Library

The IULM Library is located on the various floors of the IULM 1 building (Via Carlo Bo, 1), as follows:

Reading Rooms
350 seats located in the Reading Rooms, which wind from the Ground Floor, where there is a space with tables for group work, and continue through a spiral staircase that leads to the 1st and 2nd floor, where, in addition to the escalators, where there is another Reading Room.

Reference Room (1st floor)
100 seats, located among the shelves where the documentary material that cannot be borrowed is located (encyclopaedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.). The books are arranged in an "open shelf" pattern, so there is no need to ask permission to take them and consult them.
Tel. 02-891412220

Circulation Desk (2nd floor)
At the entrance there are lockers for collecting books ready for loan, requested via the Digger catalogue, and a return box; personal belongings locker keys and pendrives are also available at the desk. Tel. 02-891412216

Offices and Management of the Library (2nd floor)

Here you can ask for information and speak directly with librarians.
Tel. 02-891412399 Fax 02-891413216

Interlibrary Loan (2nd floor)
The service provides, on request and free of charge, articles and books owned by Italian and foreign libraries.
Tel. 02-891412206 email: [email protected]

Aula Multimediale (3rd floor)
50 multimedia stations, from which it is possible to access the university's digital and electronic resources (films, theses, documentaries, etc.). The room is also equipped with the software necessary to carry out audio/video reproduction, image and sequence capture, multimedia presentations. By appointment, we also provide assistance with the editing of the thesis and consultation of databases.
Tel. 02-891412483 or 2541 mail: [email protected]

IULM students, lecturers and researchers, University staff and external personnel authorized by the Management can use the library home loan service. Authorized students and outsiders can borrow up to three books at a time (four for final-year students), while teachers, researchers and staff may borrow up to five books.

REQUEST
It is possible to send the loan request, as usual, through the Library catalog by connecting to Digger and authenticating at the top right as a IULM user using your institutional credentials.
Before going to the locker located at the entrance to the Distribution Counter (IULM1, 2nd floor, Mon-Thu 9.00-17.30, Fri 9.00-17), wait for the email notifying you that the book is ready for collection: after 2 days , if it is not withdrawn, the text will return to the warehouse to be available to other applicants.

BOOK RESERVATION

In case the desired book is not "Available", but on loan, it is possible to reserve it. Following authentication, in the same way as the Request procedure, the system will record the reservation and, upon return, will send an email informing that the book has been returned; it will be kept at the distribution desk for collection for three working days, after which the book will be returned to the storage and will be available for all.

DURATION OF LENDING
The duration of the loan varies from one day to one month, depending on the type of material. To extend the expiry dates of the borrowed books, simply log on to the Library portal (digger.iulm.it) with your University credentials, access "My Library" and proceed with the renewal: if the book has not been reserved by other users, the expiry date will be extended, otherwise the operation will not be possible and you must return the book. The extension must be made by the day of expiry: from the following day the book will be considered over due and the request will not be possible.

FINES FOR LATE RETURNS
If the books on loan are not returned by the due date, the user will automatically be excluded from any other loan for as many days as there are delays in the return.

LOSS
In the event of loss or deterioration of a book or other library material, the user must refund or replace the work with another copy or agree with the Management on the amount of compensation.

Download the Home Loan Regulations.

For users

To use the service, simply send an e-mail to [email protected], or fill in the specific form. The office will forward your request as soon as possible.

Replies from other libraries arrive after an average of 1 week both from Italy and abroad: all replies, positive or negative, are promptly communicated to the user, who may have up to 3 requests at the same time.

The books requested generally arrive within 7-10 working days and can be consulted at the library, or taken home for a period determined by the lending libraries. The renewal of texts can be requested by phone or e-mail, granted exclusively by the lending library.
Articles, however, are delivered within 2-4 working days and can be retained in paper form.
If the books are owned by Milan libraries, the user will have to personally go to library, following the instructions that they will receive from the interlibrary loan service.

The service is totally free of charge.

For Libraries

The Library provides interlibrary loan and document delivery services to libraries that request them. Requests made directly by private individuals will not be taken into consideration.

The Library is a member of ESSPER and Nilde. The service is free of charge under agreement of reciprocity and all requests can be made by e-mail at [email protected].

However, the following are excluded from the interlibrary lending service:

• examination scripts (labeled"1 week" availability);
• periodicals (labeled PER);
• bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, etc. and all texts labeled "day-to-day consultation" availability.
  

The renewal of books can be requested by phone or by e-mail to [email protected].

Apeiron is the institutional repository for research at IULM University. It collects and catalogues all works of research carried out at the University since 2000.
Apeiron can organize, store and process information related to scientific research, so that the competent bodies can evaluate the quality and quantity of work and also ensures greater visibility of the individual researcher and a more authoritative and documented definition of the University.
The consultation of the fund can be done by entering one or more parameters (author, title, publisher) in the initial screen: the works can also be consulted by areas of educational interest.

Apeiron

Download the Regulations

The initiative allows anyone to leave and take books in dedicated points within the University, thus creating a widespread library accessible to all.

The exhibitors will be scattered in various strategic points of the campus:

• Ground floor IULM 1
• First floor IULM 1
• First floor IULM 2
• Santander Residence
• IULM 6 Coworking

Bookcrossing is not only an opportunity to expand your personal library, but also an opportunity to promote culture, the exchange of ideas and sustainability. Every book that finds a new home gives new life to the volumes and encourages reading within our university community.