search mask under the category "Series". Films that are available on DVD can be borrowed directly.

Lucius Burckhardt Archive

The Lucius Burckhardt Archive in the doku:lab contains media on the subject of Lucius Burckhardt and the Spaziergangswissenschaft initiated by him.

There are media available with which Lucius Burckhardt taught and researched directly. A media collection with which Lucius Burckhardt's academic work can be reconstructed. Documents on teaching preparation, correspondence, films and slides are a particular treasure. The collection can be viewed during our opening hours.