We inform you that starting from Wednesday 15 October the Library of Medicine and Surgery will remain open from Monday to Friday until 11pm, instead of until midnight.

In connection with the national general strike proclaimed for Monday, September 22, 2025, the University's library services may also be subject to changes, reductions or interruptions.

⚠️ There could be:

• Partial or total closures of some locations;
• Reduced hours of opening to the public;
• Suspension of lending, return, reference or assistance services.

Because adherence to the strike by staff is optional and is not communicated in advance, the normal conduct of library activities cannot be guaranteed.

📌 We advise all users (students, faculty, researchers) to check in advance the situation of the library of interest by contacting the library directly by phone or email and consulting the official web page https://biblioteche.unipr.it/medicina/.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Athenaeum Libraries

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Please note that during the summer, all university libraries will be closed from August 4th to 22th.

Loans due during the closure period will be automatically extended until August 25th.

Interlibrary loan and document delivery services will be suspended from July 31st to August 31st.

The library will reopen with its usual hours starting Monday, August 25th.

Please be advised that starting Monday, April 28, the Medicine and Surgery Library will remain open Monday through Friday until 24:00 instead of 11:00 p.m.

The University of Parma has signed a transformative agreement with publisher Bentham Science for the year 2025.

The agreement guarantees access to journals available on the publisher's site and provides, for corresponding authors formally affiliated with the University, the possibility of publishing at no additional cost in the hybrid and gold OA journals.

More information is available at the Publish in Open Access page under "Bentham Science".

Did you know that the textbook for your exam could also be online?

Find out how and where to look for it in this page

Do you need a book to study, prepare your thesis or for reading pleasure?

Having it on loan from the University libraries is very simple!
Here's how it's done:

1) go directly to the library and ask the staff. To get a loan you must be registered in one of the libraries in Parma or the province. If you are not already registered you can request registration when you go to the library. 

2) look for it in the online catalogue or with the BiblioParma app, note the location. go to the library and ask the staff

3) if you want to be sure to find it, book it from the online catalogue (by entering your personal space with your University credentials) or from the BiblioParma app and stop by the library to pick it up

Since August, users of the University of Parma (students, teachers and technical-administrative staff) have been able to access the reader's personal space in the Parma Libraries catalog with the University's email credentials. The "old" reader code is in fact no longer valid.
When you click on the "Login" button, the message has appeared for a few days: If you have an account provided by the University, click here to authenticate.