Vestfold campus library

The library at Vestfold Campus is situated near the main entrance close to the information desk and café. The library covers 2.400 m² over two floors. The library is open to everyone and offers current collections of course literature, journals and online databases.

The collections

The library is open to everyone. Do college level research using our print collection, or by accessing thousands of full text articles online from our online databases. Skilled librarians will answer your questions during office hours. After 3:30 in the afternoon, student assistants work in the library.

Study rooms and reading rooms

Find a quiet place to study in our study rooms, or do group work in one of our group rooms. We have a total number of 44 quiet study places, 8 group rooms and 5 individual study rooms. 

Courses and events

The Vestfold library hosts many events and courses throug the semester, that both students and faculty can attend to. The library is more than willing to give presentatsions at faculty meetings. We are comitted to give multiple forms of training in information seeking, citation tools and academic writing for undergraduates at USN. We also have a number of open events and workshops. Most are in Norwegian, but if requested, they will be held in English. 

Meeting place

We have a total number of 370 study- and social meeting places in the large open areas of the library. Meet fellow students and study at large tables where you can spread out, take a break with today's newspapers, or play a game of chess.

Request a librarian

We will answer to all your questions in the counter, by e-mail or on social media. If you need extra help doing your literature research, help with EndNote or other library services, book a time with a librarian.

Fiction, children's books, movies and audio books, comics

We hace a collection of fiction and comics (Norwegian and English), and a collection of children's literature on the 1st floor. On the main floor we have DVDs, audio books and a small collection of musical CDs.