SERVICES
Services for on-site users
The Library is open to the public Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 7pm and on Saturday from 8.30am to 1.30pm. The issue desk closes 30 minutes prior to closing time.
Access to the Library is subject to the issuance of an admission card and is restricted to:
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- researchers employed or formerly employed in the public administration (regulations concerning self-certification are applied);
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- self-employed persons registered with professional orders;
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- professionals and researchers working for specialised companies and private research centres;
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- final-year undergraduates, students attending PhD or other postgraduate courses
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Admission cards are issued on production of either a professional order membership card (or a copy of the degree, if not applicable) or a civil service ID card.
Final-year undergraduates and students attending PhD or other postgraduate courses need their tutors’ authorization to be issued with an admission card.
Please ask the Library staff for further information and forms (a passport-size photograph is required).
On-site photocopies of parts of the library publications can be made by users themselves (for a fee and only for personal use) in compliance with applicable copyright regulations.
In August, on-site services are temporarily suspended to allow for a comprehensive reorganization of the library repository; electronic services are available as usual.
Texts can be consulted on-site in 6 reading rooms with 130 seats.
On-site users can consult the electronic catalogues of the Central Library and the "M. Pallottino" Library, paper versions of books and periodicals, and online periodicals. They can also check the availability of borrowing and photocopying services.
Consultation of other online and CD databases is by appointment only.
Service for off-site users
Off-site users can consult the electronic catalogues of the Central Library, the "M. Pallottino" Library and the EU European Documentation Centres via the Internet.
For bibliographic information, off-site users can contact Ms. Emanuela Cilione (e-mail: biblioce@amministrazione.cnr.it).
Services for CNR Institutes, Universities and other Bodies
Counselling on bibliographic and documentary issues and issues concerning librarianship and information storage and retrieval activities
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Pre-university and postgraduate training courses
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Postgraduate traineeships
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The services are provided to Universities and research centres subject to specific previous agreements.
Document Delivery services are not available to individual users.
OTHER SERVICES
Bibliographic information on:
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- CD-ROM and online scientific databases
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- Documents issued by the EU Commission, the EU Court of Justice and the EU Court of First Instance
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The Library organises training and refresher courses in librarianship and information storage and retrieval for CNR and Public Administration staff as well as seminars and traineeships for young graduates; additionally, it provides postgraduate training as well as permanent and continuing education programmes in accordance with art.2, letter e) of Legislative Decree n.12 dated January 30, 1999 on the reform of the CNR.
Network services for librarians and documentalist
New subject headings: subject indexing criteria and protocols intended for use by research libraries.
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