Address & hours
Art History / Cultural Studies
Rules
Use of the library is free. Access, consultation, and library services are according to the Amsterdam University Library user regulations. Three important rules are:
- Coats and bags are to be left in a locker at the entrance of the library. You need a 2 Euro coin or a special coin which can also be used for the lockers in the PC Hoofthuis or Bungehuis.
- In the library you can not eat or drink. The use of sealable water bottles is permitted.
- Mobile phoning is not permitted in the library.
Collection, catalogue and shelving
The library contains the collections for Art History and Cultural Studies. The material of these collections is largely placed on open shelves. You will find the location in the Catalogue of the UvA preceded by the number of the library (Art History = 128, Cultural Studies = 311). On bulletin boards you can find lists with the explanation and location of the main sections of both libraries.
Rare, expensive and fragile publications are placed in the closed stacks of the Art History library. You have to request the library staff to see these publications. Material from this depot can only be copied after consulting the library staff.
Services
Borrowing
Everyone with a valid UBA library card or UvA student card can borrow publications, extend the loan period or reserve titles which are on loan. Not available for loan are: all books marked as such, bibliographies and reference works, catalogues, books printed before 1900, rare, expensive and fragile publications, journals (including annual reports), theses and tutorial reports. The libary staff can also decide that a title is not for loan on the basis of its content, format or fragility.
Digital Library
The Digital Library contains much (full text) material for Art History and Cultural Studies. The Digital Library can be consulted within the UvA domain. Students and staff of the UvA can also consult the Digital Library from home.
Study areas and wireless access
The two reading rooms seat ca. 40. The slides and reproductions room (third floor) can be used for study and consultation. The UvA facilitates wireless internet access within the library for students and staff of the UvA
Reservers
In the library are reserves shelves where teachers put materials for their education. This material can not be borrowed; it can only be consulted in the library or copied.
Photocopying, printing and scanning
The library has one photocopier. Payment is with a chip card. From the public computers can be printed (Euro 0.05 per print). On the third floor of the library are a scanner and a public PC where DVD's of the library can be played. This can be both individually or with groups (with a beamer).
