Explore our collections
The Library is open to all for consultation of books, journals, and other print resources.
Journals section
The Library holds 370 periodicals located in the Journals Section at the ground floor.
To consult the journals you have to submit a request through the Catalogue by accessing your personal space, or with the BiblioParmaApp or by email to bup@unipr.it.
Reading rooms
In the Library there are 181 seats for individual study distributed in 3 reading rooms with Wi-Fi and electrical outlets for charging mobile devices.
Main reading room
Located at the entrance of the Library, it occupies the nave of the old church and offers 89 seats.
Here are open-shelf books of courses programs (DID Section), general reference materials (CONS Section: dictionaries, encyclopedias, repertories), italianistics and those of Dewey classes 000 (generalities) to 400 (linguistics). Books from 500 (pure science) to 900 (geography) are placed in the balcony on the first floor.
Ancient history reading room
It is located on the first floor of the Library and offers 40 seats.
Here are open-shelf books of ancient history, including the sources.
Medieval history reading room
It is located on the first floor of the Library and offers 36 study places.
Here are open-shelf books of medieval history.