Economics Department Library Services (Villa San Paolo)
The Reference Library in the Economics Department is located on the ground floor of the Villa San Paolo (VSP).
The Information Specialist is in the Department each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 14:30 to 18:00. The following in-Department services are provided:
There are 450 economics books, manuals and reference works at the VSP Library. These books may only be used on the premises of the EUI Economics Department – there are no overnight loans. (Loan copies are available at the Badia Library.) In the Library Catalogue, books with VSP~ shelfmarks are held at the Villa San Paolo.
Books cannot be taken out of the VSP complex.
There are no overnight or weekend loans.
Readers must complete the Check-out / Check-in form for each book:
To check out a VSP book: Remove the pink loan slip from the book endpaper, fill in the user name and loan date. Place the slip back on the shelf where the book was located.
To check in a VSP book: Take the loan slip from the shelf, put a mark on the 'in' column, put the slip back in the book and replace the book on the shelf.
Books used at the adjacent Villa San Paolino must be returned to the VSP shelving at the end of each working day.
These rules apply equally to all Researchers, TAs, Fellows and Professors.
On the 9th of March 2004, a Code of VSP User Rights and Responsibilities| came into effect, following consultations between the Economics Department, Researcher Representatives and Library Staff. (This code was updated on the 7th of February 2006 with the opening of the 'Villa San Paolino' departmental annexe). All users of the VSP RefLibrary should familiarise themselves with the Code|.
The Information Specialist provides assistance with the Statistics & Economics Collections at the Departmental information desk (ground floor) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 14:30 to 18:00. The telephone extension is 2904. At other times, the Specialist is at the Badia Library (ext.2346). All correspondence should be sent to econlibrary@eui.eu|.
Economists at the VSP may request books from the Badia Library by completing the form| on the left menu of the Catalogue. Requests received before 11:00 on weekdays are delivered with the 12:00 navette – arriving before 13:00 at the Villa San Paolo. For further details, consult these Delivery Service Instructions|.
Economists who require photocopies of articles that are not online, should send a request – citing author, title, volume number and year – to econlibrary@eui.eu|. Check the Catalogue for online access before requesting.
Free-standing CD-roms held at the Badia Library may also be requested. Journal issues – current and in storage – cannot be delivered (please consult at the Badia).
Books requested from the Badia Library – as well as inter-library loans – should be collected at the VSP Porter's Office between 9:00 and 17:30 on weekdays (before 17:00 in summer months).
Economists can return books to the Badia Library by depositing them in the white book-drop outside the VSP Porter's Office. Overdue books are subject to fines. CD-roms and DVDs for return to the Library must be placed in a clearly-labeled envelope for protection (available from the VSP Porter).
Note that only economics and statistical materials for academic purposes can be delivered. Do not request materials on behalf of any other party.
Photocopies of older articles that are not available online, may be requested for delivery to the Economics Department (VSP). Send volume number, year and page range to econlibrary@eui.eu|. Check the Catalogue for online access before requesting.
Books requested via the Inter-library Loan service| are automatically sent to the Porter's Office at the VSP – except for material that cannot be lent (red slip) which can only be consulted at the Badia Library. Articles requested via ILL are sent either as PDF attachments or via internal mail.
Books located in offsite Library storage may be requested by completing the Storage Request Form|. Periodicals retrieved from storage can only be consulted at the Badia Library. Storage collections are made twice per week (Monday and Thursday afternoons); books are delivered to the Villa San Paolo on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
The New Books| notice board in the Economics Department is located beside the Information Specialist's ground floor desk. Cover photocopies of all new publications in Economics and Statistical Theory are on display. The notice board is updated each Friday during term. All new acquisitions are listed in the weekly Economics & Statistics Bulletin which is sent to Economists' EUI email accounts each Friday during term. Those who are not already receiving the Bulletin – and who would like to subscribe – should send a note to econlibrary@eui.eu|.
The Economist|, The Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune and La Reppublica are available in the VSP Café Common Room. The Economist| is also available online (full archive from 1998).
Each Friday during term, the Information Specialist sends an e-Bulletin to Economists at the VSP, the Max Weber Programme and the RSCAS. Registered users of statistical databases also receive the e-Bulletin. This publication provides updates about collection development, new acquisitions, data updates, and how to access statistics from Library databases and the world wide web. Other scholars who would like to receive the e-Bulletin, should send a request to econlibrary@eui.eu|. Note that the e-Bulletin can only be sent to EUI mail accounts (EUI Economists are automatically subscribed).
Contact: Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu|