Sistema Bibliotecario d'Ateneo
Technology District Library Section
SBN (code CAGFI) - ICCU (code IT-CA0011) - ACNP/NILDE (code CA051)
OPENING HOURS OF THE READING ROOM AND COMPUTER ROOM
(343 seats available, including 16 in the computer room and 16 that can be reserved*)
MON–FRI: 8:00 am – 10:45 pm
SAT: 9:00 am – 7:45 pm
SUN: 10:00 am – 7:45 pm
* Bookings are available for the following time slots: 8.00 am –11.00 am; 11.00 am – 02.00 pm (Monday to Friday) and 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm; 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm (Monday to Thursday). During the remaining opening hours, on Saturdays and Sundays, access to all spaces is always without booking. Bookings will be automatically cancelled if the user is not present 60 minutes after the start of the reserved time slot.
OPENING HOURS FOR OTHER SERVICES
(Enquiries, reference assistance, loans from the stacks)
MON–THU: 8.00 am – 6.30 pm
FRI: 8.00 am – 2.00 pm
Information about library services
Telegram: t.me/bibliotecno_unica
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Biblioteca.Tecnologico.UniCA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bibliotecno_unica/
Address: Via Marengo 2 / Via Is Maglias 196 - 09123 Cagliari
Phone: +39 070 6755035
Email: biblioing@unica.it
Facilities and equipment
- 325 reading stations;
- 16 workstations in the computer room;
- 1 self-service borrowing station;
- 3 workstations for accessing catalogues and electronic resources;
- 8 laptops and 23 tablets (9.6-inch devices) and 1 laser distance measurer available for loan;
- Wi-Fi coverage in the reading room;
- the library is accessible to users with special needs via ramps and a dedicated lift.
Historical notes
The library’s core collection was established in 1944 as a collection of volumes to support the research of lecturers and students at the Faculty of Engineering in Cagliari.
Since 1983, following the reorganisation of student services at the Faculty, it has taken on the name and functions of the Central Library, dedicated to supporting the teaching needs of the various relevant degree programmes. Since then, it has operated with administrative and financial autonomy.
In February 1986, the library was moved to the basement of a building dedicated to the Faculty’s public services, which, in addition to lecture rooms, houses the Dean’s Office and the Student Registry.
Since September 2010, renamed as the Faculty of Engineering section of the new Technology District Library, the library has become the administrative headquarters of the district itself, whilst maintaining its specialisation in basic library services for students enrolled at the Faculty.
On 4 April 2016, the new premises were inaugurated, bringing together all the libraries on the Engineering campus.