Regulations of the Sapienza Library System Center
Loans
All institutional users (students, faculty, researchers, doctoral students, staff) of Sapienza University are eligible to borrow, upon request from the Opac SebinaYou catalog using their Infostud credentials. Loans are granted on a personal basis (it is forbidden to transfer borrowed works to third parties), for no more than three volumes at a time for a period of 30 days. Borrowed books must be returned by the due date indicated in the email sent to the user and on the form signed when the document was collected.
The Library reserves the right to request the immediate return of the work at any time for specific reasons.
Failure to comply with the terms of return of bibliographic material will result in the following penalties:
1. for delays of up to 30 days from the loan expiry date: suspension of the loan equal to the number of days of delay.
2. for delays of more than 30 days: suspension of at least 6 months and possible permanent exclusion from the loan.
Users who return damaged or lose a borrowed document, even if through no fault of their own, are requested to replace or refund it. At the discretion of the library director, this may be done with another copy of the same edition or with a copy of a different edition, provided that it is complete and has a similar layout (Presidential Decree 417/1995 Reg. Public State Libraries art. 51 c9; art. 58 c2). Textbooks, Istat publications, periodicals, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, bibliographic repertoires, rare and antique books, large-format works with plates or attachments, and documents on magnetic media are excluded from loan. External users affiliated with other universities, research institutes, or government employees may use the service by presenting identification and a partnership request form completed by their institution. The period of admission to the service and the duration of the loan will be indicated on the forms.
Interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loans (ILL) are only available between library institutions. The service is provided in accordance with current copyright legislation, for educational and research purposes.
The total loan period is 30 days from the date of dispatch.
Libraries outside Sapienza that wish to request volumes or reproductions from Sapienza libraries are advised that, as of September 2013, the service will require a reimbursement of expenses:
Sending books:
- for Italian libraries, €6.00 (by bank transfer) or 1 IFLA voucher (worth €8.00) for each volume requested
- for foreign libraries, 1 IFLA voucher (worth €8.00);
Sending photocopies of articles or parts of books (sending hard copies by post):
- for Italian libraries €4.00
- for foreign libraries ½ IFLA voucher (value €4.00)
Volumes are sent once a week. Loan requests must be sent to the library that owns the volume, which will communicate the conditions of use of the material.
Bank transfer details (payable to Sistema Bibliotecario Sapienza):
For public bodies: Bankit girofondi no. 37162, always specifying the reason for payment: Ente 661
For private individuals: IBAN code IT47B0200805227000101924346
The requesting library is responsible for the correct use and return of the material, which must take place within the specified time frame by registered post, and ‘assumes responsibility for the borrowed material from the moment it leaves the supplying library until it is returned intact ...’ (Art. 7 ‘Responsibility for Loaned Material’ IFLA document: Resource Sharing and International Document Delivery: Principles and Guidelines for Procedures, (1954 - Rev. 2009).
Interested libraries may submit requests through the Sebina Open Library or ILLSBN
Library ‘Ferdinando Milone’Dip. MEMOTEF ICCU code RM0973 / code SBN RMSGE biblioteca.milone@uniroma1.it fax: 0649766493.
Document Delivery service:
The service for the delivery of journal articles (Document Delivery) is provided on a reciprocal basis free of charge exclusively between library institutions and in compliance with the copyright protection law, can be requested through the NILDE system (there is a tutorial MeetNILDE) or SOL system, citing the complete bibliographic reference with all the information necessary to locate the document (max. 5 copies per request) to: Biblioteca ‘Ferdinando Milone’ code ACNP RM158; code SBN RMSGE biblioteca.milone@uniroma1.it fax: 0649766493.
Internet stations
Network stations are available to students on the fifth floor for consulting the catalogue and conducting bibliographic research.
One station is equipped with a small scanner for saving loose sheets from brochures or miscellaneous publications and tables or graphs from rare publications owned by the Library onto the user's USB sticks. The service is permitted for personal use only and in accordance with the terms of copyright protection law.
Research Guidance (Reference):
The Library provides guidance and assistance with bibliographic research for undergraduates affiliated with the MEMOTEF Department by appointment: tel. 0649766220 / biblioteca.milone@uniroma1.it; it also offers an online reference service through Ask the Milone Library.
Study room for student groups
A study room for groups of students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics is available on the first floor (de Finetti wing) (by reservation). Information and Regulations
Photocopies
The photocopying service for articles from periodicals owned by the library and carried out at external copy shops (one is located within the Faculty) is permitted for personal use only and in accordance with the terms of the copyright protection law.