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Accessing the Collections

Updated on 24 July 2024

Consultation, borrowing… discover the rules for consulting documents at the INHA library!

Availability of Documents

The catalog data is regularly updated, providing easy access to information on document availability.

Consultation procedures

Documents located in the Labrouste Hall and the central storeroom are freely accessible in all workspaces. For documents stored in closed stacks, requests and returns are handled at the communication desk, located at the back right of the Labrouste Hall.

    • Monday: 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM (returns and hold requests until 7:15 PM)
    • Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM (returns and hold requests until 7:15 PM)
    • Saturday; July and August: 10:00 AM – 4:45 PM (returns and hold requests until 6:15 PM

    The “Request” button does not appear in the catalog outside of these hours.

  • You can consult a maximum of 4 documents at the same time. Once this limit is reached, you must return some documents to request additional ones.

  • On-site consultation requests must be made through the library catalog during the document communication hours of the closed stacks. Check the online help for requesting a book from the storeroom or a periodical issue. Your requests are recorded in your reader account. Go to the communication desk to retrieve your documents. You can request to hold 4 documents, which will be available to you for 7 days (hold requests are only possible if you consult the requested documents on the same day). A document cannot be requested for the following day or subsequent days.

Heritage Collections

Old books, prints, drawings, autographs and manuscripts, the photo library, invitation cards, and archival collections are accessible in the Jacques-Doucet area, located in the hemicycle of the Labrouste Hall, Monday to Saturday from 2 PM to 6 PM – except for certain collections that require an appointment. See the specific communication procedures for these documents.

All registered readers commit to following the library regulations (PDF, 1439 KB).

Home Loan

The home loan service is available to certain categories of readers who can borrow 6 documents for 15 days (renewable up to 30 days). These readers can also benefit from the workspace reservation service.

  • Eligible readers include:

    • Conservators of libraries and heritage (museums and archives), whether active or retired.
    • Professors and lecturers in art history, archaeology, and architecture from French universities (excluding adjunct instructors or teaching assistants), whether active or retired.
    • INHA staff registered at the library.
    • Members of SABAA (Society of Friends of the Art and Archaeology Library).
    • Major INHA donors (donations accepted by the INHA board of directors).
    • Open access documents.
    • Periodicals.
    • Documents from interlibrary loan (PEB, CTLes, and CTLes-BCMN).
    • Sales catalogs.
    • Theses.
    • Microfiches and microfilms.
    • Books from legal deposit (usually stamped legal deposit on the first pages).
    • Books published before 1950.
    • Heritage collections (reserve, manuscripts, autographs, prints, etc.).
    • Folio/plano call numbers.
    • Pieces.
    • Books in poor condition, with leather bindings, those with detached plates, etc.

Gernet-Glotz Library

The search engine on the INHA library portal allows access to the catalogs of the INHA and Gernet-Glotz libraries.

 

Consultation and loan conditions for the Gernet-Glotz library collections are available on the ANHIMA website (Anthropology and History of Ancient Worlds).