Students have access to the National and University Library, which is the largest and most comprehensive library in the country. Library services for students and staff are provided in three locations. Library cards are free of charge.
All the services students need in order to access books and learning materials are available on the University campus.
The library offers a wide range of resources for students and staff, including:
Our information specialists have created many LibGuides in different fields of study, containing helpful tips and guidance on reference searching and other related topics.
Subject-specific library instruction is available to students at any level. In these sessions, our staff aim to support information literacy, introduce library resources, and teach efficient research strategies.
The library has vastly expanded access to digital content, especially e-books in the humanities and social sciences, thanks to funding from the School of Humanities that enabled us to sign large license agreements with major scholarly publishers.
The library of the Faculty of Education of the University of Iceland has been merged with the National and University Library of Iceland.
The library specialises in:
All subjects taught at the School of Education are covered.
The library also offers a special collection of teaching material for the preschool and compulsory school levels. Students can use this collection to prepare for student teacher posts.
There is also a subject-specific collection at the Centre for Sport and Health Sciences which provides study facilities, group work facilities, and desks with personal computers.
The Law Library is on the 3rd floor of Lögberg, the Faculty of Law building,
Tel: +354 525 4372
Email: lagabokasafn@landsbokasafn.is.
See Lögberg on map.
The collection holds books, journals, and various reference materials for legal research.
Library items can be checked out by students and staff at the Faculty of Law but everyone can access the library and use materials on site.
During the Christmas holidays, the library will be closed on 21 December and open again on 6 January, with these opening hours:
The general opening hours will begin on 13 January.
Genaral opening hours
Please contact the Information Desk in Þjóðarbókhlaða if assistance is needed at other times. Books can also be returned there.
Email: upplys@landsbokasafn.is,
Tel.: +354 525 5685
The Division of Library and Scientific Information at the National University Hospital offers a collection mainly covering subjects related to the health sciences.
This library provides services for the University of Iceland Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing.
The Health Sciences Library
Rauðarárstígur 10, 2nd floor
Tel: +354 543 1450
Email: bokasafn@landspitali.is.
See Rauðarárstigur 10 on map.
