Books

How to find a book

1. Start by searching for a title, author or subject in our Library Search system.
2. The results will let you know if we have the book, how many copies we have and if it is available right now. 

3. When you find a book that you want to borrow, note the number code and word that shows where the book is located.

We use the Dewey Decimal system, which arranges books according to number codes denoting subject areas. The more numbers your book has received, the more specific is it.

Example:
150 Psychology
155.2 Personality Psychology

Books marked with a red REF  label are reference copies of course books that cannot be borrowed. In the catalog these have the status Library use only. 

Can't find the book in our collections?

If you need a book that is not available in the library, make an inter library loan-request.

Loan periods for books

A loan period is 14 days, and you can renew the book yourself, as long as no one else has requested the book. Read more about loan periods here.

Special book collections

The norm-critical book collection

The collection consists of a selection of both fiction and non-fiction books that illustrate the breadth of the concept of norm-critique. You can find the books on the library second floor outside the Compactus shelves.

To read more about norm-critique:

• Swedish Gender Equality Agency's facts about gender equality
• Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

The sustainability collection

Sustainable development is usually defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". (Gro Harlem Brundtland in the UN report Our Common Future, 1987)

The sustainability collection covers all three dimensions of the concept: ecological, economic, and social sustainability. The collection includes both non-fiction and fiction literature. The sustainability shelf is located on the second floor outside the Compactus shelves.

The teaching materials collection

The library’s collection of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools is a selection of educational literature, useful for students studying pedagogy. You can find the collection on the second floor outside the Compactus shelves.