Books
The Library provides a large collection of books, covering different subject areas, such as business, economics, finance, management, geography, earth & environmental sciences.
If you are looking for a book, in print or electronic format, check out GalileoDiscovery, the Padua Library System's tool for bibliographic research.
In GalileoDiscovery you can check the lending conditions of all resources and you can access some personalized services, such as loan, reservation and renewal.
Print books
Discover the new arrivals in Geography and Economics on a display rack near the front office. There you can also find the sourcebooks.
Most of the Library's books are open-shelf and sorted by subject: they can be picked up freely. Books available on the shelf (not on loan) cannot be reserved via GalileoDiscovery.
Books placed in the Geography Section (with holdings MONOG, ATL, AL, GF) can be requested Monday to Friday, only from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To borrow a book, you need to go to the front office.
Part of the library books are stored at the New Legnaro Archive - NAL, which is not accessible to the public. Procedures to request this material are detailed on the web page of the New Legnaro Archives - NAL. To borrow these books, you need to wait a few days.
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Ebooks
The University Library System offers a rich collection of eBooks, available online and searchable via GalileoDiscovery and on the MLOL – MediaLibraryOnLine portal.