Luiss users

Access to and use of the Library’s services are reserved for faculty, students registered in degree programs, in postgraduate courses, students on exchange programs at Luiss Guido Carli, those registered in the LUISS Alumni Association and those registered at the Library.

Faculty members

Professors at Luiss can use the Library’s services, in accordance with current regulations for those doing research at Luiss Guido Carli University, and following the procedure set out by the professor’s department through a special guarantee letter (in Italian).

Luiss alumni

Luiss alumni can continue to use the Library with an annual membership (with a €90.00 bank transfer to the Poste Italiane IBAN number: IT66Q0760103200000000607010, registered to “Luiss Libera Università Internazionale Studi Sociali Guido Carli”, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca laureato" or a €90.00 payment to postal bank account no. 607010 – the payment can be made at a post office and online – with LUISS Guido Carli as the beneficiary, Viale Pola 12, 00198 Rome, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca laureato").
The following resources and services are offered:

• bibliographic information and help with research
• daily consultation of monographs and periodicals
• loan of 3 books for 30 days with the possibility of 3 renewals if the item has not been reserved by other users
• consultation of the databases in the Library premises
• wireless access to the network from the Library’s premises
• interlibrary services
• ask a librarian

To complete the first membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

To renew the membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the renewal membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

The Library reserves the right to deny, suspend or revoke registration to users who do not respect the terms of use as specified upon registration.

Former Luiss postgraduate students

Those who have taken:

• a postgraduate program with over 3 months of classroom attendance (Luiss postgraduate programs, Luiss Business School)
• a PhD program offered by Luiss Guido Carli (Luiss PhD programs)

and who are not Luiss alumni, upon showing documentation that certifies previous affiliation with Luiss University, can continue to use the Library with an annual membership (with a €110.00 bank transfer to the Poste Italiane IBAN number: IT66Q0760103200000000607010, registered to “Luiss Libera Università Internazionale Studi Sociali Guido Carli”, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca post-lauream" or a €110.00 payment to postal bank account no. 607010 – the payment can be made at a post office and online – with LUISS Guido Carli as the beneficiary, Viale Pola 12, 00198 Rome, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca post-lauream").
The services offered are: 

• bibliographic information and help with research
• daily consultation of monographs and periodicals
• loan of 3 books for 30 days with the possibility of 3 renewals if the item has not been reserved  by other users
• consultation of the databases in the Library premises
• wireless access to the network from the Library’s premises
• interlibrary services
• ask a librarian

To complete the first membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

To renew the membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the renewal membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

The Library reserves the right to deny, suspend or revoke registration to users who do not respect the terms of use as specified upon registration.

Former Luiss faculty

Former LUISS faculty, upon showing documentation that certifies previous affiliation with LUISS University, can continue to use the Library’s resources and services with an annual membership (with a €120.00 bank transfer to the Poste Italiane IBAN number: IT66Q0760103200000000607010, registered to “LUISS Libera Università Internazionale Studi Sociali Guido Carli”, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca ex docente" or a €120.00 payment to postal bank account no. 607010 – the payment can be made at a post office and online – with LUISS Guido Carli as the beneficiary, Viale Pola 12, 00198 Rome, re: "Iscrizione Biblioteca ex docente").  

To complete the first membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

To renew the membership process, users need to submit a copy of the payment slip to the Library and fill out the renewal membership form (in Italian), either in person at the Library, or by sending an email to biblioteca@luiss.it.

The Library reserves the right to deny, suspend or revoke registration to users who do not respect the terms of use as specified upon registration.

External users

Students from other universities that do not have a specific, ratified agreement with Luiss can only access the Library for consultation of printed material that is not available in other libraries in Rome. It is recommended that users consult the SBN, MAI (in Italian) and ACNP catalogs beforehand.

Access is by appointment (+39.06.8522.5600) on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. External users can access the Library a maximum of three times and must present a guarantee letter from the library of the faculty they belong to, along with a valid identification document.

Those who are not university students but who need to access the Library for research purposes are asked to contact Ada Ciliberti, whose contact information is provided below.

The digital reproduction of documents is permitted in accordance with current law and where it does not adversely affect their conservation. 

For more information:

Ada Ciliberti  aciliberti@luiss.it - +39.06.8522.5600