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Humanities-Social Sciences Library Hub (Santa Maria in Gradi)

With the reorganization of the University Library System (SBA), the Humanities and Social Sciences Hub replaces the former Humanities and Social Sciences Library Hub established in 2013.

The Library Hub incorporated the libraries of the former Faculties of Languages, Cultural Heritage, Economics, and Political Sciences, which were deactivated as of December 31, 2013.

The Hub primarily serves enrolled students, faculty, and researchers but is also open to the general public. It provides services such as consultation, lending, document supply, and assistance with online bibliographic searches.

Additional branches are operational at Riello II and San Carlo.

  • Staff and Hours

    Staff


    -Maria Giovanna Pontesilli
    Director
    Tel. 0761.357619 | E-M pontesillipontesilli@unitus.it

     

    -Daniela Colageo
    Tel. 0761.357616 | E-M danielaco@unitus.it

     

    -Francesca Martinelli
    Tel. 0761 357618 | E-M martinellif@unitus.it

     

    -Livia Saldicco
    Tel. 0761 357632 | E-M saldicco@unitus.it

     

    -Edoardo Santi
    Tel. 0761 357636 | E-M edoardo.santi@unitus.it

     

    Service Points:

    -Riello II: Nazzareno Barbero tel. 0761/357165 | E-M barbero@unitus.it

     

    -S. Carlo: Clotilde Valeri Tel. 0761/357840 | E-M clotilde.valeri@unitus.it

     

     

    Hours 

    Maria in Gradi
    -Reading Room : lunedì – venerdì 9.00 – 24.00   Sabato e domenica 9.00-19.00

    -Lending and Distribution : lunedì – giovedì 9.00 – 17.00 ; venerdì 9.00 – 13.00

     

     

    Other locations:

     

    San Carlo:
    -Reading Room: lunedì-venerdì 9.00-19.00
    -Lending and Distribution: Lunedì – venerdì  9.00-13.00

     

    Riello 2:
    -Reading Room: Lunedì – giovedì  9.00-17.00; venerdì 9.00-13.00
    Agosto : lunedì – venerdì 9.00 – 13.00

     

    During the Christmas and Easter holidays, the opening hours may vary, and any changes will be notified by the Management. Additionally, the Document Supply and Interlibrary Loan service remains suspended during the month of August.

  • Consultation and Lending

    To avail of the services, it is necessary to be duly enrolled in one of the degree courses at this University.

    To complete the registration, you need to present:

    – Health insurance card

    – Identification document

     

     

    Consultation:

    On-site consultation is allowed for all, institutional and external users, upon registration.

    Loan:

    Enrolled students, faculty, researchers, and administrative-technical staff of the University, as well as external users, are allowed to borrow books upon authorization.

    Exam texts can be borrowed for 3 days, up to a maximum of 4 volumes.

    The loan period for reference texts is 15 days, up to a maximum of 4 volumes, but it may vary depending on the type of user.

    The following materials cannot be borrowed:

    • Encyclopedias
    • Dictionaries and vocabularies
    • General reference works
    • Source collections
    • Theses and journal issues
    • Rare and antique books
    • Other works that the Library Hub Management deems necessary to restrict to on-site consultation.

  • Reference

    The reference service facilitates the mediation between the user’s information needs and the expertise of the librarian. Through this service, librarians assist users in identifying the best sources for their research, guide them in the optimal use of both print and online catalogs, electronic resources, search engines, and the Internet, providing guidance among the vast research potential offered by the network.

    Service Manager

    Maria Giovanna Pontesilli
    Tel. 0761.357619 | E-M pontesilli@unitus.it

  • Interlibrary Loan and Document Supply

    Utenti interni
    Interlibrary Loan and Document Supply service is reserved for professors, researchers, students, and administrative-technical staff.

    Interlibrary Loan

    Requests should be made on a specific form (one for each requested document) provided by the library.

    The form, containing the requester’s details and the complete bibliographic references of the requested document, must be submitted in its original form to the library.

    By signing this form, the requester undertakes to reimburse the library for the expenses incurred in obtaining the monographs, to use the material exclusively for personal research and study purposes, and to comply with copyright laws.

     

    Interlibrary Loan Monograph Request Form

    (The form must be submitted in its original format)

     

    Contact Person: Clotilde Valeri (0761/357848 | E-M clotilde.valeri@unitus.it)

     

    Document Delivery

    Users must make requests for journal articles or book chapters through the Nilde system, after registering at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library Hub.

    To register, it is necessary to have an email address belonging to the University’s domain (@unitus.it or @studenti.unitus.it), which must be entered in the appropriate field of the form. An address with a different domain cannot be used.

    Requests must contain the complete bibliographic references of the documents.

    The service is free of charge; users are only responsible for any expenses incurred in obtaining the documents, and each user can request a maximum of 5 articles per week.

     

    Register to Nilde
    (Respond “NO” to the question “Do you have an institutional IDEM-GARR account?”)

    Request a document via Nilde

     

    Contact Person: Livia Saldicco (0761/357618 | E-M polousdd@unitus.it)

    External Users

    The interlibrary loan and document supply service is intended for libraries and cultural and research institutions that guarantee reciprocity of service. Requests, whether single or multiple, can be submitted by mail, email, or fax.

    Requests must contain the requester’s details and the complete bibliographic references of the document. The library undertakes to communicate, within 48 hours of receiving the request, the possible unavailability of the document, indicating the reasons.

    Monographs are sent by regular mail or by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt. Returns must be made using the same shipping method.

    Excluded from interlibrary loan:

    • Ancient, rare, or valuable works
    • Publications predating 1950
    • Volumes in poor condition
    • Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, bibliographic directories, periodical issues, loose-leaf works, theses, microforms, CDs, DVDs
    • Textbooks for the current year and the previous two years

    The loan period is a maximum of thirty days.

    Articles from journals or parts of monographs are sent by priority mail, email, or fax (up to a maximum of 10 pages). This sending entails the request for reimbursement of only the shipping costs in small denomination stamps.

    Suspension

    The service is suspended in August and during the Christmas period.

  • Proposal for the Purchase of Monographs

    For the purchase of monographs, it is necessary to fill out the form downloadable from this page. The form must be sent as an email attachment to the director of the Library Hub:

     

    Maria Giovanna Pontesilli (pontesilli@unitus.it)
    Acquisition of Monographs Form (pdf)

  • Thesis - Mode of Submission

    With the Directorate Note dated August 8 2022, a new procedure for submitting theses has been established, which will be implemented starting from the next graduation sessions.

    For submitting the thesis copy to the Libraries, the following is planned:

    • It will no longer be necessary to send the thesis file to the Library.
    • The PDF file of the thesis will be uploaded by the student on the GOMP system.
    • The student must specify five keywords in the portal, which are useful for archiving and searching the thesis.

  • Other Locations

    Service Point – San Carlo
    Via S. Carlo, 32 – 01100 Viterbo
    Tel. 0761.357847 | E-M polous@unitus.it

     

    Service Point – Riello II
    Manager Dott.ssa Livia Saldicco
    Largo dell’Università, snc – 01100 Viterbo
    Tel. 0761.357165 – E-M bcbib@unitus.it