The Humanities Library's special reading room

Opening hours

The special reading room has other opening hours than the Humanities Library.

Request materials to the special reading room

Fill out the contact form to request materials to the special reading room.

Request materials via the contact form

How to use the special reading room

When you order manuscripts and rarities, they are delivered to the special reading room. The special reading room is located on the Humanities Library's entrance floor next to the quiet reading room. You access the special reading room via the reading room desk.

To get access to the reading room, you must provide valid identification, as well as a GU card or library card and note your visit in a ledger. You also need to read and approve the rules for using the special reading room. Please avoid wearing strong fragrances during your visit.

Rules for the Gothenburg University Library special reading room

The reading room is camera-monitored

The special reading room is camera-monitored for security reasons. The recordings are automatically deleted after 30 days.

Monitoring takes place in accordance with the Camera Surveillance Act (2018:1200), the General Data Protection Regulation, and according to the University's routines for processing personal data.

If you have comments on camera monitoring, please contact the Swedish Data Protection Authority. For questions about the legislation and the personal data processing, contact the University's data protection representative via e-mail: dataskydd@gu.se.