Our mission
The Library at the European University Institute supports research and academic excellence by curating a high-quality, European-focused, and interdisciplinary collection. We connect scholars with ideas across the Social Sciences and Humanities, providing reliable, high-quality resources that support the development of new knowledge and informed research. Committed to Open Science, we ensure that EUI research is accessible, transparent, and reusable worldwide.
The team
The team
Rules
Rules
Policies
Policies
Facts and figures
Last update: December 2025
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Memberships and networks
The EUI Library is an active member of national and international professional networks and consortia, including CIVICA libraries, international library associations, and specific groups. These memberships help the Library stay up to date with developments in research support, digital resources, and library services, while promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange with peer institutions.
- AIB – Italian Library Association supporting library professionals and best practices.
- CLOCKSS – Secure digital archive ensuring long-term preservation of scholarly content.
- DART – Access to digital research theses and doctoral outputs.
- DOAJ – Directory of open-access journals.
- EUROLIB – Network connecting European institutions and agencies libraries for collaboration.
- ICOLC – International Coalition of Library Consortia promoting cooperation and knowledge exchange.
- IFLA – International Federation Libraries Association advancing libraries, standards, and advocacy worldwide.
- LIBER – European Research Libraries Association promoting innovation and collaboration in research libraries.
- LOCKSS – Digital preservation system maintaining long-term access to scholarly publications.
- OCLC – Global cooperative offering cataloguing, metadata, and shared library services.
- OpenAIRE – European infrastructure supporting open-access research and open science.
- ORCID – Unique researcher identifier linking scholars to their publications.
- PORTICO – Trusted digital archive preserving e-journals, books, and scholarly content.
- UKSG – International association supporting scholarly communication and information professionals.
- WorldCat – Global library metacatalog for discovering resources and requesting interlibrary loans.
Book donations
Gifts or donations relevant to EUI research are assessed by Information Specialists and may be added to the collections, exchanged, or made available for distribution. Professors or any EUI member who is leaving the EUI and wishes to donate a large book collection is asked to contact the Library in advance to make the necessary arrangements.
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