Libraries and Computing

Click here to access the UC Rome Online Library Catalogue System (OLCS)

Study Center Library Policy Agreement

In order to use the UC Rome Library and Online Library Catalogue System (OLCS), you must sign a form indicating that you agree to adhere to the Library Policy. The library’s opening hours are: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 6.15pm and Friday 9am to 4.45pm

General
There is no eating, drinking, talking, removal of footwear, or sleeping in the library area. You may do these things in the study lounge (that is, everything except removing your footwear), but not in the library.

Checking items out
You may check out up to 5 items at one time. The same applies when reserving books through the OLCS, you may only reserve up to 5 at a time. You must bring your items to the Front Office so an ACCENT Staff member can check them out for you.

Checking items in
Items must be returned 3 days after they are checked out. For example, if you check out an item on Monday, it is due Wednesday. However, if you check out an item on Thursday, it is due the following Monday. You will be told which day your item is due when you check it out, and you will be able to check the due date online as well. If the due date of your item falls on a holiday when the Study Center is closed, then it is due the next day that the Study Center is open. To check your items in, you must hand them to an ACCENT Front Office staff member. Leaving items unattended on a table, even if staff members are present, does not constitute checking them in, and you will be charged a late fee until the item(s) is located.

Reserving Items
You can use the OLCS to reserve items online yourself. Once you have reserved an item, you have until closing time to come to the Study Center and pick it up. If you do not pick up the item by then, it is no longer reserved and another borrower can check it out. If you reserve an item that is checked out, it will be held for one day from the time it is checked in by the other borrower. You should check the status of the item on the OLCS.

Renewals
Checked-out items can only be renewed only on the date they are due. This means that they cannot be renewed on the same day that they have been checked out, nor can they be renewed after 6:15 pm on the date they are due. You can renew your checked-out items online only through the renew function of the OLCS. It is not possible to renew an item that has been reserved by another borrower or if you have outstanding fees and/or overdue items. Each renewal gives you three extra days to keep the item. You may renew the same item a maximum of 3 times, after that, you'll need to physically bring it back to the Study Center in order to check it out again.

***Late fees
UC Rome will impose a late fee of € 3 per day, for each item that is late. Late fees begin at 6.15 pm the date the item(s) is due. Late fees must be paid at the time you return your overdue items and you will not be permitted to check out additional items until they have been settled.

Libraries in Rome

Study Center Computing Facilities *

The Study Center's 4th floor lounge and study area houses a computer lab that is exclusively for UC students. The computers on the ground floor are to be shared with participants from other ACCENT programs. Try to bring your laptop to the Study Center whenever possible. There is also WiFi available at the residence but there are no computers available so you must have access to a laptop if you want to it. We have also included guides on printing in the study center, joining a wireless network, downloading digital photos, and copying images and files onto CD.

Accessing Restricted Content

Due to the limited amount of English-language resources in Rome, all UC students are encouraged to make use of the restricted content available through all UC campus library websites. We also have an extensive amount of online resources which we've made available to you. All of the computers in the lab have browsers which have been configured according to each campus's proxy server.

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