Access to the library

For organisational and security reasons, access to the library is only allowed after registering with Affluences (available on major app stores) and subsequently reserving entry to the library and a seat.

Members of affiliated universities, i.e. those that have a specific agreement with the University of Turin regarding library services, can access the library by complying with the following regulations:

• Book their entry through Affluences
  1. After logging in, search for and select the 'Norberto Bobbio' library.
  2. Select a seat labelled "Atenei Piemonte e VDA" (Universities of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta).
  3. The system will send a confirmation email to the address provided by the user (please use institutional email addresses only). Users will have to confirm their first booking within two hours of receiving the confirmation email. After the first login, users can avoid further confirmation requests by selecting the 'Ricordati di me' option.
• Reservation requests should include th day and time, duration of stay, and the desired seating section.

PLEASE NOTE: Reservations are personal and can only be made by the user who will occupy the library seat.

After entering the library:

• VALIDATE their presence by scanning the QR-CODE by the entrance (through the App Affluences or any QR-code Reader)
  (NOTE; Reservations NOT VALIDATED within 1 hour from the beginning of the chosen time period will be automatically cancelled)
• occupy EXCLUSIVELY seats/workstations in the section of the library that they have chosen by reservation
• CANCEL their reservation, if unable to come to the library by day and time of reservation, so to allow other users to access the library
  (a specific button for cancellation is enclosed in the confirmation email sent by system after each booking)
• (in order to avail themselves of the LOAN SERVICE) prove their identity and belonging to an affiliated University.
• If they need to EXTEND their STAY, make a NEW RESERVATION

Closures of the library and variations of opening times are announced in the section Notices in the homepage of this website.

PLEASE NOTE: for security reasons, the library staff will carry out periodic checks of occupied seats and reservations.

Closures of the library and variations of opening times are announced in the section Notices in the homepage of this website.

Seats in the section for Ancient and Rare Books are available for reservation in the following hours: