Special reading room for fragile and valuable materials

Request fragile and valuable materials

Fill out the contact form to request materials such as manuscripts and personal and association archives, to the reading room.

Request materials via the contact form

How to read fragile and valuable materials

When you request  manuscripts and rarities, they are delivered to the special reading room next to the quiet reading room on the ground floor of the library. 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.