Services

The University Library System provides for different categories of users who can access the services offered:

A) Institutional users:

• A1) Professors, researchers, contract and adjunct professors, PhD students, grant holders and scholarship holders, emeritus professors, honorary professors, visiting scholars at the University of Brescia, scholars currently collaborating with the University of Brescia as long as accredited by the pertinent Department Directors;
• A2) students enrolled in post-graduate courses and specialization schools, graduating students;
• A3) students regularly enrolled at the University of Brescia, guest students participating in official mobility programmes as long as accredited by the pertinent Department Directors, graduates of the University of Brescia in the last 6 months, graduates attending university, experts on a subject, technical-administrative staff of the University of Brescia;
• A4) retired professors, researchers and technical-administrative staff of the University of Brescia.

B) External users:

all users not belonging to the categories listed above who have a justified interest in using the University's Library services.

The University of Brescia can stipulate agreements (including for payment) with public and private entities, with the aim of extending certain Library services normally reserved for its institutional users to other people identified as beneficiaries. Each agreement specifies the duration of the agreement itself and the type of provided services, with the related modalities and conditions of provision.

The University Library System keeps an updated list of the partner entities. Currently, the following are ongoing:

• a three-year agreement with the Brescia Court of Appeal, expiring on 6 August 2026;
• an agreement with the Urban Library System for the period 2025-2030, expiring on 31 December 2030.

A template letter to ask the University of Brescia for the stipulation of an agreement to access the Library services can be found at the bottom of the page.

Access to the structures and rooms of the Libraries is open and free of charge.

Access to Library services is in compliance with the Regulations on the activities and services of the University Libraries and the Service Charter of the University Library System (available below) and is differentiated according to the user's category.
In order to use the services, institutional users must identify themselves by showing the card issued by the University of Brescia or another identity document; external users must register in advance by providing an identity document and their tax code to the staff in charge.