Services are provided to students, scholars, recipients of scholarships, graduate students, researchers, academics and technical staff.
Outside visitors can access Library services for justified reasons of study and research
Supply and access to the Library will vary depending on the user and their individual needs.
Reading and consultation activities and loan service
Access to reading rooms and in loco consultation are open.
A loan service is available to students, researchers, faculty and technical staff.
Loans are not permitted for: volumes of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, reference books, journals, teaching materials, pamphlets in a miscellaneous collection, antique and expensive books and any other publication the Library deems consultation be restricted for.
Readers are kindly requested to respect terms and conditions of the loan service and to return books within the due date.
In the case of late returns, users will be excluded from the loan service for a number of days based on the late return.
Extensions cannot be accepted for already reserved material. Extension requests must be made before the expiration date, via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by phone at 0039 06.37725273 or directly at the distribution desk.
User's who lose or damage borrowed books (or books in reading and consultation) will have to replace them with a new copy of the same edition.
Reference and bibliographic service
The Library assists readers in searching and retrieving items from the online catalogue, in OPACs of other Italian and foreign libraries and in many online databases.
Similarly, the Library assists readers on site at the library, distance students and teachers.
The Library identifies and selects appropriate and authoritative sources, directs readers to the best use of digital and non-digital resources that supports readers in consulting bibliographies and national and international indexes.
the Library assists students in writing citations and bibliographies.
Reference services are aimed at both bibliographic non-technical users, for research thesis, for PhD students, researchers and teachers.
The Library will process specific and detailed requests, and replies via e-mail within 3 business days.
Inter-Library Loan (ILL) and Document Delivery
The Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery service assists users to obtain books, academic journals articles or parts of books the Library doesn’t hold.
This service is available for users of the University, ex-alumni, libraries, cultural and outside research institutions.
On request, staff locate resources of other libraries and external online databases; then request, receive, and make these items available to users. Readers are responsible for there care and will be personally responsible for any damage.
Users are liable for any shipment costs and other libraries or databases fees, where applicable.
The Library will advise readers of any associated costs.
The refund request must be completed before Inter-Library ordering can occur.
The Library will notify of possible costs within 2 business days.
Delivery times are dependent on other libraries.
Staff will advise users when the requested items become available and can be collected from the distribution desk.
Other Italian libraries and academic libraries, that need to borrow items from the Library collection can send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
These services are carried out in full compliance with applicable Italian laws on copyright.