Basic information about requesting items:

• You can reserve files for a specific date via the Vorbestellen button. You should pre-order files until 2 p.m. the day before your visit (except Sunday) to ensure they are brought to the reading room the next morning.
• If you are using a PC in the reading room at the Political Archive, you can use the Bestellen (request) button to have items delivered as soon as possible. If you order before 10 a.m., items will be brought 2 p.m. the same day. If you order before 2 p.m., items will be brought the next morning.
• You can generally request a maximum of 40 items at once. A maximum of 20 items will be delivered to the reading room per day.
• After placing an order, you will receive a notification to confirm whether your requested items can be delivered.
• You will also be shown a list of your requested files, which you can save on your PC. The list is automatically sent to your email adress as well.