Access and services
Any temporary change is to be found in this page.
Important notice
Due to works to bring the fire prevention system up to standard, for several months only the books for the exams will be available for borrowing.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Notice
On Monday 4th August 2025 the library must be closed, due to an electricity cut.
Summer Timetable and Holidays
From August 5th till August 8th 2025 the library opens from 8:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. During Summer holidays the library is closed from August 11th till August 22nd 2025 and opens again on August 25th with the usual timetable (Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.). No interlibrary loan service from August 1st till August 24th 2025.
Access
Anyone may gain access; undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers of Bologna University School of Law are given priority.
Please be mindful of others in the reading room.
Opening Hours
The Library of the Department of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati" opens from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. till 6:30 p.m.
Services will stop 15 minutes before the closing time.
The library is normally closed in August and during Christmas holidays: any information or changes are to be found in this web site.
Use of lockers
To ensure the safety and security of users, you can store bulky items in the lockers before entering the library (bags, backpacks, helmets, etc.). In order to receive a locker key you have to hand over your identity or University Card to the library counter until you leave, in any case within the closing time. At the moment it is an optional use, only for the students who are sitting in the reading room. We are grateful for your cooperation.
Lending system
The library's lending system is computerised. Anybody who is registered in the local database may borrow books or ask to be registered by showing an ID (identity) card. Special collections and rare books, dissertations, periodicals and books published before 1959 are not for loan.
Other services offered by the library
Information and bibliographical research
The librarians are available to guide you through the library's services and will help you to consult the online catalogues.
Interlibrary loan and document delivery
If an item you are looking for is not available in the library, it may be requested from other libraries worldwide, through the reciprocal scheme called interlibrary loan. We do not charge fees for the service, but lending libraries may.
Lending out to other participating libraries is also free of charge.
Special collections and rare books, dissertations, periodicals and books published before 1959 are neither for loan nor for interlibrary loan.
Suggestions for purchasing books or periodicals
It is possible to ask the librarian for new acquisitions, so long as the subject matter is pertinent to the disciplines the library is specialized in.
Photocopying
A copy machine is available within the library: you can use it by purchasing a card, the same kind used in most Bologna University libraries. Copyright law applies.
Online services
You can send in a request for a book from any computer by using the electronic catalogue.
The library is among those which participate to the Ask the librarian service.
The library has joined ESSPER, a catalogue for searching Italian periodicals on Economy, Social Sciences and History.
Library's lending rules
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The Library Scientific Committee has approved this regulation and its changes on 2024, March 15th. The same rules are available in 2025, when the library is in the Cultural Heritage Division.