Guide to the library
The University Library | UB
This guide briefly explains how the library works. Please visit the information desk on the entrance floor. We will be happy to help you with your questions.
Key things to know about the University Library:
- You cannot borrow the books from the shelves to take home. You can only read these books in the library.
- Everything you can borrow is in storage, and you must request it in advance.
- You cannot borrow course books from the University Library. You must borrow them from your faculty library.
Study spaces are available on the entrance and first floors. For group work, there are bookable group study rooms on the first floor and group workspaces on the third floor.
The information desk and self-checkout machine are on the entrance floor. The Special Collections Reading Room, newspapers on microfilm and the newspaper computer are in the basement.
The library offers functional study spaces on the entrance and first floors. Each study space has its own light fixture and power outlet.
Group study rooms are on the first floor above the information desk. The rooms have monitors and whiteboards. Students and staff at Lund University can book group study rooms.
The group workspaces on the third floor are not bookable. Remember that the spaces are for collaborative work, not individual use.
Find out more about the study spaces
Do not eat in the library
The books at the University Library are part of Sweden’s cultural heritage. The University Library safeguards and preserves the books for future generations. For this reason, eating in the library is not permitted.
Reserve your space when you take a break
When you need a break, use our parking disc to reserve your space for an hour. You’ll find parking discs in separate racks in the library.
Remember to take your valuables with you when you take a break!
You will find a selection from our previous collections on the entrance floor. The selection includes items from the open collection (ÖS) and the reference collection.
Additionally, we have four themed collections featuring the library's large and diverse collections. The themes are personal archives, book history, sustainability research, and maps.
Learn more about the themed collections
We call it the public collection; you can only read it in the library.
Reading room loans are available in Bengtssonsalen
You pick up, borrow, and store your reading room loans in Bengtssonsalen. Borrow using the self-checkout machine. You are welcome to read these loans anywhere within the building. You return reading room loans at the information desk.
Borrow
Everything you can borrow is in storage, so you must request it in advance. The requested books are on the pickup shelf on the entrance floor. To borrow, please use the self-checkout machine.
You cannot borrow course literature from the University Library. Instead, you borrow it from your faculty library.
Returning books
You return books to the self-return machine on the entrance floor.
You are also welcome to return our books to any library within Lund University.
Food is not allowed in the library
You are not allowed to eat in the library, but it is okay to bring drinks with lids.
Reserve your space when you take a break
Use our parking disc to keep your space for an hour.
Look after your belongings
Take your valuables with you when you take a break!