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Bø campus library

The library at Campus Bø is located in Wing 4, across the hall from the A. O. Vinje lecture hall.  From the main entrance turn left; the entrance to the library is just past the elevator. The facilities were renovated in 2016.

Knowledge and Advice

The library is open to everyone. Books, journals, CDs and more are available for borrowing by all visitors. Students and employees can get help from the librarians during office hours. After office hours there is a Student Assistant available until 18:00. You can continue to use the library from 18:00 until 23:00, but you will need your student or employee card to come into the library and borrow items using the automated self-checkout machines.

Meeting Place

The library is one of the most-visited places on campus. You can meet other students, work on your assignments alone or with a group, or you can take a break and read newspapers or magazines.

Required reading

The library has at least one or two copies of all required reading materials. You can borrow these but be aware that they usually have a waiting list. Therefore you should not depend on being able to borrow all of your required reading books from the library.

Workspaces

The library has 62 workspaces spread about in group rooms and tables with place for 4 people.  We also have 24 new reading room places for those who want to work alone but without the complete silence of the reading room in the second floor. The library is never completely quiet, but everyone should show consideration for others who are studying.

Courses

The library holds courses in source criticism, literature searches, EndNote/Zotero and more. Feel free to contact us or your lecturer for more information or an adapted course.

Order a Librarian

We answer all inquiries we get at the help desk, via telephone or email, and by social media. If you need more advanced help in literature searching, EndNote or other library services, please make an appointment with a librarian. This offer applies to all students and employees at USN.

Computers

We have 6 stationary computers for students and employees. Log in with your FEIDE credentials (your student number and password) and you will have access to the printers and your home area in the USN-network. All of the machines are equipped with Windows. There can be heavy demand for the computers at times; please be advised that you can also print from your own laptops or from one of the computer labs in wing 2 (past the Copy Center).

We also have two stationary computers dedicated for searching in Oria, to provide quick access to our collections of books and other materials. By using the search engine you can easaly fint where the books you are looking for are located. Feel free to ask a librarian or student assistant for help using these. Ps! These computers will not have access to the printers or other functions.

IT help

If you have questions or need help with logging in, your password, or related issues, please contact the on-call IT staff at the end of the hall past the copy center.

Printing, Copying, and Scanning

You can print, copy, and scan using both of the machines in the library. You must be logged in with your username and password. For more information about these services log in to the intranet at min.usn.no.

Time-lapse film from the move-in process in the newly renovated library:

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