Library and Documentation centre

The IVAM’s library specialises in modern art and serves the purpose of providing all IVAM activities with documentary support as well as contributing to the spreading of modern art by putting at the disposal of scholars and researchers both its facilities and its collection. It is a free access service.

The Collection contains about 54.000 documents, placed into two spaces, the store and the Reading Room, with 26 seats available for users.

Schedule and access

CONSULTATION HOURS:

  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Monday, weekends, and holidays: Closed

Special hours from May 15 to October 15, Christmas, and Easter:

  • Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Closed Monday, weekends, and holidays

Closed in August

 

Contact:
biblioteca@ivam.es
96 317 66 61

How to access:
Through the IVAM staff access entrance (side door).
The Library is located on the 2nd floor

 

Deposit background query

It is recommended to contact previously via mail: biblioteca@ivam.es

Library card

It is recommended to contact previously via mail: biblioteca@ivam.es

Documentary resources

Fondo Eusebio Sempere

(1923-1985)

Archivo Manuela Ballester Vilaseca

(1908-1994)

Fondo Josep Renau

1907-1982

See documentary collections

Library activities

View all activities

Library exhibitions

View all exhibitions

Services

Access

The Library is open for the purpose of study and research in modern and contemporary art. It contains approximately 12,000 open access items. Multimedia material is also accessible. Means of reproduction are offered to users.

Rare books and archives are accessible after demand.

Online access to computerized catalog of the Library.

PC usage and Internet policy

The IT Facilities are made available for you to use principally for the purpose of your research or studies. You are allowed to make occasional personal use of the IT Facilities only if such use does not disrupt or interfere with normal operation of the Library, or disturb staff or other Library visitors.

The Library is Wi-Fi hotspot allowing customers’ free Internet access via a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA.

Loan and In-Advance Service

Borrowing from the Library is restricted to registered members of the Library.

Details of borrowing rules and forms are available on internet.

Materials in stock may be reserved and retrieved in advance. Staff will inform the reader when the items are available via email or telephone. The reader should make use of them within two days.

Libraries requesting the loan or a copy of holdings belonging to IVAM Library may write to biblioteca@ivam.es.

Duplication Service

We provide a scanner self-service facility for the users to get copies of documents of the Library. Copyright law must be observed when copying of Library material and in all copying carried out in the Library, whether by reprographic or any other means. The copy of rare or fragile contents is under the discretion of the staff.

Scanners and cameras may only be taken into the Library with the authorisation of the librarians, pursuant to the limits of the Intellectual Property Law.

The Library will generally allow reproductions of materials in its collections for research use. When reproduction was for other purposes, users should ask to the Library for permission biblioteca@ivam.es. Instructions for ordering and information on fees will be provided. It is up to the user to obtain the permission for copywrited works.

Bibliographic Information Service

The Bibliographic Information Service responds to all types of enquiries, both from its in-house and remote users biblioteca@ivam.es. Staff guides users to learn the resources the IVAM Library has available, so that they can take full advantage of them.

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