In the district’s libraries, you can consult and read books, magazines or other types of documents, whether they belong to the library or are your own. The library provides suitable reading areas and seating.

To consult a library document, you must first find out its location by searching the catalogue, and then

• ask a member of staff for it;
• look for it directly on the shelves in libraries that use an ‘open-shelf’ system, where materials are arranged in an order that allows readers to find their way around independently.

Contact 070 675 5035 - biblioing@unica.it

The Engineering Section of the library has two study rooms (one seats 24 and the other 36), where you can study in groups.

The rooms are open Monday to Friday from 8.15 am to 9.00 pm, Saturday from 9.00 am to 7.45 pm and Sunday from 10.00 am to 7.45 pm.

The library provides 3 whiteboards to support collaborative activities: The whiteboards can be moved into the study areas. Markers are also available at the reception desk.

Contact 070 675 5035 - biblioing@unica.it

You can consult the online catalogues and search the bibliographic databases provided by the University at all our premises.

 Catalogues 

 Databases 

 Electronic journals and e-books 

In the library, users can ask staff for information about the services available and the information and bibliographic resources best suited to their needs.

You can also request information online via the Chiedi @lla biblioteca, ‘Ask the Library’ service

Contact details: 070 675 5035 - biblioing@unica.it

The library offers a personalised support service to help you make the most of our resources (books, journals, databases, e-journals) and advanced bibliographic search tools.

The individual reference service aims to assist with understanding, selecting and using information retrieval strategies, in both print and digital formats, available in our libraries or online, whether free or by subscription, to help with research, a degree thesis or a report on a specific topic.

Individual assistance with bibliographic research is available by appointment only.

To book an appointment, you can:

• contact the Reception Desk;
• send an email to ricerche.dtec@unica.it, stating your first name, surname, telephone number, email address and a brief description of the topic you are looking for;
• call 070 675 6651 (ext. 5035);
• fill in the online form

For the Architecture section, you can book by calling 070 675 5347 or by sending an email to biblioarch@unica.it

FOR LECTURERS: in-class bibliographic guidance service

Lecturers may request that the library organise a session dedicated to presenting the services and the practical use of specific resources, which may be held in the library’s meeting room or directly in the lecture theatre.

Libraries within the district provide an external book lending service, in accordance with the Regulations, including through the use of automated procedures

Who is the service for?
All users, provided they are registered or have access rights at a library within the University Library System.

Where and how to register for the service:
Registration is carried out by logging in with your digital credentials (SPID; CNS, CIE) or by completing an online form on the BiblioSar portal. Upon registration, simply join one of the University’s libraries to gain access to the entire system.

Loan terms and duration:

The loan is free of charge.

The service offers different loan periods depending on the type of user and the nature of the material requested.

• For educational materials, the standard loan period is 14 days for a maximum of 4 volumes,
• and 28 days for other documents, with the exception of material used by staff and internal researchers for the purposes of ongoing research.

Extensions and reservations:
The extension period for educational texts is 7 days; for other documents it is 28 days. 

You may reserve a maximum of 4 titles at any one time; the reservation expires the day after notification of the volume’s availability is sent.

Find out how to renew a loan, how to reserve a book (if it is currently on loan), and check your account status

Contact 070 675 5035 - biblioing@unica.it

In the Engineering and Architecture libraries,a selft-service station is available for users to manage loans, returns and renewals.

The service is always available during reading room opening hours, even when the librarians are not present: you must have your virtual library card with you – available in the BiblioSar app for mobile devices, enabled for the service – or use the barcode of your tax code. 

The totem allows you to borrow or return multiple items in a single transaction.

For further information, please contact the librarians at the reception desk.

In the Engineering Section of the library, there are 6 laptops and 23 tablets available for daily loan.

For short-term loans, 2 graphics tablets (10") and a distance meter are also available.

A further 2 tablets are available for loan: 1 in the Architecture section and 1 in the Mathematics and Computer Science section

See the service regulations

Contact 070 675 5035 - biblioing@unica.it

The interlibrary loan service allows you to request books from other institutions that are not held by the libraries in our Library System or those in the Cagliari area.

The service is available only to internal, registered users.

Costs:
The library may cover only the postage costs, provided that funds have been specifically set aside for this purpose. The end user of the service may be required to cover any other costs requested by the lending libraries.

Duration:
The material may be retained by the borrower for the period determined on a case-by-case basis by the lending library and, in any event, shall not normally exceed 21 days from the date of delivery of the volumes to the user

Interlibrary loans to other libraries:

Interlibrary loans are provided to requesting libraries for a period of 28 days from the date of dispatch, which may be extended once for a further 14 days.
Reference works, items in poor condition and all publications dating from before 1930 are generally excluded from the interlibrary loan service.
Teaching materials may be excluded from the service if only a small number of copies are available and there is high internal demand (which varies depending on the time of year), as well as research materials if the owners of the research collections cannot part with them, even temporarily.

The service is normally provided on a reciprocal, free-of-charge basis.

Request a book via the online form

Contact 070 675 5035 - dd-ill.dtec@unica.it

For our users

The document delivery service allows you to obtain photocopies and/or electronic copies of journal articles or parts of documents not held by our library from other libraries.

The service is reserved for internal and accredited users

For libraries:

Our University’s libraries can in turn provide Italian and foreign libraries with copies of articles or parts of books requested by their users. The service is free of charge on a reciprocal basis.

Request an article via NILDE

See the guides:  Registering with NILDE 

Contact 070 675 5035 - dd-ill.dtec@unica.it

The library receives daily deliveries (Monday to Friday) of *L'Unione Sarda* and *Corriere della Sera*.

These are usually available for free in the reception area.

In the Engineering Section of the library, the cartographic collections of the Military Geographical Institute relating to Sardinia (scales 1:100,000; 1:50,000; 1:25,000) are available for consultation and daily loan

View the collection in the regional catalogue (Bibliosar)

Internet. In the libraries of the Technology District, you can use the computers on the internal network to browse the internet and search electronic resources and catalogues.

Wi-Fi. Within the libraries, users with university credentials can connect to the internet using their own devices via the Wi-Fi network (Unicamente and Eduroam).

Who can access the service and how: the service is available to internal users who have obtained authentication credentials.

For external users without credentials, access is limited to consulting the online catalogue.

Temporary guests can obtain credentials via the “Sponsor for guest” service, which can be requested at the reception desk.

In addition to providing reference services, guidance and assistance with bibliographic research, the Libraries organise the following throughout the academic year:

• presentations and guided tours for freshers
• courses and seminars on the use of library services and resources

Contact: 070 675 5035 - ricerche.dtec@unica.it

Acquisitions
The purchase of books for teaching purposes is carried out automatically when the reading lists for individual exams within the faculties’ courses are finalised.

Lecturers and researchers may submit requests for the purchase of books relevant to their research activities via the online form.

Any other purchase requests should be sent to acquisti.dtec@unica.it

The Technology District Library maintains a mailing list to provide up-to-date information on changes to opening hours, courses and seminars, events and other activities, including via newsletters.

Access to the service is available exclusively via self-registration by simply entering your email address. You may unsubscribe at any time or request the library to remove you from the list.

Subscription/unsubscription: https://liste.unica.it/mailman3/lists/utenti.dtec.liste.unica.it/

Detailed information can be found on the dedicated page of the website: Mailing list