Universitätsbibliothek

Faculty libraries

Geography

Opening hours

The Geography Library is a sub-library of the University Library Bern (UB). It offers a selection of books and journals on the research priorities of the Institute of Geography and separately collected maps.

Most of the collection can be found using swisscovery and is freely accessible and borrowable.
The library is public and borrowing takes place on site using user cards. Interlibrary loans only to libraries, not to private individuals. (library abbreviation: BE 6)

Service

Infrastructure

  • 36 work places.
  • Two search points
  • Wireless LAN (network of the University of Bern)
  • Photocopier (individual copies CHF 0.20, copy cards with 88 copies for CHF 10)

Information

The staff are available at service hours to provide information and support.

Borrowing

Dokuments from the open shelves can be borrowed. For documents located in the magazine or archive please contact the library staff. The conditions of borrowing and usage are based on the University Library Bern’s user regulations and fees. A user account is required for borrowing.

Collection

The contents of the Geography Library corresponds with the research priorities of the Institute of Geography. You can search for documents from the collection via swisscovery.

Most of the collection is freely accessible and borrowable. Old books are kept in the storage facilities and one copy each of the publications originating from the institute are stored in the archive.

The library is public and borrowing takes place on site using user cards. Interlibrary loans only to libraries, not to private individuals. (library abbreviation: BE 6)

E-Journals

Discover E-Journals with BrowZine

In BrowZine you have following options:
- list articles and journals in your own library
- set up alerts for notification of new publications
- save articles to read them offline later