User Orientation.
Guidance on the path to follow in research and the catalogs to consult; information on the Library's holdings and its organization; guided querying of the computerized catalog (publications since 1980, Istat works since 1926, and indexes of the Annals of Statistics since 1871).
Searches of Italian and foreign library catalogs.
A list of library catalog addresses already linked to relevant Web sites is available. The list includes online catalogs of Italian university libraries, CNR, regional or local catalogs, national and foreign collective catalogs.
Searches on demand.
Bibliographic and factual searches can be made in writing through contact center. This service is provided for a fee. You are kindly requested to indicate your telephone number and/or address on the request.
Reproductions.
It is possible to photocopy, for a fee, or make scans of part of the library's works with the machines available to the public.
Internal borrowing.
Internal borrowing is strictly personal and is only for the benefit of Institute staff. Fellows and interns of the Institute are also allowed to borrow, for whom the signature of the tutor is required. A maximum of two works may be borrowed for one month, renewable. Reference works, periodicals and censuses are excluded from borrowing. Requests can be made to the Istat Library by e-mail: biblio@istat.it
Interlibrary Loan.
The Library has an agreement to carry out national and international interlibrary loan service. The request can be made to the Istat Library by e-mail: biblio@istat.it.
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