IMT Alti Studi Lucca - Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies Home »  Library »  Library Rules  »  Library Services
Text size: [+]  [-]  [R]

Library Services
IMT School Library
 
Ask a Librarian
Ask a librarian Contact us for interlibrary loan, document delivery and other information requests.
IMT Library offers the following services:

Borrowing

This service is free of charge and is restricted to:
  • internal users;
  • students and faculty members from Italian and foreign universities.
  Number of books Loan period
Internal users 5 1 month
External users 3 15 days
All loans must be registered at the Desk.

Users are legally responsible for all items borrowed in their name.

The following items may not be borrowed:
  • annals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, catalogues;
  • periodicals, journals, newspapers;
  • theses, dissertations;
  • loose-leaf publications;
  • books in a poor state of conservation.
Internal users may renew the loan period once for an additional month, provided that the book has not been reserved by another user. Renewal can be done at the Desk or by e-mail.

The borrowing privileges of users who fail to return loaned material after the second reminder will be temporarily suspended. It is a serious offence to write in, damage, lose or refuse to return Library materials. The cost of replacement for lost or damaged material will be charged to the user and other sanctions may be applied.

Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery

For internal users
InterLibrary Loan (ILL) and Document Delivery (DD) are a lending services among Italian libraries in order to obtain books, journal/newspaper articles, book chapters and working papers that are not in the collection of the IMT Library.

Please check the Library catalogue before making an ILL or a DD request: the item you request may be available in the Library collection.

Internal users can make ILL and DD requests through the online form Ask a librarian accessible from the home page of the Library. Users are informed by e-mail when an ILL or a DD has arrived. ILL items should be collected at the Desk.
Number of requests at one time 3
Processing time 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays)
For libraries
This service is free of charge.

Libraries may not request more than 3 ILL and/or DD at a time and books may be kept on loan for up to 1 month from the shipment date.

Reference books and newly acquired items may not be requested.

Requests should be sent by: Materials are copied subject to copyright law (no. 633/1941 and further modifications).

Reference

Items for reference may not be brought outside the building under any circumstances.

External users must show a valid identity document to the librarian when collecting items. The ID will be kept until all the items referenced are returned. Reference materials must be returned at least 30 minutes prior to the Library closing time.

Internet Service

This service is free of charge.

Internet use is restricted to registered users included in the following categories:
  • students;
  • teachers;
  • researchers;
  • professors
Internet access is available for external users at designated Library workstations. External users must provide to the staff a valid ID and sign in and out on the form kept at the Desk (according to L. 31 luglio 2005, n. 155). There is a 1 hour time limit per session. If no one is waiting, users may continue use for an additional 30 minutes.

The Library does not assume responsibility for the information provided on the Internet.

Users may not:
  • circumvent filtering or blocking software, or other security measures;
  • circumvent public access computer time management software or procedures;
  • attempt to damage computer equipment or software;
  • attempt to alter software configurations;
  • install or download any software;
  • use any Library workstation for any illegal or criminal purpose;
  • violate copyright laws or software licensing agreements in their use of Library workstations.
IMT policy
Download PDF
Photo Gallery
IMT, Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca − Library
View Library Photo Gallery
IMT Library News
Press Review